| Enhancement |
Enhancement Number |
Description |
Unit |
Unit Cost |
Rate |
% Cost Share |
| Soil Management |
SM1 |
Improve
soil conditioning and quality by implementing conservation measures that
result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of at least 0.1. |
Acre |
$
1.16 |
FR |
100 |
| SM2 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 0.2. |
Acre |
$
2.32 |
FR |
100 |
| SM3 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 0.3. |
Acre |
$
3.48 |
FR |
100 |
| SM4 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 0.4. (NOTE: This is the maximum SCI
enhancement level for grazing land.) |
Acre |
$
4.64 |
FR |
100 |
| SM5 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 0.5. |
Acre |
$
5.80 |
FR |
100 |
| SM6 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 0.6. |
Acre |
$
6.96 |
FR |
100 |
| SM7 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 0.7. |
Acre |
$
8.12 |
FR |
100 |
| SM8 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 0.8. |
Acre |
$
9.28 |
FR |
100 |
| SM9 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 0.9. |
Acre |
$
10.44 |
FR |
100 |
| SM10 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 1.0. |
Acre |
$
11.60 |
FR |
100 |
| SM11 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 1.1. |
Acre |
$
12.76 |
FR |
100 |
| SM12 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 1.2. |
Acre |
$
13.92 |
FR |
100 |
| SM13 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 1.3. |
Acre |
$
15.08 |
FR |
100 |
| SM14 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 1.4. |
Acre |
$
16.24 |
FR |
100 |
| SM15 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 1.5. |
Acre |
$
17.40 |
FR |
100 |
| SM16 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 1.6. |
Acre |
$
18.56 |
FR |
100 |
| SM17 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 1.7. |
Acre |
$
19.72 |
FR |
100 |
| SM18 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 1.8. |
Acre |
$
20.88 |
FR |
100 |
| SM19 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 1.9. |
Acre |
$
22.04 |
FR |
100 |
| SM20 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 2.0. |
Acre |
$
23.20 |
FR |
100 |
| SM21 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 2.1. |
Acre |
$
24.36 |
FR |
100 |
| SM22 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 2.2. |
Acre |
$
25.52 |
FR |
100 |
| SM23 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 2.3. |
Acre |
$
26.68 |
FR |
100 |
| SM24 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 2.4. |
Acre |
$
27.84 |
FR |
100 |
| SM25 |
Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing
conservation measures that result in a Soil Conditioning Index (SCI) score of
at least 2.5 or greater. |
Acre |
$
29.00 |
FR |
100 |
| SM26 |
Reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that
result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) between 31 and 60 |
Acre |
$
0.50 |
FR |
100 |
| SM27 |
Reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that
result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) between 16 and 30 |
Acre |
$
1.00 |
FR |
100 |
| SM28 |
Reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that
result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) of 15 or less |
Acre |
$
2.00 |
FR |
100 |
| SM29 |
Using GPS or other similar guided measure technology, reduce
soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that result in a Soil Tillage
Intensity Rating (STIR) between 31 and 60 |
Acre |
$
1.00 |
FR |
100 |
| SM30 |
Using GPS or other similar guided measure technology, reduce
soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that result in a Soil Tillage
Intensity Rating (STIR) between 16 and 30 |
Acre |
$
2.00 |
FR |
100 |
| SM31 |
Using GPS or other similar guided measure technology, reduce
soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic that result in a Soil Tillage
Intensity Rating (STIR) of 15 or less |
Acre |
$
4.00 |
FR |
100 |
| Habitat Management |
HM1 |
To
enhance nesting success, defer mowing/haying and livestock grazing of
Wildlife Friendly Cool Season/Native Warm Season Grasses during the period (May 15 - August 1) on a minimum
of 5 contiguous acres. |
Acre |
$ 10.00 |
FR |
100 |
| HM2 |
On cropland or hayland, manage 3 or more species of NWSG and
Forbs on filter strips, field borders, and/or contour buffer strips according
to NRCS standards to improve habitat. |
Acre |
$ 75.00 |
FR |
100 |
| HM3 |
Manage
Riparian Buffers, Filter Strips, Field Borders with native species -- 2x Standard Minimum NTE Standard Maximum Width
to provide diverse habitat. |
Acre |
$ 175.00 |
FR |
100 |
| HM4 |
For
purposes of creating early successional habitat, manage Shrubs and/or Native
Grasses/Forbs for wildlife habitat according to the Upland Wildlife Habitat
Management Standard. Must be a minimum
of 5 acres not to exceed 10% of enrolled acreage. |
Acre |
$ 100.00 |
FR |
100 |
| HM5 |
Manage
grassland areas with strip disking on a rotational 3 year basis according to
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Standard to promote habitat
diversity. Must be a minimum of 5
acres |
Acre |
$ 10.00 |
FR |
100 |
| HM6 |
For
purposes of sustaining grassland habitat, manage Non-Fescue grassland areas
with strip mowing on a rotational 3 year basis according to Upland Wildlife
Habitat Management Standard. Must be a
minimum of 5 acres |
Acre |
$ 5.00 |
FR |
100 |
| HM7 |
For purposes of enhancing grass/forb diversity, apply selective
herbicide application and inter-seed native forbs into established Native
Grass stands. |
Acre |
$ 9.00 |
FR |
100 |
| HM8 |
To
provide nesting/brood rearing cover, at least 25% of Forages managed in
Native Warm Season Grasses. Payment is per acre of NWSGs. |
Acre |
$ 20.00 |
FR |
100 |
| HM9 |
Improve
habitat by excluding livestock from a Riparian Buffer, Filter Strip, Field
Border, Wildlife Land, and/or Wetlands.
Exclusion with no Setback. |
Feet |
$ 0.25 |
FR |
100 |
| HM10 |
Improve habitat by excluding livestock from a Riparian Buffer,
Filter Strip/Field Border (greater than maximum 120' width), Forestland,
and/or Wetlands. Exclusion with a 20'
setback that is maintained in non-fescue herbaceous cover and is not mowed
annually. |
Feet |
$ 0.40 |
FR |
100 |
| Air Resources |
AR1 |
Improve air quality by managing windbreaks to control spray
drift; or odor around feedlot/feeding areas through decreased volatization (3
row minimum). |
Acre |
$ 150.00 |
FR |
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