Pasture/livestock Grazing
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Maximum Incentives are $40,000/project for small/medium operations and $100,000 for larger operations
Conservation Cover
| Practice | TCSI Incentive /acre or /animal | Rate for <30 acres | EQIP /acre or /animal |
| 327 Conservation Cover | $400 | $387.22 |
Other Resources:
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Top 10 Mistakes to avoid
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Site Preparation
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Planting Techniques and Equipment
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Selecting the Seed Mix
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Post-Planting Management
Cover Crop
| Practice | TCSI Incentive /acre or /animal | Rate for <30 acres | EQIP /acre or /animal |
| 340 Cover Crop | $80 | $2,400 | $72.19 |
Silvopasture
| Practice | TCSI Incentive /acre or /animal | Rate for <30 acres | EQIP /acre or /animal |
| 381 Silvopasture Add trees Add forage | $415 $235 | $403.68 $225.03 |
Other Resources:
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Top 10 Mistakes to avoid
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Site Preparation
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Planting Techniques and Equipment
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Selecting the Seed Mix
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Post-Planting Management
Prescribed Grazing
| Practice | TCSI Incentive /acre or /animal | Rate for <30 acres | EQIP /acre or /animal |
| 528 Prescribed Grazing | $25 | $16.61 |
Other Resources:
Estimating Grazeable Acerage for Cattle
Grazing and Browsing: How Plants are Affected
Range Monitoring With Photo Point
Pasture and Hay Planting
| Practice | TCSI Incentive /acre or /animal | Rate for <30 acres | EQIP /acre or /animal |
| 512 Pasture and Hay Planting Seeding Seeding with lime Sprigging Sprigging with lime | $300 $400 $350 $440 | $288.99 $390.79 $341.89 $431.76 |
Range Planting
| Practice | TCSI Incentive /acre or /animal | Rate for <30 acres | EQIP /acre or /animal |
| 550 Range Planting | $200 | $174.61 |
Other Resources:
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Top 10 Mistakes to avoid
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Site Preparation
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Planting Techniques and Equipment
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Selecting the Seed Mix
Reseeding Natives in South Texas: Post-Planting Management
Nutrient Management
| Practice | TCSI Incentive /acre or /animal | Rate for <30 acres | EQIP /acre or /animal |
| 590 Nutrient Management Manure/slow release only | $50 | $1,500 | $36.93 |
Feed Management
| Practice | TCSI Incentive /acre or /animal | Rate for <30 acres | EQIP /acre or /animal |
| 592 Feed Management Ionophores Targeted supplementation Implants | $30 $60 $30 | $59.28 $59.28 $59.28 |
