**2006 Nevada Conservation Security Program Enhancement List**

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  **Code**   **Energy Management**                                  **Payment**

  EEM40      Energy Audit---one time only (each)                    \$500.00/ea

  EEM41      Recycling of all used motor oil for tractors and       \$200.00/yr
             lubricating oil for other farm equipment such as       
             irrigation pumps or grain drying motors (per year)     

  EEM42      Use of perennial legumes in the crop rotation to       \$0.70/ac
             reduce energy need for production of nitrogen (per ac) 

  EEM43      Use of annual legumes in the crop rotation to reduce   \$0.10/ac
             energy need for production of nitrogen (per ac)        

  EEM44      Use of manure to supply at least 90% of nutrient needs \$1.10/ac
             of plants (per ac)                                     

  EEM45      Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) is less than 60   \$0.50/ac
             (per ac)                                               

  EEM45      Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) is less than 30   \$0.70/ac
             (per ac)                                               

  EEM45      Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) is less than 15   \$0.90/ac
             (per ac)                                               

  EEM46      Use of renewable energy fuel (Biodiesel or Ethanol).   \$25.00/100
             Payments are made in \$25 increments for each 100      gal
             gallons [actual]{.underline} biofuel used per year.    
             (per 100 gallons)                                      

  EEM47      Renewable energy generation (solar, wind, water,       \$2.50/100 KWh
             geothermal, methane). (per 100 KWh)                    

  EEM48      5% energy reduction (BTUs)                             \$100.00

  EEM48      10% energy reduction (BTUs)                            \$200.00

  EEM48      20% energy reduction (BTUs)                            \$500.00

             **Grazing Management**                                 

  EGM02      Manage grazing based on recommendations from a photo   \$0.25/ac
             point monitoring plan (per ac)                         

  EGM02      Manage grazing based on recommendations from a water   \$0.25/ac
             quality monitoring plan (per ac)                       

  EGM02      Manage grazing based on recommendations from a         \$0.25/ac
             climatic conditions monitoring plan (per ac)           

  EGM02      Manage gazing based on recommendations from a forage   \$2.00/ac
             production monitoring plan (per ac)                    

  EGM04      Manage livestock watering facilities to exclude        \$10.00/ac
             livestock from surface water bodies. (per ac)          

  EGM02      Rangeland-manage grazing by following approved plan    \$2.00/ac
             that addresses all resources and potential problems    
             (drought, insects) in the early phases. (per ac)       

  EGM02      Pastureland-manage pasture through approved annual     \$4.00/ac
             plan which addresses all resource concerns that        
             improves utilization of forage and water resources.    
             (per ac)                                               

  EGM08      Brush management\--manage physical soil and/or plant   \$40.00/ac
             conditions with approved chemical and/or mechanical    
             treatments on an annual basis. (per ac; 320 acres      
             max.)                                                  

  EGM02      Coordinated resource plan - improve management by      \$100.00
             applying items identified in a completed coordinated   
             resource management plan.                              

  EGM06      Nutritional Balance Analyzer (NUTBAL) assessment -     \$500.00/yr
             forage quality and quantity-12 samples\--follow        
             recommendations that result from the NUTBAL assessment 
             annually. (per yr)                                     

  EGM10      Watering facilities- manage grazing by providing       \$0.15/ac
             livestock alternative water source within .5 miles of  
             permanent surface water. (per ac)                      

  EGM04      Manage and limit livestock access to riparian areas    \$10.00/ac
             with an approved grazing system and/or fencing. See    
             attachment NV-CSP-EGM1. (per ac)                       

  EGM13      Brush Mgmt - manage livestock with approved grazing    \$1.00/ac
             plan that addresses seasonal requirements such as      
             fawning, kidding, nesting, calving, and brooding       
             areas. (per ac)                                        

  EGM12      Manage rotation of salt, mineral, and supplemental     \$2.00/ac
             feeding areas to improve distribution and habitat.     
             Location changes of a minimum of 150 feet every 30     
             days. (per ac)                                         

  EGM14      Manage grazing to increase range scoring index 5%      \$1.00/ac
             above that stated in grazing plan. (per ac)            

  EGM14      Manage and improve livestock movement and grazing      \$0.52/ac
             through brush management to increase similarity index  
             level \> 41%. (per ac)                                 

  EGM14      Manage and improve livestock movement and grazing      \$1.04/ac
             through brush management to increase similarity index  
             level \> 55%. (per ac)                                 

  EGM14      Manage and improve livestock movement and grazing      \$1.56/ac
             through brush management to increase similarity index  
             level \> 69%. (per ac)                                 

             **Habitat Management**                                 

  EHM07      Manage riparian areas through an approved pest         \$100.00/ac
             management plan to eradicate invasive plants (per      
             acre; 10 acres max.)                                   

