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Massachusetts State Technical Meeting

Massachusetts State Technical Meeting. May 19, 2010. Distribution of 2010 Contracts. EQIP Distribution. EQIP County Distributions. WHIP Distributions. % Funds. WHIP Distributions - County. % Funds. EQIP High Tunnel Pilot . $370,100. Initiatives. Ag Energy Plans $30,000 for FY 2010

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Massachusetts State Technical Meeting

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  1. Massachusetts State Technical Meeting May 19, 2010

  2. State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  3. Distribution of 2010 Contracts State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  4. EQIP Distribution State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  5. EQIP County Distributions State Technical Committee Meeting May 19, 2010

  6. WHIP Distributions % Funds State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  7. WHIP Distributions - County % Funds State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  8. EQIP High Tunnel Pilot • $370,100 State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  9. Initiatives • Ag Energy Plans • $30,000 for FY 2010 • Announcement out this week • Producer uses a TSP to obtain an energy audit/management plan State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  10. Initiatives • KFAF – Keeping Forests as Forests • New England Council of Governors • WHIP Funding to 6 New England States plus New York • $720,000 in new WHIP funding for MA • Announcement out this week State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  11. Hot Topics - WRP • Wetland Reserve Program • Double enrollment by 2012 • Develop Geographic Area Rate Caps (GARC) • State Strategy • Sub-Committee • Focus Areas • Outreach State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  12. Hot Topics - CSP • CSP – Conservation Stewardship Program • 4 contracts in first sign-up – Berkshire county • $18,112 • How to increase enrollment in MA State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  13. Hot Topics – Energy/AQ • Hold of funding of Renewable Energy Projects until further notice • Some efficiency projects still eligible • With advent of Energy plans, hope for implementation next year. State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  14. Hot Topics • CIG, AWEP, CCPI • No state CIG this year • Next year? • Topics? • One AWEP proposal • No CCPI proposals State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  15. State Technical Committee • Regular Schedule? • 2 times per year plus sub-committees • Membership • More producer representation State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

  16. Discussion State Technical Committee Meeting, May 19, 2010

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