Program Description
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) is a voluntary program that provides financial assistance and technical assistance to agricultural producers on private lands to construct or improve water management structures or irrigation structures; to plant trees for windbreaks or to improve water quality; and to mitigate risk through production diversification or resource conservation practices, including soil erosion control, integrated pest management, or transition to organic farming.
General Program Requirements
Applicants must own or control the land within an identified AMA state and comply with adjusted gross income limitation provisions. Eligible land includes cropland, rangeland, grassland, pastureland, non-industrial forestland, and other private land that produces crops or livestock where risk may be mitigated through operation diversification or change in resource conservation practices. AMA is available in 16 states: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
Your Next Steps
The following information will lead you to the next steps to apply for this benefit.
Application Process
Applications may be obtained and filed at any time with your local United States Department of Agriculture Service Center or conservation district office. Applications may also be accepted by cooperating conservation partners approved or designated by Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).
You can find the application at:
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/financial/ama
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