EQIP in The United States

The United States

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in the United States

EQIP payments by fiscal year in the United States

EQIP payments by state, 2017-2020

Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, the United States

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Cover Crop	$341,316,525
2	Sprinkler System	$216,551,811
3	Fence	$211,866,775
4	Brush Management	$209,283,502
5	Waste Storage Facility	$174,204,506
6	Irrigation Pipeline	$163,052,611
7	Irrigation System- Microirrigation	$119,646,285
8	Roofs and Covers	$116,451,835
9	Livestock Pipeline	$107,599,300
10	Forest Stand Improvement	$99,330,495
11	Forage and Biomass Planting	$95,889,452
12	Heavy Use Area Protection	$85,426,669
13	Combustion System Improvement	$83,114,606
14	Pumping Plant	$81,744,829
15	Watering Facility	$75,486,700
16	High Tunnel System	$74,147,545
17	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$68,280,753
18	Water Well	$56,890,106
19	Prescribed Grazing	$50,467,575
20	Nutrient Management	$48,643,124
21	Underground Outlet	$48,264,111
22	Structure for Water Control	$47,887,093
23	Tree/Shrub Site Preparation	$47,014,602
24	Terrace	$45,644,302
25	Range Planting	$44,496,606
26	Irrigation Land Leveling	$42,984,137
27	Grade Stabilization Structure	$40,334,157
28	Conservation Crop Rotation	$38,858,566
29	Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation	$37,928,247
30	Woody Residue Treatment	$36,028,328
31	Animal Mortality Facility	$34,910,309
32	Streambank and Shoreline Protection	$34,572,952
33	Obstruction Removal	$29,689,542
34	Herbaceous Weed Treatment	$29,680,823
35	Energy Efficient Building Envelope	$29,303,377
36	Irrigation Water Management	$26,505,617
37	Prescribed Burning	$23,767,699
38	Waste Transfer	$22,905,601
39	Conservation Cover	$21,000,717
40	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$20,079,614
41	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$19,675,889
42	Firebreak	$18,607,195
43	Pond	$18,087,300
44	Access Road	$16,667,993
45	Water and Sediment Control Basin	$15,757,670
46	Mulching	$15,566,932
47	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan	$15,095,332
48	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$14,915,012
49	Irrigation Reservoir	$14,768,315
50	Grassed Waterway	$14,439,998
51	Stream Crossing	$13,656,746
52	Forest Management Plan	$12,210,712
53	Trails and Walkways	$11,689,960
54	Dike or Levee	$11,555,831
55	Waste Facility Closure	$11,060,316
56	Subsurface Drain	$10,590,944
57	Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt	$9,794,783
58	Energy Efficient Lighting System	$9,772,752
59	Precision Land Forming and Smoothing	$8,789,081
60	Pest Management Conservation System	$8,226,109
61	Irrigation Ditch Lining	$7,982,183
62	Pond Sealing or Lining- Flexible Membrane	$7,811,140
63	Aquatic Organism Passage	$7,569,215
64	Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface	$7,131,579
65	Agrichemical Handling Facility	$6,758,754
66	Stream Habitat Improvement and Management	$6,434,399
67	Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities	$6,379,107
68	Roof Runoff Structure	$6,266,669
69	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$6,252,498
70	Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste	$5,782,090
71	Pond Sealing or Lining - Concrete	$5,723,372
72	Fuel Break	$5,566,540
73	Lined Waterway or Outlet	$5,307,931
74	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$4,861,974
75	Critical Area Planting	$4,634,791
76	Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management	$4,599,103
77	Land Smoothing	$4,275,425
78	Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written	$4,263,488
79	Anaerobic Digester	$3,844,965
80	Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops	$3,842,040
81	Diversion	$3,827,748
82	Tree/Shrub Pruning	$3,625,954
83	Emergency Animal Mortality Management	$3,468,638
84	Nutrient Management Plan - Written	$3,404,739
85	Channel Bed Stabilization	$3,158,635
86	TA Design	$3,153,661
87	Forest Trails and Landings	$2,964,943
88	Waste Treatment	$2,963,039
89	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation	$2,624,747
90	Spring Development	$2,339,064
91	Field Operations Emissions Reduction	$2,151,857
92	Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and Surfaces	$2,124,507
93	Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring-Data Collection and Evaluation	$2,026,876
94	Riparian Forest Buffer	$2,020,004
95	Forage Harvest Management	$2,018,749
96	On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility	$2,009,765
97	Livestock Shelter Structure	$1,938,531
98	Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Clay Treatment	$1,860,478
99	Composting Facility	$1,842,943
100	Clearing and Snagging	$1,733,290
101	Access Control	$1,654,346
102	Structures for Wildlife	$1,606,832
