FY26 VA Ag BMP Cost Share

  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 Technician, (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.

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NM-3C Sidedress Application of Nitrogen on Corn, Grain Sorghum, and/or Cotton

(Click on NM-3C link above to read program specifications)

• Fields receiving only N Fertilizer, sidedress applications will be based upon soil sample results and the Nutrient Management Plan. All secondary or sidedress applicatoins will be applied at a growth state when the plant is entering the highest demand for N: 

  • Corn: 15" to 24" tall​

  • Grain Sorghum: 12" to 18" tall

  • Cotton: Between first square and first (white) bloom​​

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• Total number of corn, sorghum, and/or cotton acres specified in nutrient management plan to be sidedressed  will determine the max acres to qualify. 

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• Fields that have previously received manure or biosolid applications according to their current nutrient management plan, a pre-sidedress nitrate test (PSNT) will determine the amount of N necessary in the split application.  

1. PSNT must be done when corn is approximately 12' in height​

2. PSNT samples should represent a minimum of 7 acres and a max of 20 acres

3. Cost for PSNT sample collection and analysis by a commercial lab will be reimbursed at a flat rate of $12.00 per sample. 

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• A cost share payment of $6.00 per acre for the sidedress application, shall be paid based upon the contracted sidedress application acreage.  Producers applying their own sidedress applications will receive $6.00 per acres applied.  The  NM-3C 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.  If contracted out, the producer must provide a copy of the invoice or bill. PSNT results must be provided (if PSNT samples were taken).

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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 tout 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.

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