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In FY23, the District provided over $400,000 in cost-share assistance to landowners and producers in Patrick County. The VA Agricultural Best Management Practice Cost-share Program is administered by the VA Department of Conservation & Recreation through local Soil & Water Conservation Districts to improve water quality in the State's streams, rivers, Chesapeake Bay and the ocean. The program encourages voluntary installation of agricultural BMP's by offering cost-share assistance for implementation.
♦ The District disseminated $135,322 through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s BMP State Cost-Share Program to Patrick County agricultural producers
♦ The District approved $298,751 to county landowners through Virginia's BMP State Cost-Share Program for new projects.
♦ The District approved/obligated $321,646 to county landowners for the State’s portion for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).
♦ Through the Virginia Agricultural BMP Tax Credit Program, the District issued $5,490 in state tax credits to county
landowners or operators for conservation practices completed. (Agricultural producers with an approved conservation plan can take a state tax credit against state income tax of 25 percent of eligible BMP expenses.)
DETAILS OF VARIOUS PROJECTS COMPLETED IN PATRICK COUNTY THROUGH THE DISTRICT
FROM July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023
♦ 1,050 FEET OF STREAM PROTECTED
♦ 10,200 FEET OF CROSS-FENCING
♦ 1,074 ACRES OF COVER CROPS
♦ 52.3 ACRES OF CROPLAND CONVERTED TO TREES
♦ 690.7 ACRES OF PRESCRIBED GRAZING IMPLEMENTATION
♦ 150.5 ACRES OF CROPLAND CONVERTED TO PERMANENT GRASS
In FY22, the District provided $480,000 in cost-share assistance to landowners and producers in Patrick County. TheVA Agricultural Best Management Practice Cost-share Program is administered by the VA Department of Conservation & Recreation through local Soil & Water Conservation Districts to improve water quality in the State's streams, rivers, Chesapeake Bay and the ocean. The program encourages voluntary installation of agricultural BMP's by offering cost-share assistance for implementation.
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♦ The District disseminated $238,813 through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s BMP State Cost-Share Program to Patrick County agricultural producers.
♦ The District in cooperation with the Farm Service Agency and VA Dept of Forestry was instrumental in securing funding
for $20,115 administered through the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).
♦ The District dispersed $14,343 to county landowners for the State’s portion for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement
Program (CREP).
♦ Through the Virginia Agricultural BMP Tax Credit Program, the District issued $1,458 in state tax credits to county
landowners or operators for conservation practices completed. (Agricultural producers with an approved conservation plan can take a state tax credit against state income tax of 25 percent of eligible BMP expenses.)
DETAILS OF VARIOUS PROJECTS COMPLETED IN PATRICK COUNTY THROUGH THE DISTRICT
FROM July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022
♦ 7,900 FEET OF STREAM PROTECTED
♦ 4.1 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HARDWOOD BUFFERS
♦ 2 WELLS & PUMPS
♦ 7 WATERING TROUGHS INSTALLED
♦ 3,776 FEET OF PIPELINE
♦ 1,250 FEET OF CROSS-FENCING
♦ 954 CRES OF COVER CROPS
♦ 33.7 ACRES OF CROPLAND CONVERTED TO TREES
♦ 1 STREAM CROSSING
♦ 300.4 ACRES OF PRESCRIBED GRAZING IMPLEMENTATION
FY 2010
DETAILS OF VARIOUS PROJECTS COMPLETED IN PATRICK COUNTY
FISCAL YEAR: July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2010
9,600 FEET OF STREAM PROTECTED
9,150 FEET OF STREAM-FENCING
6.1 ACRES OF RIPARIAN HARDWOOD BUFFERS
44.1 ACRES CROPLAND CONVERTED TO TREES
1,073 ACRES OF NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
4 STREAMCROSSINGS INSTALLED
4 WELLS & PUMPS
6 WATERING TROUGHS INSTALLED
1550 FEET OF PIPELINE
10,000 FEET OF CROSS-FENCING
1,729 ACRES OF COVER CROPS
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PATRICK COUNTY BENEFITS FROM PROGRAMS & FUNDING
The Patrick Soil and Water Conservation District receives assistance from many partners by way of financial, technical and administrative which, in turn, allows the District to better serve Patrick County. From July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010, Patrick County landowners received Over $200,000.
The District disseminated $149,828 through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s BMP State Cost-Share Program to Patrick County agricultural producers.
The District in cooperation with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Farm Service Agency, VA Dept of Forestry was instrumental in securing funding for $23,750 administered through the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).
The District worked with NRCS in obtaining $33,389 through EQIP Statewide Sign-Up federal funding.
The District dispersed $2,281 to county landowners for the State’s portion for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP).
FY 2001
The District was allocated funding through the Best Management Practice (BMP) program. These on the ground practices include alternative watering systems for livestock, exclusive fencing, fencing for rotational grazing and waterways for agricultural producers. This funding provides 75% of the cost of the agricultural BMPs. The producer may also take a tax deduction (25% of the owner’s 25% share) for practices installed.
DAN RIVER WATERSHED SELECTED FOR FUNDING UNDER THE
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM (EQIP)
The Dan River Watershed was selected for funding in part because the Dan River has been identified on the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s Priority List of Impaired Waters. Resource concerns that will be addressed include improvement of water quality, limiting livestock direct access to streams, encourage populations of endangered species by reducing sedimentation, reduce streambank erosion caused by livestock and reduce runoff from crop fields.