DSL-2 PERMANENT VEGETATIVE COVER*
PURPOSE: To protect the soil and reduce the pollution of water, air, or land from agricultural or silvicultural non-point sources by controlling erosion.
APPLICABILITY: Applies to farm or ranch land that needs improvement in
order to provide adequate soil protection. There is sufficient grass present
that improving or enhancing the stand with a legume is sufficient to reduce
erosion.
TO QUALIFY: To qualify, a field must show a soil loss above the Tolerable limit for the predominant soil type in that field. Each soil type has a designated "T" rating. To determine the amount of soil lost from a field the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation is used. This formula factors in rainfall, soil erodibility, slope length and steepness, cover, and management. The result is rounded off and, if it is above "T", it qualifies for a DSL-2. Grass must be significantly present in the field.
REQUIREMENTS: You will introduce a legume into an existing stand of grass. In addition to the spring and fall seeding seasons, a legume seed may be either no-tilled or broadcast during the dormant season (Jan 1 to Feb 15). Seeding rates and dates determined by NRCS must be adhered to. Limestone and commercial fertilizer shall be applied in accordance with minimum needs as determined by a soil test unless the ENM requirement is below 600 pounds in which case the landowner has the option of applying the requirement or zero material. The landowner must control weeds by mowing and managing grazing so as to favor the development of the legume seeding.
COST-SHARE: Cost-share assistance is authorized for seeding of legumes into permanent vegetation and for the minimum amount (as determined by soil test) of lime, fertilizer, chemical and seed needed to establish it. When you receive your list of cost-share components, the 75% figure you see is the most you can receive regardless of how much you spend. You can never receive more than 75% of your actual costs. Each component is treated separately. If you overspend in one area it cannot be made up by under spending in another.
MAINTENANCE LIFE: The landowner must maintain the practice in accordance with NRCS Standards and Specifications for the life span of the practice: 5 years. If the landowner loses the stand due his own fault or negligence, the landowner will have to reseed at his own expense or refund the District's cost-share. If the seeding fails in the first year due to dry conditions, the District will cost-share on seed and establishment.
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS:
- PRP fields will not be eligible for cost-share for three
(3) years.
- If you no-till the legume seed the acreage reading on the
no-till drill becomes your official cost-share acreage. [Example. Your
application calls for 10 acres. You no-till 9 acres as shown on the no-till acre
meter. Your fertilizer, lime, seed, and spreading will be reduced one (1) acre
(10%)].
- The Plan you sign must be adhered to or amended and
approved by the Board before changing.
*The information on this sheet does not contain all the information, qualifications, requirements, and restrictions pertaining to this cost-share practice as determined by the Missouri Districts Soil and Water Commission and the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The purpose of this information sheet is to present some of the more commonly needed information and requirements.
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