Hyde SWCD has received 30% of our initial allocation request for the North Carolina Agriculture Cost Share Program for the 2016 program year.  The remaining additional funds will become available late fall.  The sign up for applications will begin August 2015 and will continue through January 29th, 2016, on BMP’s  such as nutrient management, water control structures, and 3 year continuous no-till crop rotation.  The limit for nutrient management acreage is 250 acres and applicant must agree to carry out the practice for three years on the same land.  The incentive payment for this practice is $6.00 per acre.  The acreage limit on conservation tillage is 100 acres.  The incentive payment for this practice is $60.00 per acre.  The District has prioritized a best management practice entitled land smoothing at $150.00 an acre with a 40 acre cap.

 The purpose of the cost share program is to reduce the amount of nutrients entering surface and groundwater through best management practices (BMP’s) such as nutrient management.

 If you are interested in the program, please come by the Hyde Soil & Water Conservation District office located at 30 Oyster Creek Road, Hyde Government Center, Suite 117 in Swan Quarter, North Carolina.  You may also call our office at (252) 926-4195 or (252) 926-7253.