103	Land Clearing	$1,525,498
104	Irrigation and Drainage Tailwater Recovery	$1,449,412
105	TA Application	$1,366,298
106	Hedgerow Planting	$1,342,930
107	Water Harvesting Catchment	$1,281,660
108	Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products	$1,275,353
109	Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition	$1,241,600
110	Wetland Restoration	$1,214,258
111	Pond Sealing or Lining- Geomembrane or Geosynthetic Clay Liner	$1,204,655
112	Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Soil Treatment	$1,073,750
113	Silvopasture	$1,055,403
114	Well Decommissioning	$980,187
115	Equitable Relief Payment	$961,612
116	Open Channel	$941,692
117	Field Border	$897,538
118	Feral Swine Management Conservation Activity - Interim	$886,139
119	TA Check-Out	$841,811
120	Bivalve Aquaculture Gear and Biofouling Control	$780,606
121	Integrated Pest Management Plan - Written	$780,123
122	Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written	$767,027
123	Vegetated Treatment Area	$756,779
124	Salinity and Sodic Soil Management	$598,839
125	Dam- Diversion	$592,692
126	Spoil Disposal	$553,815
127	Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring– System Installation	$544,373
128	Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment	$510,606
129	Shallow Water Development and Management	$508,087
130	Waste Treatment Lagoon	$448,837
131	Waste Recycling	$441,954
132	Wetland Creation	$411,364
133	Fueling Facility- Above Ground Storage	$409,512
134	Livestock Confinement Facility	$330,767
135	IPM Herbicide Resistance Weed Conservation Plan - Written	$329,380
136	Amending Soil Properties with Gypsiferous Products	$320,666
137	Sediment Basin	$286,277
138	Deep Tillage	$285,004
139	Grazing Management Plan - Written	$267,073
140	Erroneous Underpayment	$266,474
141	Pollinator Habitat Plan - Written	$255,692
142	Riparian Herbaceous Cover	$250,548
143	Vegetative Barrier	$228,588
144	Surface Drain- Field Ditch	$224,311
145	Pond Sealing or Lining- Soil Dispersant	$221,261
146	Aquaculture Pond	$216,878
147	Sinkhole Treatment	$209,161
148	Irrigation Water Conveyance - High Pressure Underground Plastic	$199,927
149	Other Payment	$178,850
150	Denitrifying Bioreactor	$163,764
151	IWC Ditch Lining- Plain Concrete	$161,326
152	Surface Drain- Main or Lateral	$161,143
153	Fish and Wildlife Habitat Plan - Written	$159,739
154	Pond Sealing or Lining- Soil Cement	$136,302
155	Filter Strip	$135,266
156	Drainage Ditch Covering	$131,988
157	Forest Farming	$131,367
158	Pond Sealing or Lining- Bentonite Sealant	$128,350
159	Wetland Enhancement	$120,866
160	Field Operations Emissions Reduction	$119,755
161	Judicial or NAD Payment	$115,704
162	Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment	$113,384
163	Drainage Water Management	$108,294
164	Drainage Water Management Plan - Written	$101,883
165	Controlled Traffic Farming	$99,730
166	Mine Shaft and Adit Closing	$94,038
167	Stormwater Runoff Control	$87,815
168	Hillside Ditch	$79,487
169	Reduced Water and Energy Coffee Conveyance System	$77,127
170	Prescribed Burning Plan - Written	$67,590
171	Constructed Wetland	$65,052
172	Fish and Wildlife Structure	$64,331
173	Denitrifying Bioreactor	$61,843
174	Monitoring and Evaluation	$61,311
175	Agricultural Secondary Containment Facility	$57,673
176	Feed Management	$54,100
177	Irrigation Field Ditch	$51,038
178	Residue Management- Seasonal	$46,272
179	Groundwater Testing	$42,707
180	Dam	$41,550
181	Agricultural Energy Management Plan-Headquarters (AgEMP)	$40,965
182	Livestock Shade Structure	$38,082
183	Irrigation Canal or Lateral	$36,000
184	Wildlife Habitat Planting	$29,353
185	Control Traffic Farming	$29,308
186	Contour Buffer Strips	$28,607
187	Alley Cropping	$27,059
188	Saturated Buffer	$21,670
189	Precision Pest Control Application	$21,363
190	Residue and Tillage Management - Ridge Till	$16,230
191	Stripcropping	$13,821
192	Agricultural Energy Management Plan-Landscape (AgEMP)	$12,401
193	Irrigation Water Conveyance - Canal Lining	$9,435
194	Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and Surfaces	$7,530
195	Trails and Walkways	$6,781
196	Contour Farming	$6,483
197	Vertical Drain	$6,407
198	Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops	$5,617
199	Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Application	$5,337
200	Dry Hydrant	$5,247
201	Irrigation or Regulating Reservoir	$3,869
202	Channel Bank Vegetation	$3,221
203	Irrigation Water Conveyance - Low Pressure Underground Plastic	$3,078
204	Individual Terrace	$2,784
205	Herbaceous Wind Barriers	$2,030
206	Row Arrangement	$1,555
207	Vegetated Subsurface Drain Outlet	$1,232
208	Fishpond Management	$1,183
209	Infiltration Ditches	$1,076
210	Herbaceous Weed Control	$923
211	Well Plugging	$259
212	Water Well Disinfection	$216
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	Total Payments, 2017-2020	3,657,860,836

