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