Massachusetts State Technical Meeting May 19, 2010
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Massachusetts State Technical Meeting
May 19, 2010
State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010
Program Initial Allocation Regional Equity funds
Additional Funds Totals Total/Program
EQIP $3,450,000.00 $3,003,019.00 $6,453,019.00 $6,672,608.00
WHIP $97,622.00 $227,340.00 $324,962.00 $1,044,962.00
GRP $186,969.00 $65,926.00 $252,895.00 $252,895.00
AMA $110,699.00 $98,000.00 $208,699.00 $208,699.00
FRPP $5,500,000.00 $2,653,800.00 $8,153,800.00 $8,153,800.00
WRP $2,144,097.00 $2,144,097.00 $2,144,097.00
CSP $0.00
WHIP Initiative $720,000.00 $720,000.00
AgEMP $30,000.00 $30,000.00
EQIP Organic $189,589.00 $189,589.00
Totals $11,489,387.00 $3,296,285.00 $3,691,389.00 $18,477,061.00
Grand Total $18,477,061.00
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Distribution of 2010 Contracts
EQIP Distribution
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DollarsAir Quality
CAP - Forest Management
CAP - Energy
Cropland
Cropland - HT Pilot
Farmstead
Farmstead-MHW Pilot
Forestland
HU-Beginning Farmer
HU-Socially Disadvantaged
HU - Limited Resource
Organic - Certified
Organic - Transition
Pasture & Hayland
Cost Overrun
EQIP County Distributions
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% Funds
Barnstable Berkshire
Bristol Essex
Franklin Hampden
Hampshire Middlesex
Norfolk Plymouth
Worcester
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WHIP Distributions% Funds
BristolBerkshireFranklinHampdenHampshireMiddlesexPlymouthWorcester
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WHIP Distributions - County
% Funds
Berkshire Bristol Hampshire Plymouth Worcester FranklinHampdenMiddlesex
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EQIP High Tunnel Pilot $370,100
BarnstableBerkshireBristolEssexFranklinHampdenHampshireMiddlesexPlymouthWorcesterNorfolk
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Initiatives Ag Energy Plans
• $30,000 for FY 2010• Announcement out this week• Producer uses a TSP to obtain an energy
audit/management plan
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Initiatives
KFAF – Keeping Forests as Forests• New England Council of Governors• WHIP Funding to 6 New England States
plus New York• $720,000 in new WHIP funding for MA• Announcement out this week
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Hot Topics - WRP Wetland Reserve Program
• Double enrollment by 2012• Develop Geographic Area Rate Caps (GARC)• State Strategy
Sub-Committee Focus Areas Outreach
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Hot Topics - CSP• CSP – Conservation Stewardship
Program 4 contracts in first sign-up – Berkshire
county $18,112 How to increase enrollment in MA
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Hot Topics – Energy/AQ
Hold of funding of Renewable Energy Projects until further notice
Some efficiency projects still eligible With advent of Energy plans, hope for
implementation next year.
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Hot Topics
CIG, AWEP, CCPI• No state CIG this year
Next year? Topics?
• One AWEP proposal• No CCPI proposals
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State Technical Committee Regular Schedule?
• 2 times per year plus sub-committees
Membership• More producer representation
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Discussion
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