EQIP Saves The Day

摘要

TWO of the biggest challenges today's fruit growers face in building a successful operation are keeping costs down and maintaining environmentally friendly pest management practices. In North Carolina and other states across the country, some growershave a chance to work their way through both of these challenges at the same time. The Environmental Quality Incentives Prograrn (EQIP), a federally funded program-administered at the state level, provides growers with matching funds for the implementation of certain practices that promote environmental stewardship. In many cases, these practices involve integrated pest management (IPM) or similar programs.