EQIP, WHIP, and AMA - Summary Data Contracts Specifying Plant Condition, Noxious and Invasive Plants, as a Resource Concern
EQIP and WHIP - 2008 Farm Bill as of Fiscal Year 2012, 2nd Quarter
AMA – 2002 and 2008 Farms Bills as of Fiscal Year 2012, 3rd Quarter
EQIP
WHIP
AMA
TOTAL
Contracts (Number)
17,988
2,421
187
20,596
Acres Treated
12,591,548
323,552
19,121
12,934,221
FA Dollars Obligated
$385,814,136
$38,143,222
$3,389,364
$427,346,722
Source: EQIP and WHIP ProTracts, 2008 Farm Bill, FY12, 2nd Quarter; AMA ProTracts, 2002 and 2008 Farm Bills, FY12, 3rd Quarter.All contracts specifying Plant Condition, Noxious and Invasive Plants,
as a resource concern.
Note: Contracts may be treating additional resource concerns, along with their associated practices,
in addition to the Plant Condition, Noxious and Invasive Plants resource concern.
CSP Enhancements and Practices Applied, FY 2010 – FY2012**
Code
Enhancement/Practice
Total
Crop/Hay
Pasture
Range
Forest
WQL01
Biological suppression and other non-chemical techniques to manage brush, weeds and invasive species
951,418
--
143,190
758,072
50,156
WQL02*
Biological suppression and other non-chemical techniques to manage herbaceous weeds and invasive species
142,613
--
32,030
110,584
--
WQL13
High level IPM
5,352,895
4,618,266
82,190
497,839
154,600
Totals
6,446,926
4,618,266
257,410
1,366,495
204,756
*This enhancement was only available in ranking period 2010-2011.
**Incorporated FY2012 data are unofficial and represent a snapshot of “active” contracts and “approved” applications as of June 9, 2012.
National Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Directly Addressing Invasive Species
Fiscal Year
Entity
Project Title
Funding
Project Area
2004
Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
Invasive Species Management for Restored Wetlands and Native Prairie Uplands
$93,750
MN
2005
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Implementation of a Multi-Species Weed Biological Control Program on Ute Mountain and Southern Ute Tribal Lands
$135,000
CO
2005
Mississippi Coastal Plains RC&D, Inc.
Strategic Cogongrass Control Partnership for South Mississippi
$100,000
MS
2006
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Forage increase through invasive species eradication, plantings, and grazing exclusion
$250,000
SD
2006
West Virginia University
Utilization & Management of Invasive Plants in Pastures using Biocontrol Agents
$75,000
WV
2007
Confederate Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Improving Conservation of Wetland and Riparian Habitat Through Enhanced NWI Updates, Aquatic Weed Mapping, and Reed Canary Grass Control Demonstration Project
$179,000
MT
2008
The Nature Conservancy
Protecting Biodiversity through Early Detection and Rapid Response to Invasive Species
$78,246
OR
2010
Montana State University
Innovative conservation approaches to invasive plant management in the Missouri River Watershed-From prevention to control to biomass utilization/biofuel generation
