District Location and Info:
District Location and Info:
Eastern Shore SWCD
22545 Center Parkway
Accomac, VA 23301
(757) 302-4431
Fax: (757) 787-3769
Office Hours: Monday- Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
The Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors meet the second Wednesday of every month at 5:00 pm to conduct District business.
All meetings are open to the public. Meeting date changes will be posted.
The Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors meet the second Wednesday of every month at 5:00 pm to conduct District business.
All meetings are open to the public. Meeting date changes will be posted.
Serving Accomack and Northampton Counties
FY26 VA AG BMP Cost Share Program
Carmie Ross- District Manager, (757) 302--4431 / carmie.savage@esswcd.org
Benjamin Young- Conservation Specialist, (757) 302-4437 / benjamin.young@esswcd.org
Lucy Earl- Conservation Specialist, (757) 302-4421 / lucy.earl@esswcd.org
A Nutrient Management Plan must be prepared and certified by a
Virginia certified Nutrient Management Planner; and must be on file with
the District before any cost-share payment is made to the participant.
Cost Share funding for Nutrient Management Planning is available.
Please sign-up during the cost share period listed above.
NM-4 Late Winter Split Application of Nitrogen on Small Grains:
(Click on NM-4 link above to read program specifications)
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Late winter split application of N on small grain consists of applying N during the later winter in two increments. The first winter application should not exceed 40 lbs. of N and no earlier than growth stage 25. The second application should not exceed 50 lbs. of N as listed in the nutrient management plan. The two applications must be at least 30 days apart.
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The producer MUST sign up prior to February 1.
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The total number of small grain acres specified by the nutrient management plan to receive split nitrogen applications will determine the max acres to qualify, with payment made only to those acres which actually receive split nitrogen applications.
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On fields that have organic sources of N applied during the crop year or in previous years, or if high residual N is suspected from previous crop, fall nitrates should be determined by a nitrate test (PSNT).
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The soil nitrate test must be done prior to small grain planting.
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Soil nitrate test samples must represent a minimum of 7 ac. on average and a maximum of 20 ac. on average.
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Costs for soil nitrate test sample collection and analysis by a commercial laboratory that may be used to implement this practice will be reimbursed at a flate rate of $12.00 per sample. The reimbursement flate rate can only be used once per sample.
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Soil nitrate test results must be provided to the District if samples were taken.
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The NM-4 Application Record Keeping Form must be filled in to track the applications and must be submitted to the District within two weeks of the application.
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A cost share payment of $6.00 per acre is available for the second winter application in the later winter. Producers applying their own second application will receive $6.00 per acre applied. If contracted out, the producer must provide a written verification (such as a work order or bill) to the District within two weeks of the second application. If only one late winter application is made, no reimbursement is to be provided.
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VA Tax Credits: As set forth by VA Code 58.1-339.3 and 58.1-439.5, VA currently provides a tax credit for implementation of certain BMP practices. The current tax credit rate, which is subject to change in accordance with the Code of VA, is 25% of out of pocket expenses not to exceed $25,000.00. For those BMPs on tracts that have a Resource Management Plan, the tax credit is 50% of the out of pocket expenses not to exceed $50,000.00.
