Hazelnut Conservation
Counties: Benton and Linn
Primary Resource Concern Addressed: Soil quality limitations - Organic matter depletion
Project Description
This conservation implementation strategy focuses on soil quality and water quantity by improving irrigation efficiency and maintaining ground cover on newly established nut orchards. This five-year strategy will be promoted during 2018-2022. Proposed projects require water rights, irrigation history, and a preliminary vendor design.
Conservation Practices Offered
- Irrigation Water Management (449)
- Irrigation System, Microirrigation (441)
- Irrigation Pipeline (430)
- Conservation Cover (327)
- Cover Crop (340)
- Nutrient Management (590)
- Pumping Plant (533)
- Structure for Water Control (587)
Project Partners
- Benton Soil and Water Conservation District
- Linn Soil and Water Conservation District
- NRCS Oregon
- Private landowners
Application Questions
NRCS uses prioritization questions to evaluate applications for this initiative. See the list of workload prioritization questions on the Oregon EQIP page. Ranking questions below will also apply.
Ranking Questions
- Is the planned land unit within the designated Ground Water Management Area?
- Will the orchard floor be managed for EXISTING low growing herbaceous, permanent or annual, vegetation over row centers that will minimize soil erosion and improve soil health?
- Will the orchard floor be managed for PLANNED low growing herbaceous, permanent or annual, vegetation over row centers that will minimize soil erosion and improve soil health?