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

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2020
1Cover Crop $341,316,525
2Sprinkler System$216,551,811
3Fence$211,866,775
4Brush Management$209,283,502
5Waste Storage Facility$174,204,506
6Irrigation Pipeline$163,052,611
7Irrigation System- Microirrigation$119,646,285
8Roofs and Covers$116,451,835
9Livestock Pipeline$107,599,300
10Forest Stand Improvement$99,330,495
11Forage and Biomass Planting $95,889,452
12Heavy Use Area Protection$85,426,669
13Combustion System Improvement$83,114,606
14Pumping Plant$81,744,829
15Watering Facility$75,486,700
16High Tunnel System$74,147,545
17Tree & Shrub Establishment $68,280,753
18Water Well$56,890,106
19Prescribed Grazing $50,467,575
20Nutrient Management $48,643,124
21Underground Outlet$48,264,111
22Structure for Water Control$47,887,093
23Tree/Shrub Site Preparation$47,014,602
24Terrace$45,644,302
25Range Planting $44,496,606
26Irrigation Land Leveling$42,984,137
27Grade Stabilization Structure$40,334,157
28Conservation Crop Rotation $38,858,566
29Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation$37,928,247
30Woody Residue Treatment$36,028,328
31Animal Mortality Facility$34,910,309
32Streambank and Shoreline Protection$34,572,952
33Obstruction Removal$29,689,542
34Herbaceous Weed Treatment$29,680,823
35Energy Efficient Building Envelope$29,303,377
36Irrigation Water Management $26,505,617
37Prescribed Burning$23,767,699
38Waste Transfer$22,905,601
39Conservation Cover $21,000,717
40Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till $20,079,614
41Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) $19,675,889
42Firebreak$18,607,195
43Pond$18,087,300
44Access Road$16,667,993
45Water and Sediment Control Basin$15,757,670
46Mulching $15,566,932
47Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan$15,095,332
48Upland Wildlife Habitat Management $14,915,012
49Irrigation Reservoir$14,768,315
50Grassed Waterway $14,439,998
51Stream Crossing$13,656,746
52Forest Management Plan$12,210,712
53Trails and Walkways$11,689,960
54Dike or Levee$11,555,831
55Waste Facility Closure$11,060,316
56Subsurface Drain$10,590,944
57Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt$9,794,783
58Energy Efficient Lighting System$9,772,752
59Precision Land Forming and Smoothing$8,789,081
60Pest Management Conservation System$8,226,109
61Irrigation Ditch Lining$7,982,183
62Pond Sealing or Lining- Flexible Membrane$7,811,140
63Aquatic Organism Passage$7,569,215
64Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface$7,131,579
65Agrichemical Handling Facility$6,758,754
66Stream Habitat Improvement and Management$6,434,399
67Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities$6,379,107
68Roof Runoff Structure$6,266,669
69Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility $6,252,498
70Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste$5,782,090
71Pond Sealing or Lining - Concrete$5,723,372
72Fuel Break$5,566,540
73Lined Waterway or Outlet$5,307,931
74Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment $4,861,974
75Critical Area Planting$4,634,791
76Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management$4,599,103
77Land Smoothing$4,275,425
78Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written$4,263,488
79Anaerobic Digester $3,844,965
80Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops$3,842,040
81Diversion$3,827,748
82Tree/Shrub Pruning$3,625,954
83Emergency Animal Mortality Management$3,468,638
84Nutrient Management Plan - Written$3,404,739
85Channel Bed Stabilization$3,158,635
86TA Design$3,153,661
87Forest Trails and Landings$2,964,943
88Waste Treatment$2,963,039
89Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation $2,624,747
90Spring Development$2,339,064
91Field Operations Emissions Reduction$2,151,857
92Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and Surfaces$2,124,507
93Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring-Data Collection and Evaluation$2,026,876
94Riparian Forest Buffer $2,020,004
95Forage Harvest Management$2,018,749
96On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility$2,009,765
97Livestock Shelter Structure$1,938,531
98Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Clay Treatment$1,860,478
99Composting Facility$1,842,943
100Clearing and Snagging$1,733,290
101Access Control$1,654,346
102Structures for Wildlife$1,606,832
103Land Clearing$1,525,498
104Irrigation and Drainage Tailwater Recovery$1,449,412
105TA Application$1,366,298
106Hedgerow Planting $1,342,930
107Water Harvesting Catchment$1,281,660
108Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products$1,275,353
109Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition$1,241,600
110Wetland Restoration$1,214,258
