EQIP in Arkansas
Arkansas
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Arkansas
EQIP payments by fiscal year in Arkansas
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Arkansas
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Pipeline | $17,504,724 |
| 2 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $12,685,492 |
| 3 | Pumping Plant | $7,855,369 |
| 4 | Roofs and Covers | $7,798,024 |
| 5 | Irrigation Reservoir | $7,183,485 |
| 6 | Fence | $6,992,942 |
| 7 | Animal Mortality Facility | $6,306,741 |
| 8 | Cover Crop  | $5,436,306 |
| 9 | Firebreak | $4,919,547 |
| 10 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $4,758,360 |
| 11 | Structure for Water Control | $4,663,064 |
| 12 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $4,660,510 |
| 13 | Nutrient Management | $3,278,240 |
| 14 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $3,169,243 |
| 15 | Livestock Pipeline | $2,878,399 |
| 16 | Waste Storage Facility | $2,556,891 |
| 17 | Irrigation Water Management | $2,477,788 |
| 18 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $2,428,301 |
| 19 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $2,403,043 |
| 20 | Prescribed Burning | $2,289,395 |
| 21 | Pond | $2,070,919 |
| 22 | Watering Facility | $1,896,099 |
| 23 | Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste | $1,887,125 |
| 24 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,787,176 |
| 25 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $1,716,976 |
| 26 | High Tunnel System | $1,715,520 |
| 27 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,569,174 |
| 28 | Irrigation and Drainage Tailwater Recovery | $1,416,463 |
| 29 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $1,359,044 |
| 30 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $1,150,834 |
| 31 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $987,319 |
| 32 | Mulching | $954,865 |
| 33 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $765,313 |
| 34 | Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring-Data Collection and Evaluation | $738,854 |
| 35 | Silvopasture | $682,897 |
| 36 | Water Well | $640,858 |
| 37 | Stream Crossing | $595,799 |
| 38 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $559,218 |
| 39 | Feral Swine Management Conservation Activity - Interim | $555,951 |
| 40 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $450,736 |
| 41 | Conservation Cover | $393,089 |
| 42 | Brush Management | $366,951 |
| 43 | IPM Herbicide Resistance Weed Conservation Plan - Written | $326,074 |
| 44 | Pest Management Conservation System | $302,102 |
| 45 | Waste Transfer | $249,843 |
| 46 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $233,422 |
| 47 | Shallow Water Development and Management | $219,244 |
| 48 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $212,025 |
| 49 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $209,903 |
| 50 | Surface Drain- Field Ditch | $186,466 |
| 51 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $177,176 |
| 52 | Surface Drain- Main or Lateral | $157,599 |
| 53 | Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring– System Installation | $150,871 |
| 54 | Waste Facility Closure | $132,846 |
| 55 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $131,423 |
| 56 | Critical Area Planting | $129,870 |
| 57 | Forest Management Plan | $126,265 |
| 58 | Deep Tillage | $121,748 |
| 59 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $113,638 |
| 60 | Spring Development | $113,172 |
| 61 | Sprinkler System | $105,576 |
| 62 | Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition | $52,198 |
| 63 | Dike or Levee | $41,453 |
| 64 | Monitoring and Evaluation | $34,864 |
| 65 | Composting Facility | $30,156 |
| 66 | Residue Management- Seasonal | $23,523 |
| 67 | Woody Residue Treatment | $22,276 |
| 68 | Tree/Shrub Pruning | $21,638 |
| 69 | Irrigation Water Conveyance - High Pressure Underground Plastic | $17,175 |
| 70 | Diversion | $13,851 |
| 71 | Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products | $10,558 |
| 72 | Other Payment | $8,895 |
| 73 | Livestock Shelter Structure | $8,794 |
| 74 | Agrichemical Handling Facility | $8,190 |
| 75 | Waste Treatment Lagoon | $7,974 |
| 76 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $7,578 |
| 77 | Hedgerow Planting | $7,391 |
| 78 | Underground Outlet | $6,976 |
| 79 | Filter Strip | $6,656 |
| 80 | Field Border | $5,966 |
| 81 | Grassed Waterway | $5,395 |
| 82 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $4,655 |
| 83 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $3,216 |
| 84 | Integrated Pest Management Plan - Written | $2,902 |
| 85 | Residue and Tillage Management - Ridge Till | $2,786 |
| 86 | Wetland Restoration | $2,735 |
| 87 | Drainage Water Management | $1,837 |
| 88 | Livestock Shade Structure | $1,392 |
| 89 | Access Control | $1,237 |
| 90 | Access Road | $1,223 |
| 91 | Groundwater Testing | $982 |
| 92 | Roof Runoff Structure | $946 |
| 93 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $936 |
| 94 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $914 |
| 95 | Structures for Wildlife | $815 |
| 96 | Fuel Break | $604 |
| 97 | Erroneous Underpayment | $413 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 140,275,402 | |
NRCS climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Arkansas
