EQIP in Alabama
Alabama
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Alabama
The state-level EQIP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
EQIP payments by fiscal year in Alabama
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Alabama
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tree & Shrub Establishment  | $17,639,836 |
| 2 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $11,252,022 |
| 3 | Sprinkler System  | $9,812,378 |
| 4 | Cover Crop | $9,254,289 |
| 5 | Prescribed Burning | $8,004,501 |
| 6 | Firebreak | $7,787,144 |
| 7 | Fence | $6,795,886 |
| 8 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $4,434,795 |
| 9 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $4,133,542 |
| 10 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,906,168 |
| 11 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $3,494,395 |
| 12 | Forest Stand Improvement | $3,418,765 |
| 13 | Roofs and Covers | $2,594,473 |
| 14 | Land Smoothing | $2,195,158 |
| 15 | Livestock Pipeline | $2,175,416 |
| 16 | Water Well | $2,175,147 |
| 17 | Underground Outlet | $1,825,803 |
| 18 | High Tunnel System | $1,415,112 |
| 19 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $1,256,779 |
| 20 | Watering Facility | $1,188,739 |
| 21 | Waste Storage Facility | $1,056,703 |
| 22 | Terrace | $1,006,645 |
| 23 | Animal Mortality Facility | $656,016 |
| 24 | Pumping Plant | $648,657 |
| 25 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $572,337 |
| 26 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $388,641 |
| 27 | Brush Management | $294,971 |
| 28 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $285,063 |
| 29 | Stream Crossing | $238,034 |
| 30 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $192,725 |
| 31 | Critical Area Planting | $175,460 |
| 32 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $170,988 |
| 33 | Feral Swine Management Conservation Activity - Interim | $165,254 |
| 34 | Forest Trails and Landings | $159,278 |
| 35 | Access Road | $153,958 |
| 36 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $129,963 |
| 37 | Water and Sediment Control Basin | $126,921 |
| 38 | Forest Management Plan | $78,461 |
| 39 | Pond | $66,889 |
| 40 | Land Clearing | $62,046 |
| 41 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $37,849 |
| 42 | Mulching | $31,936 |
| 43 | Irrigation Water Management | $17,567 |
| 44 | Grassed Waterway | $16,515 |
| 45 | Diversion | $10,056 |
| 46 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $4,325 |
| 47 | Conservation Cover | $2,677 |
| 48 | Irrigation Pipeline | $1,786 |
| 49 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $1,523 |
| 50 | Structures for Wildlife | $1,002 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 111,549,713 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Alabama
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $17,639,836 |
| 2 | Sprinkler System | $9,812,378 |
| 3 | Cover Crop | $9,254,289 |
| 4 | Prescribed Burning | $8,004,501 |
| 5 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $4,434,795 |
| 6 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,906,168 |
| 7 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $3,494,395 |
| 8 | Forest Stand Improvement | $3,418,765 |
| 9 | Roofs and Covers | $2,594,473 |
| 10 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $1,256,779 |
| 11 | Waste Storage Facility | $1,056,703 |
| 12 | Pumping Plant | $648,657 |
| 13 | Brush Management | $294,971 |
| 14 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $285,063 |
| 15 | Critical Area Planting | $175,460 |
| 16 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $170,988 |
| 17 | Mulching | $31,936 |
| 18 | Irrigation Water Management | $17,567 |
| 19 | Grassed Waterway | $16,515 |
| 20 | Conservation Cover | $2,677 |
