The EQIP program was designed to encourage a producer to perform land management practices including irrigation water management. Cost-sharing may pay up to 75%-90% of the costs of certain conservation practices. Ritchie waterers have been included many times in these conservation practices. Applications may be obtained and filed at any time through your local USDA Service Center or conservation district office. Applications also may be obtained through USDA's e-gov web site at http://www.sc.egov.usda.gov. Enter Natural Resources Conservation Service in the Agency field. More information is also available at http://www.ncrs.usda.gov/programs/farmbill/2002/

Ritchie waterers are so energy efficient, many electric companies, such as Alliant Energy, offer rebates that will help cover the cost of your automatic waterer purchase.

*Ritchie industries has been given permission by each participating company below to place a link to their incentives or rebate information.

Alliant Energy Customers	$40 rebate on the following qualifying units: The heat standard Ecofount Family, CattleMaster Family and OmniFount family. The optional heated units (heat required) WaterMatic 100, 150, & 150S, Thrifty King CT1 and CT2, and the Thrifty King for Swine. For more information, click here
Muscatine Power and Water (Muscatine, Iowa)	An energy efficient livestock waterer may qualify under the custom program provided through Muscatine Power and Electric. Contact MP&W prior to your purchase.
Oregon Trail Electric Co-op	$165 rebate on the following Ritchie waterers Thrifty King and Thrifty King for swine. Click here to print your rebate form
Pacificorp Customers California, Oregon, Washington	You may qualify for cash incentives to help with the cost of this energy efficiency measure (EEM). Click here or contact your power company for more information. You must check into the program prior to purchase. For more information contact: Jim Jean PacifiCorp Energy FinAnswer 503-813-6490 jim.jean@pacificorp.com
Rocky Mountain Power Customers Idaho, Utah, Wyoming	You may qualify for cash incentives to help with the cost of this energy efficiency measure (EEM). Click here or contact your power company for more information. You must check into the program prior to purchase.
Wisconsin Residents	$50 rebate on the following qualifying units: WaterMatic 100, 150 and 150S, Thrifty King CT1 and CT2 and the Thrifty King for Swing family all require the optional heat. Qualifying heat standard units include the EcoFount 1 and the OmniFount 1. Click here to print your rebate form

Time - How much time do you spend each day filling stock tanks, buckets, or other items with water. Install a Ritchie Automatic Waterer and spend your time otherwise.

Heating - During the winter, an average stock tank costs an average of $100 a month to heat. A Ritchie Automatic Waterer, that can water up to 40 head, can be heated for an average of $30 for the entire winter. By the end of the winter, your waterer has practically paid for itself.

Cleaning - For stock tank owners, how difficult is it to dump the tank to clean. No dumping is required to clean a Ritchie. Simply remove a drain plug, scrub the trough, and replace the drain plug. Minimal water is wasted and the unit will refill on its own. No need to wait as it refills.