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop | $5,436,306 |
| 2 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $4,758,360 |
| 3 | Nutrient Management | $3,278,240 |
| 4 | Irrigation Water Management | $2,477,788 |
| 5 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $2,403,043 |
| 6 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,569,174 |
| 7 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $1,359,044 |
| 8 | Mulching | $954,865 |
| 9 | Silvopasture | $682,897 |
| 10 | Conservation Cover | $393,089 |
| 11 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $233,422 |
| 12 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $212,025 |
| 13 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $7,578 |
| 14 | Hedgerow Planting | $7,391 |
| 15 | Filter Strip | $6,656 |
| 16 | Field Border | $5,966 |
| 17 | Grassed Waterway | $5,395 |
| 18 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $4,655 |
| 19 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $3,216 |
| 20 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $936 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020 | $23,800,046 | |
NRCS climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greene County, Arkansas | $4,323,830 |
| 2 | Desha County, Arkansas | $3,817,951 |
| 3 | Craighead County, Arkansas | $3,114,326 |
| 4 | Fulton County, Arkansas | $2,280,146 |
| 5 | Cross County, Arkansas | $2,174,867 |
| 6 | Faulkner County, Arkansas | $2,150,669 |
| 7 | Sharp County, Arkansas | $1,996,994 |
| 8 | Izard County, Arkansas | $1,950,563 |
| 9 | Jackson County, Arkansas | $1,934,317 |
| 10 | Yell County, Arkansas | $1,821,589 |
| 11 | Carroll County, Arkansas | $1,756,850 |
| 12 | Lonoke County, Arkansas | $1,655,252 |
| 13 | Washington County, Arkansas | $1,617,234 |
| 14 | Poinsett County, Arkansas | $1,594,803 |
| 15 | Arkansas County, Arkansas | $1,546,887 |
| 16 | Logan County, Arkansas | $1,515,241 |
| 17 | Mississippi County, Arkansas | $1,476,994 |
| 18 | Pope County, Arkansas | $1,463,752 |
| 19 | Stone County, Arkansas | $1,440,202 |
| 20 | Franklin County, Arkansas | $1,356,902 |
| 21 | Benton County, Arkansas | $1,282,771 |
| 22 | Searcy County, Arkansas | $1,263,676 |
| 23 | Saint Francis County, Arkansas | $1,197,180 |
| 24 | Polk County, Arkansas | $1,133,448 |
| 25 | Jefferson County, Arkansas | $1,124,553 |
| 26 | Conway County, Arkansas | $1,100,184 |
| 27 | Howard County, Arkansas | $1,020,852 |
| 28 | Lee County, Arkansas | $919,919 |
| 29 | Sevier County, Arkansas | $876,864 |
| 30 | Lincoln County, Arkansas | $856,056 |
| 31 | Independence County, Arkansas | $841,438 |
| 32 | Lawrence County, Arkansas | $803,695 |
| 33 | Prairie County, Arkansas | $795,872 |
| 34 | Randolph County, Arkansas | $789,773 |
| 35 | Pike County, Arkansas | $789,054 |
| 36 | Johnson County, Arkansas | $779,339 |
| 37 | Hempstead County, Arkansas | $714,229 |
| 38 | Madison County, Arkansas | $701,530 |
| 39 | Van Buren County, Arkansas | $671,668 |
| 40 | Phillips County, Arkansas | $667,510 |
| 41 | Scott County, Arkansas | $649,951 |
| 42 | Perry County, Arkansas | $600,372 |
| 43 | Clay County, Arkansas | $590,340 |
| 44 | Cleveland County, Arkansas | $564,205 |
| 45 | Baxter County, Arkansas | $512,781 |
| 46 | Crittenden County, Arkansas | $507,925 |
| 47 | Cleburne County, Arkansas | $484,594 |
| 48 | Marion County, Arkansas | $457,538 |
| 49 | Lafayette County, Arkansas | $430,505 |
| 50 | Chicot County, Arkansas | $386,387 |
| 51 | Newton County, Arkansas | $340,122 |
| 52 | Pulaski County, Arkansas | $287,835 |
| 53 | Ouachita County, Arkansas | $287,141 |
| 54 | Drew County, Arkansas | $286,480 |
| 55 | Union County, Arkansas | $280,337 |
| 56 | Boone County, Arkansas | $264,742 |
| 57 | Monroe County, Arkansas | $248,917 |
| 58 | White County, Arkansas | $227,858 |
| 59 | Columbia County, Arkansas | $224,975 |
| 60 | Dallas County, Arkansas | $206,850 |
| 61 | Woodruff County, Arkansas | $197,872 |
| 62 | Montgomery County, Arkansas | $194,322 |
| 63 | Nevada County, Arkansas | $188,780 |
| 64 | Ashley County, Arkansas | $172,643 |
| 65 | Clark County, Arkansas | $126,187 |
| 66 | Garland County, Arkansas | $87,042 |
| 67 | Crawford County, Arkansas | $81,343 |
| 68 | Sebastian County, Arkansas | $71,951 |
| 69 | Miller County, Arkansas | $66,364 |
| 70 | Little River County, Arkansas | $59,584 |
| 71 | Hot Spring County, Arkansas | $51,684 |
| 72 | Calhoun County, Arkansas | $20,534 |
| 73 | Bradley County, Arkansas | $14,301 |
| 74 | Grant County, Arkansas | $10,367 |
| 75 | Saline County, Arkansas | $5,851 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Arkansas, 2017
Land in Arkansas, 2017
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 42,625 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 13,888,929 |
| Cropland Acres: | 7,825,947 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,188,973 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,370,481 |
Livestock in Arkansas, 2017
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,066,200,182 |
| Layers inventory | 12,285,533 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,759,375 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 130,774 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 22,620 |
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