Posted December 15, 2014
The U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) is publishing a rule that outlines improvements
to the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), a large conservation program,
according to a release available here.
The
interim final rule includes program changes authorized by Congress in the 2014
Farm Bill.
"This interim final rule provides a roadmap to help
streamline and simplify EQIP for farmers and ranchers," said Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack. "We strongly encourage agricultural producers,
private forest landowners and stakeholders to provide comments on our
implementation processes. This feedback will help us improve our operation and
deliver technical and financial assistance more efficiently to our nation's
agricultural producers and forest landowners."
The
Federal Register is available here.
Comments
are accepted until Feb. 10, 2015.
For more information on environmental law, please visit the
National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
