Maximum EQIP payment to rise to $450,000, says USDA

The maximum payment through the Environmental Quality Incentive Program will rise to $450,000 from the current $300,000, said USDA ahead of publishing an interim final rule that would incorporate changes made by the 2014 farm law. The rule is expected to appear in the Federal Register today and is available here digitally. A 60-day comment period would close… » Read More

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