111Pond Sealing or Lining- Geomembrane or Geosynthetic Clay Liner$1,204,655
112Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Soil Treatment$1,073,750
113Silvopasture $1,055,403
114Well Decommissioning$980,187
115Equitable Relief Payment$961,612
116Open Channel$941,692
117Field Border $897,538
118Feral Swine Management Conservation Activity - Interim$886,139
119TA Check-Out$841,811
120Bivalve Aquaculture Gear and Biofouling Control$780,606
121Integrated Pest Management Plan - Written$780,123
122Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written$767,027
123Vegetated Treatment Area$756,779
124Salinity and Sodic Soil Management$598,839
125Dam- Diversion$592,692
126Spoil Disposal$553,815
127Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring– System Installation$544,373
128Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment$510,606
129Shallow Water Development and Management$508,087
130Waste Treatment Lagoon$448,837
131Waste Recycling$441,954
132Wetland Creation$411,364
133Fueling Facility- Above Ground Storage$409,512
134Livestock Confinement Facility$330,767
135IPM Herbicide Resistance Weed Conservation Plan - Written$329,380
136Amending Soil Properties with Gypsiferous Products$320,666
137Sediment Basin$286,277
138Deep Tillage$285,004
139Grazing Management Plan - Written$267,073
140Erroneous Underpayment$266,474
141Pollinator Habitat Plan - Written$255,692
142Riparian Herbaceous Cover $250,548
143Vegetative Barrier $228,588
144Surface Drain- Field Ditch$224,311
145Pond Sealing or Lining- Soil Dispersant$221,261
146Aquaculture Pond$216,878
147Sinkhole Treatment$209,161
148Irrigation Water Conveyance - High Pressure Underground Plastic$199,927
149Other Payment$178,850
150Denitrifying Bioreactor$163,764
151IWC Ditch Lining- Plain Concrete$161,326
152Surface Drain- Main or Lateral$161,143
153Fish and Wildlife Habitat Plan - Written$159,739
154Pond Sealing or Lining- Soil Cement$136,302
155Filter Strip $135,266
156Drainage Ditch Covering$131,988
157Forest Farming $131,367
158Pond Sealing or Lining- Bentonite Sealant$128,350
159Wetland Enhancement$120,866
160Field Operations Emissions Reduction$119,755
161Judicial or NAD Payment$115,704
162Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment$113,384
163Drainage Water Management$108,294
164Drainage Water Management Plan - Written$101,883
165Controlled Traffic Farming$99,730
166Mine Shaft and Adit Closing$94,038
167Stormwater Runoff Control$87,815
168Hillside Ditch$79,487
169Reduced Water and Energy Coffee Conveyance System$77,127
170Prescribed Burning Plan - Written$67,590
171Constructed Wetland$65,052
172Fish and Wildlife Structure$64,331
173Denitrifying Bioreactor$61,843
174Monitoring and Evaluation$61,311
175Agricultural Secondary Containment Facility$57,673
176Feed Management$54,100
177Irrigation Field Ditch$51,038
178Residue Management- Seasonal$46,272
179Groundwater Testing$42,707
180Dam$41,550
181Agricultural Energy Management Plan-Headquarters (AgEMP)$40,965
182Livestock Shade Structure$38,082
183Irrigation Canal or Lateral$36,000
184Wildlife Habitat Planting$29,353
185Control Traffic Farming$29,308
186Contour Buffer Strips $28,607
187Alley Cropping $27,059
188Saturated Buffer$21,670
189Precision Pest Control Application $21,363
190Residue and Tillage Management - Ridge Till$16,230
191Stripcropping $13,821
192Agricultural Energy Management Plan-Landscape (AgEMP)$12,401
193Irrigation Water Conveyance - Canal Lining$9,435
194Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and Surfaces$7,530
195Trails and Walkways$6,781
196Contour Farming$6,483
197Vertical Drain$6,407
198Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops$5,617
199Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Application$5,337
200Dry Hydrant$5,247
201Irrigation or Regulating Reservoir$3,869
202Channel Bank Vegetation$3,221
203Irrigation Water Conveyance - Low Pressure Underground Plastic$3,078
204Individual Terrace$2,784
205Herbaceous Wind Barriers $2,030
206Row Arrangement$1,555
207Vegetated Subsurface Drain Outlet$1,232
208Fishpond Management$1,183
209Infiltration Ditches$1,076
210Herbaceous Weed Control$923
211Well Plugging$259
212Water Well Disinfection$216
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 Total Payments, 2017-20203,657,860,836
NRCS climate smart practice.

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

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

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

LivestockNumber of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold8,889,759,283
Layers inventory 368,241,393
Cattle and calves inventory93,648,041
Hogs and pigs inventory72,381,007
Sheep and lambs inventory5,391,252

Crops in the United States, 2017

 

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