NRCS climate smart practice.

NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, the United States

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Cover Crop	$341,316,525
2	Forage and Biomass Planting	$95,889,452
3	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$68,280,753
4	Prescribed Grazing	$50,467,575
5	Nutrient Management	$48,643,124
6	Range Planting	$44,496,606
7	Conservation Crop Rotation	$38,858,566
8	Irrigation Water Management	$26,505,617
9	Conservation Cover	$21,000,717
10	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$20,079,614
11	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$19,675,889
12	Mulching	$15,566,932
13	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$14,915,012
14	Grassed Waterway	$14,439,998
15	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$6,252,498
16	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$4,861,974
17	Anaerobic Digester	$3,844,965
18	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation	$2,624,747
19	Riparian Forest Buffer	$2,020,004
20	Hedgerow Planting	$1,342,930
21	Silvopasture	$1,055,403
22	Field Border	$897,538
23	Riparian Herbaceous Cover	$250,548
24	Vegetative Barrier	$228,588
25	Filter Strip	$135,266
26	Forest Farming	$131,367
27	Contour Buffer Strips	$28,607
28	Alley Cropping	$27,059
29	Stripcropping	$13,821
30	Herbaceous Wind Barriers	$2,030
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	Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020	$843,853,725

NRCS climate smart practice.

EQIP payments by state, 2017-2021

Rank	State	EQIP Payments, 2017-2020
1	Texas	$339,437,152
2	California	$321,974,750
3	Mississippi	$156,913,807
4	Arkansas	$140,275,402
5	Georgia	$121,285,067
6	Colorado	$108,687,768
7	Missouri	$101,784,830
8	Tennessee	$96,675,339
9	Kansas	$95,478,388
10	Wisconsin	$93,661,914
11	Nebraska	$87,721,318
12	Iowa	$82,622,763
13	New Mexico	$82,320,348
14	Indiana	$81,249,481
15	Minnesota	$80,588,028
16	Utah	$78,242,950
17	South Carolina	$74,088,023
18	Ohio	$73,275,002
19	Alabama	$71,408,852
20	Oregon	$71,406,589
21	Pennsylvania	$70,831,387
22	Oklahoma	$70,655,614
23	Virginia	$70,400,312
24	Louisiana	$67,051,576
25	Montana	$66,999,309
26	North Carolina	$66,360,119
27	Michigan	$60,745,418
28	North Dakota	$57,743,687
29	Idaho	$57,493,020
30	Florida	$56,087,512
31	Washington	$51,889,561
32	South Dakota	$50,677,784
33	Kentucky	$47,729,331
34	Arizona	$47,077,617
35	New York	$41,706,495
36	Wyoming	$41,582,604
37	Illinois	$40,932,743
38	Maine	$39,064,146
39	Maryland	$35,704,130
40	Vermont	$35,160,612
41	West Virginia	$29,178,604
42	Delaware	$27,034,984
43	Nevada	$26,148,570
44	Alaska	$25,340,838
45	Hawaii	$18,326,524
46	New Hampshire	$15,069,216
47	New Jersey	$14,988,658
48	Massachusetts	$13,561,039
49	Connecticut	$12,890,015
50	Rhode Island	$6,880,621
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for the United States, 2017

Land in the United States, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	2,042,220
Total Acres in Farms:	900,217,576
Cropland Acres:	396,433,817
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	400,771,178
Woodland Acres:	73,092,054

Livestock in the United States, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	8,889,759,283
Layers inventory	368,241,393
Cattle and calves inventory	93,648,041
Hogs and pigs inventory	72,381,007
Sheep and lambs inventory	5,391,252

Crops in the United States, 2017

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