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Conservation Security Program Payment Rates for 2008

Lower Delaware Watershed

Enhancement Activity / Component Payment Rate / Unit Type
Energy Management  
EEM41 Recycle 100% of Waste Lubricants on Farm $50.00 each
EEM47 Renewable Energy Generation $200.00 system
   
Grazing Management  
EGM41a Add Legumes $2.00 acre
EGM41c Grazing Support Software $0.10 acre
EGM41d Grazing to Improve Wildlife $2.00 acre
EGM41e Rotate Supplements $0.05 acre
   
Grazing Management - Monitoring  
EGM40 Grazing-Monitoring Level 1 $15.00 site
EGM40 Grazing-Monitoring Level 2 $25.00 site
EGM40 Grazing-Monitoring Level 3 $75.00 site
   
Habitat Management  
EHM40 Shallow Water Habitat Management $20.00 acre
EHM41 Wildlife-Water Quality, Widen Buffers Level 1 $36.00 acre
EHM41 Wildlife-Water Quality, Widen Buffers Level 2 $45.00 acre
EHM42 Pollinator Areas $100.00 acre
EHM44 Wildlife Friendly Haying Management $5.00 acre
   
Nutrient Management  
ENM40a Add Legume to Crop Rotation $7.50 acre
ENM40b Immediate/Controlled Release Fertilizer Application $0.75 acre
ENM40c Incorporate/Inject Phosphorus $0.50 acre
ENM40e Nitrogen Application based on Plant Tissue Test $1.75 acre
ENM40f Nitrogen Applied within 30 days of Planting $0.50 acre
ENM40g Plant Cover Crop to Scavenge Nitrogen $7.00 acre
ENM40h Precision Agriculture to Reduce Fertilizer Use $1.50 acre
ENM40i Split Fertilizer Application based on PSN Test $2.75 acre
ENM40j Split Nitrogen Application $2.50 acre
   
Pest Management  
EPM41a Chemical Adjuvants-Irrigated/Dry Cropland, Orchard/Vineyard $1.50 acre
EPM41b Computer Guided System, Meteorological Data-Dry Cropland $1.00 acre
EPM41c Computer Guided System, Meteorological Data-Irrigated Cropland $2.00 acre
EPM41d Computer Guided System, Meteorological Data-Orchard/Vineyard $10.00 acre
EPM41e GPS Data Loggers $0.25 acre
EPM41f Integrated Pest Management-Dry Cropland $5.00 acre
EPM41g Integrated Pest Management-Irrigated Cropland $7.50 acre
EPM41h Integrated Pest Management-Orchard/Vineyard $40.00 acre
EPM41i Precision Guidance System-Dry Cropland $1.00 acre
EPM41j Precision Guidance System-Irrigated Cropland $2.00 acre
EPM41k Precision Guidance System-Orchard/Vineyard $10.00 acre
EPM41l Sensor Guidance System-Dry Cropland $1.50 acre
EPM41m Sensor Guidance System-Irrigated Cropland $2.00 acre
EPM41n Sensor Guidance System-Orchard/Vineyard $5.00 acre
   
Soil Management  
ESM43 SCI 0.44 to 0.58 $2.50 acre
 ESM43 SCI 0.59 to 0.73 $10.00 acre
ESM43 SCI 0.74 to 0.88 $16.00 acre
ESM43 SCI 0.89 to 1.03 $22.00 acre
ESM43 SCI ≥1.04 $27.00 acre
   
Water Management  
EWM40 Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 1 (60 - 64%)  $2.00 acre
EWM40 Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 2 (65 - 69%) $4.00 acre
EWM40 Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 3 (70 - 74%)  $6.00 acre
EWM40 Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 4 (75 - 79%) $8.00 acre
EWM40 Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 5 (80 - 84%) $10.00 acre
EWM40 Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 6 (85% or greater) $12.00 acre
EWM42 Remote Monitoring of Irrigation Pumping Plant $100.00 pump
EWM43 Reduction of Evaporative Losses Level 1 $2.00 acre
EWM43 Reduction of Evaporative Losses Level 2 $6.00 acre
Stewardship Payment Rates
  Cropland Irrigated Cropland Pasture Cropland Pasture Unit Type
Tier 1 $0.563  $0.925 $0.563 $0.30 acre
Tier 2 $2.25 $3.70 $2.25 $1.20 acre
Tier 3 $5.063 $8.325 $5.063 $2.70 acre
Existing Practice Payment Rates
  Cropland Irrigated Cropland Pasture Cropland Pasture Unit Type
Tier 1 $0.1406 $0.2312 $0.1406 $0.075 acre
Tier 2 $0.563 $0.925 $0.563 $0.30 acre
Tier 3 $1.2656 $2.0812 $1.2656 $0.675 acre

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Conservation Security Program - Lower Delaware Watershed Payment Rates for 2008 (57 kb) updated April 22, 2008

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Last Modified: May 27, 2008