ATCP 50.82(1)(b)(b) Planting crop seeds in a narrow slot or a narrow strip of tilled soil, in order to maintain residue cover and avoid disturbing the entire soil surface.
ATCP 50.82(2)(2)Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs for any of the following residue management practices:
ATCP 50.82(2)(am)(am) No-till practices.
ATCP 50.82(2)(bm)(bm) Strip-till practices.
ATCP 50.82(2)(cm)(cm) Other, similar practices.
ATCP 50.82(4)(4)Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse residue management costs unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.82(4)(a)(a) Land subject to residue management is protected from erosion from the time of harvest until after the next planting. Protection may be provided by a cover crop residue, temporary cover, or another approved practice. The residue, temporary cover, or other approved practice shall cover at least 30% of the land.
ATCP 50.82(4)(b)(b) On lands with slopes greater than 6%, all tillage and planting operations are performed as nearly as practicable on the contour or parallel to terraces.
ATCP 50.82(4)(c)(c) The residue management complies with NRCS conservation practice standard 329 residue and tillage management-no till (January, 2018).
ATCP 50.82(4)(d)(d) The landowner agrees to maintain the residue management practice for each cropping season for which cost-sharing is provided.
ATCP 50.82 HistoryHistory: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (4) (c) 1. to 3. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (4) (c) 1. to 3., cr. (4) (c) 4. Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 16-083: am. (4) (c) 1., 2. Register January 2018 No. 745, eff. 2-1-18; CR 23-024: cr. (2) (a) 1m., r. (2) (a) 2. to 4., (b), (3), consol. (4) (c) (intro.) and 1. and am., r. (4) (c) 2. to 4. Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; renum. (2) (a) (intro.), 1., 1m., 5. to (2) (am) to (cm) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.
ATCP 50.83ATCP 50.83Riparian buffers.
ATCP 50.83(1)(1)Definition. In this section, “riparian buffer” means an area in which vegetation is enhanced or established to reduce or eliminate the movement of sediment, nutrients, and other nonpoint source pollutants to an adjacent surface water resource or groundwater recharge area, to protect the banks of streams and lakes from erosion, and to protect fish habitat.
ATCP 50.83(2)(2)Eligible costs. A cost-share grant may reimburse any of the following costs:
ATCP 50.83(2)(a)(a) Permanent fencing to protect a riparian buffer.
ATCP 50.83(2)(b)(b) Costs to establish or enhance permanent vegetative cover in a riparian buffer, or to provide temporary cover until permanent cover is established. This may include costs for mulch, fertilizer, seed, seedling trees, and other necessary materials.
ATCP 50.83(2)(c)(c) Costs to shape, smooth, or prepare the riparian buffer before establishing a permanent vegetative cover.
ATCP 50.83(2)(d)(d) Costs for land removed from agricultural production to install a riparian buffer.
ATCP 50.83(3)(3)Design, construction, and maintenance standards. A cost-share grant may not reimburse riparian buffer costs unless all of the following conditions are met:
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)(a) The riparian buffer system complies with all of the following that apply:
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)1.1. NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting (January, 2018).
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)2.2. NRCS conservation practice standard 382 fence (January, 2014).
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)3.3. NRCS conservation practice standard 386 field border (January, 2017).
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)4.4. NRCS conservation practice standard 393 filter strip (January, 2017).
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)5.5. NRCS conservation practice standard 472 access control (January, 2018).
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)6.6. NRCS conservation practice standard 484 mulching (June, 2016).
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)7.7. NRCS conservation practice standard 391 riparian forest buffer (January, 2013).
ATCP 50.83(3)(a)9.9. NRCS conservation practice standard 420 wildlife habitat planting (June, 2020).
ATCP 50.83(3)(b)(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the riparian buffer for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.