Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Exclusion Text
(USDA-14c-FSA) Planting actions. (i) Bareland planting or planting without site preparation; (ii) Bedding site establishment for wildlife; (iii) Chiseling and subsoiling; (iv) Clean tilling firebreaks; (v) Conservation crop rotation; (vi) Contour farming; (vii) Contour grass strip establishment; (viii) Cover crop and green manure crop planting; (ix) Critical area planting; (x) Firebreak installation; (xi) Grass, forbs, or legume planting; (xii) Heavy use area protection; (xiii) Installation and maintenance of field borders or field strips; (xiv) Pasture, range, and hayland planting; (xv) Seeding of shrubs; (xvi) Seedling shrub planting; (xvii) Site preparation; (xviii) Strip cropping; (xix) Wildlife food plot planting; and (xx) Windbreak and shelterbelt establishment.
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