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Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Program Eligible Practices Summary - 2008

 
2008 AMA Eligible Practices Summary
Practice
Code
Practice Name
Component		 Unit
Type		 Unit
Cost
472 Use Exclusion Woven wire of wooden boards (3 boards min.) 12 strand barbed wire or permanent perimeter deer fence. LF 7.50
Solar charger to power fences. EA 236.25
311 Alley Cropping Planting containerized trees/shrubs (15 gallons PIP) in sets of single or multiple rows with conservation cover provided in the alleys between the trees/shrubs rows. EA 10.13
Planting containerized trees/shrubs (20 gallon PIP) in sets of single or multiple rows with conservation cover provided in the alleys between the tree/shrubs rows. EA 18.55
Planting root control bags in sets of single or multiple rows with conservation cover provided in the alleys between the tree/shrub rows. EA 4.17
327 Conservation Cover  Land planted to permanent vegetation (non native). AC 337.35
441 Irrigation System, Micro-Irrigation Greenhouse micro-irrigation to include sprinkler component and 3’ of ¾” pipe between plants. EA 0.75
Greenhouse pot drip micro-irrigation system. EA 0.75
Ebb and flow benches in a greenhouse. SF 7.50
Floor flood system of micro-irrigation in a greenhouse. SF 10.50
Micro-irrigation supplying water and nutrients to a vegetable field of varied crops. AC 900.00
Micro-irrigation system in an orchard, vineyard, or nursery. AC 1125.00
430DD Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline,
High Pressure 		Three to four inch PVC pipe for an irrigation system. LF 7.50
6” PVC pipe in a micro-irrigation system. LF  9.00
430EE Irrigation Water Conveyance, Pipeline,
Low Pressure		 1” – 1.25” PE pipeline in an irrigation system. LF  2.25
1.5” – 1.25” PE pipeline in an irrigation system. LF 3.00
449 Irrigation Water Management Incentives payments for up to three years – nursery. AC 60.00
Incentives payment for up to three years – small fruits, orchards, vineyards, and vegetables. AC 20.00
Incentives payments for up to 3 years – greenhouse and ornamentals. AC 100.00
378 Pond Small pond for irrigation water. Excavated material is spread less than 200 ft. CY 4.35
Small pond for irrigation water. Excavated material is spread more than 200 feet. CY 6.93
533 Pumping Plant Pumping plant of 7 HP or less to provide water for an irrigation system. EA 5250.00
Pumping plant of more than 7 HP to provide water for an irrigation system. EA 7500.00
642 Water Well Irrigation well, 400 feet deep, 6 inch cased with well cap. EA 3618.00
Irrigation well, 400 feet deep, 8 inch cased with well cap. EA 4782.00
Irrigation well, 400 feet deep, hydro-fracture, 6 inch cased with well cap. EA 4743.00
Irrigation well, 400 feet deep, hydro-fracture, 8 inch cased with well cap. EA 5907.00

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