Department of Agriculture
Julius Johnson, Commissioner

BQA - Beef & Dairy
PQA Plus - Swine Permit - Dairy

Head of livestock = maximum number of single type, regardless of sex or age, at one time during the last 12 months. You can combine goats and sheep to meet 150 head minimum requirement

• Approvals will be allocated for the maximum amount. Reimbursements will be based on finished project up to maximum.
• Quotes are not required to request cost share funds
• It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that their project is eligible and meets all TAEP criteria.

1. Mixer wagons and grinder/mixers - equipment directly used to mix and/or grind hay, grain and other supplements for feed
2. Hay wrappers - machinery used for the wrapping of hay for use as haylage
3. Commodity shed - new structures and additions to existing structures used for storage of bulk raw commodities, including whole grains and co-products used in a mixing process to produce feed                                   
   Minimum Requirements and Examples    UT Plan T4138
4. Silage baggers - machinery used for the bagging or debagging of silage
5. Silos - ground and upright for storage of silage - must have concrete floors and walls
6. Labor - labor conducted by a contractor, or the supplier for construction of infrastructure and installation of new equipment; reimbursement for labor cannot exceed 30% of total reimbursement. labor provided by the applicant or their employees is not eligible.

1. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that their project is eligible and meets all TAEP criteria.
2. Applicants cannot be reimbursed for the same type of equipment or item in two consecutive program years.
3. Commodity sheds and silos must be built on applicant owned land or land owned by a member of the applicant's immediate family.
   

1. Feed bins for cattle and goats/sheep, see Livestock Equipment
2. Bins that will be used for storage of bulk commodities not directly used for feed
3. Skid steers and attachment implements for existing equipment
4. Plastic used in bagging or wrapping procedures
5. Grain elevators or other equipment used to load or unload bins or silos
6. Grain/gravity wagons
7. Commodity sheds used for storage of materials other than bulk raw commodities (e.g., hay and commercial mixed feeds)
8. Renovations of existing structures and equipment
9. Used equipment and used materials
10. Labor provided by applicant or their employees
11. Completely enclosed commodity sheds - no more than three exterior walls
12. Doors - walk through and drive through
13. Installation of electrical service to equipment

Eligibility
Requirements