| 21 | Irrigation Pipeline | $1,786 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $66,518,702 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $31,026,881 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $35,491,821 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geneva County, Alabama | $7,990,982 |
| 2 | Barbour County, Alabama | $5,862,967 |
| 3 | Russell County, Alabama | $4,919,759 |
| 4 | Baldwin County, Alabama | $4,541,095 |
| 5 | Coffee County, Alabama | $4,187,371 |
| 6 | Covington County, Alabama | $4,157,139 |
| 7 | Escambia County, Alabama | $4,035,471 |
| 8 | Mobile County, Alabama | $3,761,606 |
| 9 | Houston County, Alabama | $3,487,694 |
| 10 | Dale County, Alabama | $2,495,344 |
| 11 | Monroe County, Alabama | $1,884,906 |
| 12 | Cullman County, Alabama | $1,631,835 |
| 13 | Henry County, Alabama | $1,608,038 |
| 14 | Chambers County, Alabama | $1,601,793 |
| 15 | DeKalb County, Alabama | $1,581,638 |
| 16 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $1,409,383 |
| 17 | Pike County, Alabama | $1,395,285 |
| 18 | Marshall County, Alabama | $1,321,430 |
| 19 | Washington County, Alabama | $1,193,183 |
| 20 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | $1,133,450 |
| 21 | Bullock County, Alabama | $1,119,516 |
| 22 | Lee County, Alabama | $1,117,141 |
| 23 | Clarke County, Alabama | $1,045,891 |
| 24 | Coosa County, Alabama | $1,029,003 |
| 25 | Marengo County, Alabama | $924,490 |
| 26 | Etowah County, Alabama | $847,951 |
| 27 | Chilton County, Alabama | $815,885 |
| 28 | Lawrence County, Alabama | $814,759 |
| 29 | Wilcox County, Alabama | $723,385 |
| 30 | Crenshaw County, Alabama | $718,214 |
| 31 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $705,666 |
| 32 | Autauga County, Alabama | $705,086 |
| 33 | Conecuh County, Alabama | $702,145 |
| 34 | Sumter County, Alabama | $599,799 |
| 35 | Dallas County, Alabama | $559,492 |
| 36 | Macon County, Alabama | $546,881 |
| 37 | Fayette County, Alabama | $545,248 |
| 38 | Randolph County, Alabama | $523,427 |
| 39 | Greene County, Alabama | $499,577 |
| 40 | Jackson County, Alabama | $486,896 |
| 41 | Franklin County, Alabama | $481,251 |
| 42 | Cherokee County, Alabama | $478,128 |
| 43 | Butler County, Alabama | $471,035 |
| 44 | Madison County, Alabama | $454,999 |
| 45 | Limestone County, Alabama | $452,869 |
| 46 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $439,608 |
| 47 | Hale County, Alabama | $419,846 |
| 48 | Lowndes County, Alabama | $418,464 |
| 49 | Perry County, Alabama | $412,463 |
| 50 | Marion County, Alabama | $343,356 |
| 51 | Colbert County, Alabama | $335,522 |
| 52 | Walker County, Alabama | $328,533 |
| 53 | Elmore County, Alabama | $317,484 |
| 54 | Pickens County, Alabama | $290,943 |
| 55 | Blount County, Alabama | $280,559 |
| 56 | Lamar County, Alabama | $269,535 |
| 57 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | $253,901 |
| 58 | Clay County, Alabama | $240,143 |
| 59 | Calhoun County, Alabama | $228,897 |
| 60 | Winston County, Alabama | $154,370 |
| 61 | Talladega County, Alabama | $125,624 |
| 62 | Cleburne County, Alabama | $116,287 |
| 63 | Morgan County, Alabama | $102,347 |
| 64 | Bibb County, Alabama | $72,114 |
| 65 | Jefferson County, Alabama | $27,798 |
| 66 | Shelby County, Alabama | $4,489 |
| 67 | Saint Clair County, Alabama | $946 |
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The state-level EQIP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Alabama, 2022
Land in Alabama, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 37,362 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 8,629,101 |
| Cropland Acres: | 2,936,550 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,936,685 |
| Woodland Acres: | 3,092,049 |
Livestock in Alabama, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,183,808,730 |
| Layers inventory | 7,588,334 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,214,015 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 33,317 |
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