CRP is a voluntary program Administered by the CCC through the Farm Service Agency (FSA) Receive annual rental payments and cost-share assistance to establish long-term,
resource conserving covers on eligible farmland
Program support provided by NRCS, Cooperative State Research and Education Extension Service, state forestry agencies, and local SWCD
Missouri 2005 Environmental Quality Incentives Program
EQIP is a voluntary conservation program from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Supports production agriculture and environmental quality as compatible goals Producers may receive financial and technical assistance with structural and management conservation practices on agricultural land Developed using locally led conservation through SWCD
Administered by the USDA & NRCS in consultation with FSA Landowners may sell a conservation easement or enter into a cost-share restoration agreement with USDA to restore and protect wetlands
Missouri Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Encourages the creation of high quality wildlife habitats Landowners may receive financial & technical assistance to develop upland, wetland,
riparian, & aquatic habitat areas
WHIP program developed using locally led conservation through SWCD & MO State
Technical Committee