Ranking Tool Summary
for FY2009 - Socially Disadvantaged Farmer-Rancher
(Released 03/24/2009 )
Description:
Applications funded in this fund code will be for applicants meeting the definition of Socially Disadvantaged Farmer or Rancher who have resource concerns that can be addressed by one or more of the primary eligible practices listed below. Supporting practices will only be used to support a primary eligible practice. Applicants needing other practices not listed here are encouraged to apply in any other fund code that addresses their resource concerns. Applications in this fund code will be funded at any time throughout the year as long as funds are available. NOTE: Before being ranked, all applicants must pass the Tennessee EQIP & WHIP Screening Tool.
 
Land Uses:
Crop, Forest, Grazed Forest, Hay, Headquarters, Pasture, Wildlife
 
Efficiency Score:
  Scoring Multiplier: 1.00
 
Optional Notes:
 
National Priorities:
  Scoring Multiplier: 10.00
  Questions:
Number Question Points
1 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction of non-point source pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, pesticides, excess salinity in impaired watersheds with total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) where available, groundwater contamination or point sources such as contamination from confined animal feeding operations? 25
2 Will the treatment you intend to implement for water conservation or irrigation efficiency using EQIP result in a considerable reduction in water use? 25
3 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction of emissions, such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds, and ozone precursors and depleters that contribute to air quality impairment violations of National Ambient Air Quality Standards? 25
4 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction in soil erosion and sedimentation from unacceptable levels on agricultural land? 25
5 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable increase in the promotion of at-risk species habitat conservation? 25
6 Will the treatment that you intend to implement using EQIP result in considerable benefits to residue management, nutrient management, air quality management, invasive species management, pollinator habitat, and animal carcass management technology or pest management? 25
7 Will the treatment that you intend to implement using EQIP result in energy conservation benefits? 25
  Total Points 175

 
State Issues:
  Scoring Multiplier: 1.00
  Questions:
Sub-heading
Number
Question
Number
Question Points
  1 Has the NRCS employee determined that you have a resource need that can be addressed by one of the priority practices listed for this fund code? 100
     Maximum Points:        Total Points 100

 
Local Issues:
 
Selected Resource Concerns and Practices:
Air Quality: Ammonia (NH3)
     Cover Crop (340)
Air Quality: Chemical Drift
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
Air Quality: Excessive Greenhouse Gas - CO2 (carbon dioxide)
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Air Quality: Excessive Ozone
     Cover Crop (340)
     Pumping Plant (533)
Air Quality: Objectionable Odors
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in diameter (PM 10)
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM 2.5)
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Domestic Animals: Inadequate Quantities and Quality of Feed and Forage
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Domestic Animals: Inadequate Stock Water
     Pipeline (516)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Spring Development (574)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Domestic Animals: Stress and Mortality
     Access Control (472)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pipeline (516)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Fish and Wildlife: Habitat Fragmentation
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
     Watering Facility (614)
Fish and Wildlife: Inadequate Cover/Shelter
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grade Stabilization Structure (410)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Fish and Wildlife: Inadequate Food
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grade Stabilization Structure (410)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Fish and Wildlife: T&E Species: Declining Species, Species of Concern
     Access Control (472)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Fish and Wildlife: Threatened and Endangered Fish and Wildlife Species
     Access Control (472)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Plant Condition: Forage Quality and Palatability
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Plant Condition: Noxious and Invasive Plants
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Plant Condition: Productivity, Health and Vigor
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pipeline (516)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Plant Condition: T&E Plant Species: Declining Species, Species of Concern
     Access Control (472)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Plant Condition: Threatened and Endangered Plant Species
     Access Control (472)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
Soil Condition: Compaction
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
Soil Condition: Contaminants-Animal Waste and Other Organics - N
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Water Well (642)
Soil Condition: Contaminants-Animal Waste and Other Organics - P
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Water Well (642)
Soil Condition: Damage from Sediment Deposition
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Terrace (600)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Water Well (642)
Soil Condition: Organic Matter Depletion
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
Soil Erosion: Classic Gully
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Grade Stabilization Structure (410)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Watering Facility (614)
Soil Erosion: Ephemeral Gully
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Soil Erosion: Sheet and Rill
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
     Water Well (642)
     Watering Facility (614)
Soil Erosion: Streambank
     Access Control (472)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Grade Stabilization Structure (410)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Terrace (600)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
     Watering Facility (614)
Water Quality: Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Groundwater
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
Water Quality: Excessive Nutrients and Organics in Surface Water
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
Water Quality: Excessive Suspended Sediment and Turbidity in Surface Water
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grade Stabilization Structure (410)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Watering Facility (614)
Water Quality: Harmful Levels of Pathogens in Groundwater
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
Water Quality: Harmful Levels of Pathogens in Surface Water
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Spring Development (574)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Watering Facility (614)
Water Quality: Harmful Temperatures of Surface Water
     Filter Strip (393)
     Mulching (484)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Watering Facility (614)
Water Quantity: Excessive Runoff, Flooding, or Ponding
     Cover Crop (340)
     Diversion (362)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Spring Development (574)
     Terrace (600)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
Water Quantity: Inefficient Water Use on Irrigated Land
     Diversion (362)
     Mulching (484)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Spring Development (574)
     Water Well (642)
Water Quantity: Inefficient Water Use on Non-irrigated Land
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Diversion (362)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Pumping Plant (533)
     Spring Development (574)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
Water Quantity: Reduced Storage of Water Bodies by Sediment Accumulation
     Access Control (472)
     Cover Crop (340)
     Critical Area Planting (342)
     Diversion (362)
     Filter Strip (393)
     Grade Stabilization Structure (410)
     Grassed Waterway (412)
     Mulching (484)
     Pasture and Hay Planting (512)
     Riparian Forest Buffer (391)
     Stream Crossing (578)
     Terrace (600)
     Tree/Shrub Establishment (612)
     Underground Outlet (620)
     Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (645)
     Water and Sediment Control Basin (638)
     Watering Facility (614)
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