We deliver conservation solutions so agricultural producers can protect natural resources and feed a growing world.
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) provides both financial and technical assistance to agricultural and forestry producers to address various natural resource concerns, ensuring environmental benefits like improved water and air quality, soil health enhancement, and wildlife habitat improvement. The program is voluntary and aims to support producers in their conservation efforts for sustainable agriculture and forestry operations. EQIP includes specific initiatives to target local-level environmental priorities such as water quality, soil erosion control, and wildlife management, with financial assistance available for general EQIP projects and several localized initiatives addressing high priority concerns and encouraging innovation and technology adoption in states like Iowa.