  EHM27      Manage livestock to enhance wildlife water areas. (per \$500.00/ac
             ac)                                                    

  EHM08      Maintain native trees and shrubs on 35 foot width each \$100.00/ac
             side of riparian areas, or 2.5 times channel width.    
             (10 acres max.)                                        

  EHM03      Manage fields for nesting, loafing and foraging        \$5.00/ac
             considerations. (per ac)                               

  EHM09      Maintain 35 foot minimum width field borders for       \$150.00/ac
             wildlife cover. (10 acres max.)                        

  EHM01      Manage cropland to include small grain food plots.     \$150.00/ac
             (per acre; 10 acres max.)                              

  EHM32      Upland wildlife water. (per ac)                        \$10.00/ac

  EHM20      Implement sage grouse habitat improvement bundle #1 to \$50.00/ac
             significantly improve nesting/brood rearing habitat    
             for Sage Grouse-See NV-CSP-EHM1. (per ac)              

  EHM20      Implement Lahontan Cutthroat Trout (LCT) habitat       \$10.00/ac
             bundle #1 to significantly improve habitat and improve 
             survival of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout: See NV-CSP-EHM2. 
             (per ac)                                               

  EHM01      Manage harvest of perennial crop to allow 3% or more   \$150.00/ac
             of crop standing as food and nesting habitat. Limit to 
             actual crop standing acres. (per acre; 10 acres max.)  

             **Nutrient Management**                                

  ENM04      Apply nutrients accurately through the use of          \$3.00/ac
             precision application equipment or drip or micro       
             irrigation system. (per ac)                            

  ENM06      Assess soil and tissue for nutrient content to improve \$4.00/ac
             rate and form choices: Pre-Plant and Pre-Sidedress     
             soil N tests. (per ac)                                 

  ENM14      Use P Index to help set fertilizer rate and form       \$5.00/ac
             choices. (per ac)                                      

  ENM02      Assess and utilize alternate N sources: NO3 in         \$2.00/ac
             irrigation water. (per ac)                             

  ENM02      Assess and utilize alternate N sources:                \$5.00/ac
             Nitrogen-fixing crops. (per ac)                        

  ENM02      Assess and utilize alternate N sources: Manure. (per   \$5.00/ac
             ac)                                                    

             **Air Resource Management**                            

  EAM40      Annually use Comet VR to establish benchmark and/or    \$500.00/yr
             current year GHG/Carbon sequestration conditions and   
             make land use management decisions that result in      
             reductions of GHG emissions and carbon sequestration.  
             (per year)                                             

             **Plant Management**                                   

  EPL40      Improve plant management by establishing or            \$50.00/ac
             maintaining native, culturally significant plants in   
             field borders, vegetative barriers, contour buffer     
             strips, waterways, shelterbelts, windbreaks riparian   
             forest and herbaceous buffers. (per ac)                

  EPL41      Improve plant health and vigor by establishing or      \$50.00/ac
             maintaining nectar producing plant corridors in field  
             borders, vegetative barriers, contour buffer strips,   
             waterways, shelterbelts, windbreaks, riparian forest   
             and herbaceous buffers. (per ac)                       

  EPL42      Improve plant management by implementing sustainable   \$25.00/ac
             harvest techniques in cropped woodland and marshes     
             that allow for natural regeneration of the desired     
             species. (per ac)                                      

  EPL47      Improve plant health and vigor by selective thinning   \$40.00/ac
             of cropped woodland and marshes to remove undesirable  
             species and/or sustain the growth of the desired       
             species according to a management plan. (per ac)       

  EPL48      Improve plant health and vigor by utilizing            \$20.00/ac
             intercropping to increase biodiversity and minimize    
             the number and intensity of pest and disease           
             outbreaks. (per ac)                                    

             **Soil Management**                                    

  ESM40      Improve soil conditioning and quality by implementing  \$1.16/tenth
             conservation measures that result in a Soil            
             Conditioning Index (SCI) score of at least 0.1. (per   
             ac)                                                    

  ESM41      Reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic \$1.00/ac
             that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR)  
             between 16 and 30. (per ac)                            

