Conservation Program Assistance
- Soil and Water Conservation Program Assistance
- Ohio Dept. of Agriculture H2Ohio – Ohio Department of Ag program that provides payments to producers that implement conservation on their farms. The H2Ohio program works closely with producers to enhance conservation efforts on their farms through incentive payments for nutrient management, cover crops, small grain planting and manure management. https://h2.ohio.gov
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) -USDA’s largest conservation program has several options.https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-program/
- Lake Erie Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (LE CREP) – Ohio Department of Ag program that provides increased incentives for certain CRP practices in the Lake Erie Watershed. Increases annual CRP rental rates by up to 200% and provides additional sign-up bonuses up to $200/acre. Eligible practices include grass filter strips, streamside tree plantings, wetland developments, and windbreaks. https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-enhancement/index
- Scioto River
- Information
- Available Practices
- ODNR NW Ohio Windbreak Program – Windbreak planting program through a partnership with Ohio Div. of Forestry. This is a “turn-key” program that provides the trees, equipment and labor to plant field windbreaks in Northwest Ohio. Works very well with LE CREP windbreak incentives to provide a “minimal cost/no labor” opportunity for landowners to establish tree windbreaks on their property. Application Operating Procedures Program Flyer
- Ohio Ag Pollution Abatement Program – Ohio Department of Ag program providing state cost share funds to install practices that solve existing pollution problems from animal waste and sediment. https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/soil-and-water-conservation/agricultural-pollution-abatement
- USDA Conservation Program Cost Share Assistance
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) – USDA conservation incentive program provides cost share for eligible practices including: manure storage facilities; compost facilities; high tunnel houses for specialty crop production; cover crops; nutrient management; forestry management-grapevine & other invasive species control, tree planting; pasture management-fence & waterlines. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/eqip/
- Available Practices
- Cropland
- Livestock
- Pasture
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) – USDA’s largest conservation program has several options. https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-program/
- Available Practices
- Cropland
- Marginal Pastureland
- Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
- Information
- Available Practices
- Cropland
- Pastureland
- Woodland
- Available Practices
- Available Practices
- Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) – USDA conservation incentive program provides cost share for eligible practices including: manure storage facilities; compost facilities; high tunnel houses for specialty crop production; cover crops; nutrient management; forestry management-grapevine & other invasive species control, tree planting; pasture management-fence & waterlines. https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/eqip/
- Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)– USDA’s largest conservation program has several options. https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-program/
- State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE CRP) – A continuous CRP program aimed at restoring habitat vital to meet state wildlife conservation needs. SAFE provides landowners increased incentive payments for planting grasses and pollinator friendly plants. like other continuous programs, sing up is on-going.
- Wetland Reserve Easement – USDA incentive program for landowners who wish to establish or enhance existing wetlands on their property. Landowners receive cost share incentive payments to establish or restore wetlands and an additional payment for placing the conservation easement on the wetland enrolled.
