Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Here is a list of some of the practices in North Carolina that NRCS supports relating to compost (this is not a comprehensive list) :

Composting Facility (317) – A structure or device to contain and facilitate an aerobic microbial ecosystem for the decomposition of manure, other organic material, or both, into a final product sufficiently stable for storage, on-farm use, and application to land as a soil amendment. This practice applies construction of a structure or device to contain and facilitate the composting process. 

see also- Waste Transfer (634)

see also- Heavy Use Area Protection (561)

Nutrient Management (590) – Use NRCS Conservation Practice Standard (CPS) Nutrient Management (Code 590) for producer land application of finished compost to provide nutrients or as a soil amendment. This practice does not apply to the routine composting of livestock and poultry carcasses. 

Animal Mortality Facility (316) – Use NRCS Conservation Practice Standard (CPS) Animal Mortality Facility (Code 316) for carcass composting facility design. This practice does not apply to routine storage and handling of finished compost and animal manure solids. 

Waste Storage Facility (313) – Use NRCS CPS Waste Storage Facility (Code 313) for finished compost and animal manure solids dry stack facilities as applicable. 

Soil Carbon Amendment (336) – Application of carbon-based amendments derived from plant materials or treated animal byproducts.

Anaerobic Digester (366)

Past Events

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) offers a variety of programs to assist farmers engaging in conservation practices and achieving long-term sustainable practices. This session will provide examples and information to explain what NRCS offers, how to apply and participate in certain programs, and stories and examples of how farmers have worked with NRCS and received support. This workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Kathleen Liang, CEFS Director based at North Carolina A&T State University, and include presenters who have worked with NRCS programs.

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