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Turn EQIP Into a Smarter Agronomic Decision

EQIP funding can help you improve soil health, manage inputs, and reduce risk, but only if the right practices are applied in the right places. Advanced Agrilytics helps you identify where it actually makes sense on your operation, and guides you through the process from start to finish.

Turn EQIP Into a Practical Advantage

EQIP isn’t just a conservation program; it’s a way to invest in your operation. But between eligibility rules, practice selection, and a competitive application process, it can be difficult to know where to start, or if it’s worth the effort.

That’s where Advanced Agrilytics comes in.

We connect your agronomic strategy with EQIP funding, so you’re not just applying for a program, you’re making better decisions across every acre.

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What That Looks Like on Your Operation

Start with your fields, not the program

We evaluate your operation to identify where conservation practices can actually improve performance, not just qualify for funding.

Match practices to real outcomes

From nutrient management to cover crops, every recommendation is tied to yield potential, input efficiency, and long-term ROI.

Simplify the application process

We work alongside you and NRCS to streamline the process and reduce the time and back-and-forth it typically takes.

Put you in a stronger position for funding

EQIP is competitive. We help ensure your application clearly addresses resource concerns and stands out in the ranking process.

Support you beyond approval

Once you’re in, we stay involved, helping you implement practices in a way that fits your operation and goals.

Technology + Agronomy, Working Together

Through the CIBO Impact® platform, we help digitize and streamline the EQIP application process, so you can complete applications faster, evaluate opportunities at the field level, and make more informed decisions alongside your advisor.

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Why Growers Participate

EQIP isn’t about changing your operation overnight, it’s about building on what you’re already doing and getting paid to do it better.

With the right practices in place, EQIP can help you:

  • Improve soil health and long-term productivity
  • Reduce input costs through more efficient nutrient use
  • Better manage water (too much or too little)
  • Reduce risk from weather variability and extreme conditions
  • Strengthen ROI on agronomic decisions

In many cases, growers already using practices like cover crops or reduced tillage may still qualify for funding by enhancing or expanding those practices.

How EQIP Works

Identify
resource concerns
Your fields must have a documented issue (like soil erosion, nutrient loss, or water management challenges).
Select new conservation practices

Payments are tied to adopting new practices, not ones already fully implemented.

Apply and get ranked

Applications are competitive and evaluated based on how effectively your plan addresses resource concerns.

Implement and get paid

Payments are made after practices are completed and verified by NRCS.

Identify resource concerns ​
Your fields must have a documented issue (like soil erosion, nutrient loss, or water management challenges).
Select new conservation practices​
Payments are tied to adopting new practices, not ones already fully implemented.
Apply and get ranked
Applications are competitive and evaluated based on how effectively your plan addresses resource concerns.
Implement and get paid ​
Payments are made after practices are completed and verified by NRCS.

Common EQIP Practices for Row Crop Growers

Many EQIP-supported practices align directly with modern agronomy strategies, including:
  • Cover crops (340)
  • Nutrient management plans (590)
  • No-till or reduced tillage (329, 345)
  • Conservation crop rotation (328)
  • Soil amendments and water management practices

These practices are designed to improve efficiency and resilience without sacrificing productivity.

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Wondering if EQIP is a fit for your operation?

Let’s take a look at your fields and identify where conservation practices can improve both performance and profitability.