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4. Section ATCP 50.885 when a trail or walkway crosses a stream.
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the trail or walkway for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued or the practice is no longer required to prevent the soil and water resource problem for which the practice was installed.
History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (3) (a) 1. to 3. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (title), (1), (2), (3) (intro.), (a) (intro.), 1. to 3., cr. (3) (a) 4., am. (3) (b) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047: am. (3) (a) 1. to 3. Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15; CR 16-012: am. (3) (a) 1., r. (3) (a) 4. Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16; CR 16-083: am. (3) (a) 1. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: am. (3) (a) 1. to 3., cr. (3) (a) 4. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.
ATCP 50.663 Conservation cover.
(1) Definition. In this section, “conservation cover” refers to the establishment and maintenance of permanent vegetative cover in an agricultural setting to reduce erosion and sedimentation, improve water quality, and improve soil health.
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse any of the following costs:
(a) The cost of fencing to protect the planted vegetation.
(b) The cost to establish and manage conservation cover, or to provide temporary cover until the planting is established. This may include costs for mulch, seed, and other necessary materials.
(c) The cost to shape, smooth, or prepare the site before establishing vegetative cover.
(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse any of the following for conservation cover:
(a) Critical area plantings.
(b) Whole-field conversion.
(c) Pasture plantings.
(4) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse conservation cover costs unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The conservation cover practices comply with all of the following that apply:
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 327 conservation cover (January, 2013).
2. NRCS conservation practice standard 472 access control (January, 2018).
3. NRCS conservation practice standard 382 fence (January, 2014).
4. NRCS conservation practice standard 315 herbaceous weed treatment (June, 2016).
(b) Following establishment of vegetative cover, management of cover complies with all of the following that apply:
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 338 prescribed burning (March, 2016).
2. NRCS conservation practice standard 314 brush management (April, 2017).
3. NRCS conservation practice standard 528 prescribed grazing standard (April, 2017).
4. Guidelines specified in ”Pastures for Profit: A Guide to Rotational Grazing,” published by the University of Wisconsin-Extension (2014).
(c) The landowner agrees to maintain the vegetative cover for 10 years.
History: CR 23-024: cr. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (4) (a) 4., (b) 1. to 4. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.
ATCP 50.668 Conservation crop rotation.
(1) Definition. In this section, “conservation crop rotation” means a planned sequence of crops grown on the same ground over a period of time known as the rotation cycle to support one or more of the following purposes:
(a) Reduce sheet, rill, and wind erosion.
(b) Provide increases to soil health indicators and soil organic matter content.
(c) Protect water quality from excess nutrients.
(d) Improve efficiency of irrigation water use.
(e) Reduce plant pest pressures.
(f) Provide or increase forage supply during periods of low forage production or to extend the grazing season.
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse for years where a crop rotation was diversified.
(a) Diversification may include any of the following:
1. Cover crops.
2. Small grains.
3. Perennial crops.
4. Livestock integration.
5. Other innovative practices approved by the department.
(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant may not reimburse costs for land in permanent cover or years of a rotation following the establishment of a perennial crop.
(4) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse any costs to establish a conservation crop rotation unless all of the following apply:
(a) The conservation crop rotation meets NRCS conservation practice standard 328 conservation crop rotation (September, 2015).
(b) The conservation crop rotation complies with all of the following that apply:
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 340 cover crop (August, 2015).
2. NRCS conservation practice standard 590 nutrient management (December, 2015).
3. NRCS conservation practice standard 595 pest management conservation system (January, 2022).
4. NRCS conservation practice standard 528 prescribed grazing (April, 2017).
5. NRCS conservation practice standard 329 residue and tillage management, no till (January, 2018).
6. NRCS conservation practice standard 585 stripcropping (June, 2016).
(c) The landowner agrees to maintain conservation crop rotation for a minimum of 3 years or the duration of cost share, whichever is longer.
History: CR 23-024: cr. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.
ATCP 50.67 Contour farming.
(1) Definition. In this section, “contour farming” means plowing, preparing, planting, and cultivating sloping land on the contour and along established grades of terraces or diversions.
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs to establish a contour farming system, including necessary costs to remove obstacles.
(3) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse contour farming costs unless the contour farming system meets the following applicable standards:
(a) NRCS conservation practice standard 330 contour farming (March, 2016).
(b) NRCS conservation practice standard 500 obstruction removal (June, 2021).
(c) NRCS conservation practice standard 420 wildlife habitat planting (June, 2020), if habitat management is used to mitigate the loss of habitat resulting from the installation of contour farming.
(d) NRCS conservation practice standard 332 contour buffer strips (July, 2016).
(e) The landowner agrees to maintain the contour farming system for each cropping season for which cost-sharing is provided.
History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 13-016: am. (3) (a) to (c) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 16-083: am. (3) (a), (b) Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: am. (3) (a) to (c), cr. (3) (d), (e) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (3) (a) to (c) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.
ATCP 50.68 Cover crop.
(1) Definition. In this section, “cover crop” means close-growing grasses, legumes, or small grain grown for any of the following purposes:
(a) To control soil erosion.
(b) To improve soil health.
(c) To improve water quality.
(d) To manage excess nutrients in the soil.
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs to establish cover crops on an agricultural field.
(4) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse any costs to establish a cover crop unless all of the following apply:
(a) The cover meets NRCS conservation practice standard 340 cover crop (August, 2015).
(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the cover and green manure crop in each cropping season for which cost-sharing is provided.
History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (title) and (4) (a) Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (4) (a) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 14-047: am. (4) (a) Register May 2015 No. 713, eff. 6-1-15; CR 16-012: am. (4) (a) Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16; CR 23-024: am. (1) (intro.), (a) to (c), cr. (1) (d), am. (2), (4) (intro.), (a) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24.
ATCP 50.69 Critical area stabilization.
(1) Definition. In this section, “critical area stabilization” means planting suitable vegetation on erodible areas such as steep slopes and gullies, so as to reduce soil erosion or pollution from agricultural nonpoint sources. “Critical area stabilization” may also include treating areas that drain into bedrock crevices, openings, or sinkholes.
(2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the following critical area stabilization costs:
(a) Costs to purchase and install permanent fencing around the critical area.
(b) Costs to establish permanent vegetative cover, or to provide temporary cover until permanent cover is established. This may include costs for mulch, fertilizer, and other necessary materials.
(c) Preparatory shaping and smoothing operations.
(3) Ineligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse for the costs of planting trees intended for commercial harvest.
(4) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse critical area stabilization costs unless all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The critical area stabilization complies with all of the following that apply:
1. NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting (January, 2018).
2. NRCS conservation practice standard 382 fence (January, 2014).
3. NRCS conservation practice standard 386 field border (January, 2017).
4. NRCS conservation practice standard 472 access control (January, 2018).
5. NRCS conservation practice standard 484 mulching (June, 2016).
6. NRCS conservation practice standard 612 tree/shrub establishment (January, 2018).
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