NC Agriculture Cost Share Program
NC Agriculture Cost Share Program
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A true conservationist knows the world is not GIVEN by our fathers. It is BORROWED from our children.
The NC Agriculture Cost Share Program (ACSP) helps local farmers install best management practices to improve water quality and overall farm health. Examples include grassed waterways, livestock watering systems, litter spreaders, composters, and incinerators. This program is for agricultural purposes.
The NC Agriculture Cost Share Program (ACSP) helps local farmers install best management practices to improve water quality and overall farm health. Examples include grassed waterways, livestock watering systems, litter spreaders, composters, and incinerators. This program is for agricultural purposes.
Purpose
The ACSP seeks to address nonpoint source pollution caused, in part, by agricultural processes. The goal of the program is to develop and implement best management practices to protect and improve water quality.
Purpose
The ACSP seeks to address nonpoint source pollution caused, in part, by agricultural processes. The goal of the program is to develop and implement best management practices to protect and improve water quality.
Eligibility
Landowners/renters must have an existing agricultural operation that has been established for at least three years and must be a bona fide farm as determined by N.C.G.S. § 160D-903. As per state statute, the following items are acceptable documentation for eligibility:
(1) A farm sales tax exemption certificate issued by the Department of Revenue, or
Eligibility
Landowners/renters must have an existing agricultural operation that has been established for at least three years and must be a bona fide farm as determined by N.C.G.S. § 160D-903. As per state statute, the following items are acceptable documentation for eligibility:
(1) A farm sales tax exemption certificate issued by the Department of Revenue, or
(2) A copy of the property tax listing showing that the property is eligible for participation in the present-use-value program pursuant to G.S. 105-277.3, or
(3) A copy of the farm owner’s or operator’s Schedule F from the owner’s or operator’s most recent federal income tax return, or
(4) A forest management plan.
If you meet the eligibility requirements and are interested in applying for assistance under the NC ACSP, contact the District office about completing an application.
If you meet the eligibility requirements and are interested in applying for assistance under the NC ACSP, contact the District office about completing an application.
Process
District staff will work with the applicant to develop conservation plans, identify best management practices best suited for the issues, and design best management practices to help ensure their longevity. We will facilitate the contract process, from the initial gathering of information to the final request for payment after contract completion.
Process
District staff will work with the applicant to develop conservation plans, identify best management practices best suited for the issues, and design best management practices to help ensure their longevity. We will facilitate the contract process, from the initial gathering of information to the final request for payment after contract completion.
The Division provides administrative and technical assistance to the District and has final approval for all cost share contracts.
The Division provides administrative and technical assistance to the District and has final approval for all cost share contracts.
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