EQIP in Alaska
Alaska
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Alaska
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 Alaska
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Alaska
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Stand Improvement  | $12,234,846 |
| 2 | Trails and Walkways | $6,529,479 |
| 3 | Tree & Shrub Establishment  | $5,086,883 |
| 4 | Fence | $3,347,643 |
| 5 | High Tunnel System | $3,222,031 |
| 6 | Woody Residue Treatment | $646,595 |
| 7 | Nutrient Management | $645,680 |
| 8 | Aquatic Organism Passage | $641,602 |
| 9 | Cover Crop | $348,391 |
| 10 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $273,454 |
| 11 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $245,957 |
| 12 | Tree/Shrub Pruning | $160,801 |
| 13 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $150,210 |
| 14 | Irrigation Water Management | $114,652 |
| 15 | Irrigation Reservoir | $86,876 |
| 16 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $86,727 |
| 17 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $69,667 |
| 18 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $63,376 |
| 19 | Structures for Wildlife | $51,721 |
| 20 | Obstruction Removal | $49,692 |
| 21 | Irrigation Pipeline | $36,670 |
| 22 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $28,347 |
| 23 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $28,072 |
| 24 | Fuel Break | $21,662 |
| 25 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $19,546 |
| 26 | Pumping Plant | $19,216 |
| 27 | Mulching | $17,326 |
| 28 | Pest Management Conservation System | $10,540 |
| 29 | Groundwater Testing | $7,392 |
| 30 | Watering Facility | $6,052 |
| 31 | Conservation Cover | $3,981 |
| 32 | Structure for Water Control | $2,779 |
| 33 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $698 |
| 34 | Forage Harvest Management | $444 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 34,259,008 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Alaska
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Stand Improvement | $12,234,846 |
| 2 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $5,086,883 |
| 3 | Woody Residue Treatment | $646,595 |
| 4 | Nutrient Management | $645,680 |
| 5 | Cover Crop | $348,391 |
| 6 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $273,454 |
| 7 | Irrigation Water Management | $114,652 |
| 8 | Irrigation Pipeline | $36,670 |
| 9 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $28,347 |
| 10 | Fuel Break | $21,662 |
| 11 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $19,546 |
| 12 | Pumping Plant | $19,216 |
| 13 | Mulching | $17,326 |
| 14 | Conservation Cover | $3,981 |
| 15 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $698 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $19,497,947 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $6,395,261 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $13,102,686 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska | $6,199,399 |
| 2 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska | $5,872,156 |
| 3 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska | $4,104,511 |
| 4 | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska | $3,349,733 |
| 5 | Juneau City and Borough, Alaska | $2,536,774 |
| 6 | Petersburg Census Area, Alaska | $1,430,021 |
| 7 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska | $1,073,558 |
| 8 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska | $459,379 |
| 9 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska | $64,171 |
| 10 | Bethel Census Area, Alaska | $14,517 |
| 11 | Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska | $13,795 |
| 12 | Anchorage Municipality, Alaska | $11,968 |
| 13 | Skagway Municipality, Alaska | $10,827 |
| 14 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska | $4,910 |
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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 Alaska, 2022
Land in Alaska, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,173 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 869,852 |
| Cropland Acres: | 72,708 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 681,036 |
| Woodland Acres: | 42,986 |
Livestock in Alaska, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 16,840 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 11,666 |
| Layers inventory | 10,134 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,604 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,143 |
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