An Information and Assessment Project for Improving EQIP Performance

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) promotes the dual objectives of profitable agricultural production and environmental protection by providing cost-share funds and incentive payments to producers who are willing to apply approved conservation practices. The purpose of this project is to improve how the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is implemented, not just in Indiana, but across the country. This will be accomplished by improving the ability of producers to make choices while making EQIP more transparent to the public.