  ESM41      Reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic \$0.50/ac
             that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR)  
             between 31 and 60. (per ac)                            

  ESM41      Reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic \$2.00/ac
             that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR)  
             of 15 or less. (per ac)                                

  ESM42      Using GPS or other similar guided measure technology,  \$2.00/ac
             reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic 
             that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR)  
             between 16 and 30. (per ac)                            

  ESM42      Using GPS or other similar guided measure technology,  \$1.00/ac
             reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic 
             that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR)  
             between 31 and 60. (per ac)                            

  ESM42      Using GPS or other similar guided measure technology,  \$4.00/ac
             reduce soil compaction by controlling areas of traffic 
             that result in a Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR)  
             of 15 or less. (per ac)                                

             **Water Management**                                   

  EWM40      Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 1 - 60 - 64%. (per  \$2.00/ac
             ac)                                                    

  EWM40      Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 2 - 65 - 69%. (per  \$4.00/ac
             ac)                                                    

  EWM40      Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 3 - 70 - 74%. (per  \$6.00/ac
             ac)                                                    

  EWM40      Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 4 - 75 - 79%. (per  \$8.00/ac
             ac)                                                    

  EWM40      Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 5 - 80 - 84%. (per  \$10.00/ac
             ac)                                                    

  EWM40      Irrigation Enhancement Index Level 6 - 85% or greater. \$12.00/ac
             (per ac)                                               

  EWM41      Participate in a field poly tubing recycling program   \$300.00/yr
             (participant agrees to participate in a formal annual  
             recycling program for poly tubing including polypipe   
             and drip tape products. (per year)                     

  EWM42      Remote Monitoring of Irrigation Pumping Plants (farmer \$250.00/yr
             incorporates sensing and remote notification           
             technology as an integral part of the water management 
             system.) (per year)                                    

  EWM43      Using methods to reduce evaporative losses as an       \$3.00/yr
             integral part of an irrigation water management(IWM)   
             system. Evaporative loss reduction enhancement 1:      
             \$3.00/ac annually when SCI is more than 1.0 and/or    
             soil surface evaporative barrier utilized. (per year)  

  EWM43      Using methods to reduce evaporative losses as an       \$4.00/ac
             integral part of an irrigation water management(IWM)   
             system. Evaporative loss reduction enhancement 2:      
             \$4.00/acre annually when the SCI is more than 1.0     
             and/or soil surface evaporative barrier is utilized    
             and one of the following activities are added to the   
             management of the operation: 1) Irrigation timing to   
             avoid peak evaporative conditions 2) Windbreaks or     
             barriers to improve distributions. (per ac)            

             **Salinity Management**                                

  ESL40      Significantly improve salinity management by annually  \$2.00/ac
             implementing all recommendations that result from      
             Electrical Conductivity (EC) soil and water testing.   
             (per ac)                                               

  ESL40      Significantly improve salinity management by annually  \$6.00/ac
             implementing all recommendations that result from      
             before and after Electrical Conductivity (EC) mapping  
             technology (Electro-Magnetic Induction (EMI)           
             techniques). (per ac)                                  

             **Drainage Management**                                

  EDR40      Drainage Water Mgt Level 1 - 20 -- 29. (per ac)        \$2.00/ac

  EDR40      Drainage Water Mgt Level 2 - 30 -- 39. (per ac)        \$4.00/ac

  EDR40      Drainage Water Mgt Level 3 - 40 -- 49. (per ac)        \$6.00/ac

  EDR40      Drainage Water Mgt Level 4 - 50 -- 59. (per ac)        \$8.00/ac

  EDR40      Drainage Water Mgt Level 5 - 60 or more. (per ac)      \$10.00/ac
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          **Pest Management**                                    

  EPM01   Use Comprehensive IPM Program as prepared by UCIPM, or \$5.00/ac
          equivalent, to reduce use of pesticides. (per ac)      

  EPM01   Use IPM Techniques to moderate pesticide needs (choose \$6.00/ac
          minimum of 4 techniques from list). Not a fully        
          comprehensive IPM program. (per ac)                    

  EPM01   Use IPM Techniques to moderate pesticide needs (choose \$4.50/ac
          minimum of 3 techniques from list). Not a fully        
          comprehensive IPM program. (per ac)                    

  EPM02   Utilize a combination of biological, cultural, and/or  \$4.00/ac
          mechanical control methods to control pests.           

  EPM40   Reducing pesticide spray overlap through guided        \$8.00/ac
          measure technology.                                    
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