EQIP in Colorado

Colorado

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Colorado

EQIP payments by fiscal year in Colorado

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020

Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Colorado

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Irrigation Pipeline	$30,644,519
2	Sprinkler System	$13,893,821
3	Forest Stand Improvement	$10,101,361
4	Structure for Water Control	$5,242,300
5	Pumping Plant	$5,009,861
6	Fence	$4,400,903
7	Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface	$3,992,043
8	Cover Crop	$3,025,992
9	Livestock Pipeline	$2,849,513
10	Watering Facility	$2,555,130
11	Terrace	$2,391,265
12	Brush Management	$2,032,809
13	Range Planting	$1,953,934
14	Irrigation System- Microirrigation	$1,932,209
15	Conservation Cover	$1,730,362
16	Irrigation Water Management	$1,708,423
17	Streambank and Shoreline Protection	$1,532,294
18	Water Well	$1,352,847
19	Prescribed Grazing	$1,321,571
20	Woody Residue Treatment	$1,309,988
21	Irrigation Reservoir	$1,040,389
22	TA Design	$764,554
23	Irrigation Land Leveling	$722,761
24	Conservation Crop Rotation	$665,256
25	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$513,586
26	High Tunnel System	$489,541
27	Forage and Biomass Planting	$480,369
28	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$430,231
29	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$417,570
30	Stream Habitat Improvement and Management	$412,629
31	Obstruction Removal	$398,596
32	Herbaceous Weed Treatment	$269,458
33	TA Application	$246,336
34	Channel Bed Stabilization	$214,930
35	TA Check-Out	$194,524
36	Pond	$186,754
37	Nutrient Management	$186,128
38	Critical Area Planting	$151,292
39	Forest Management Plan	$127,950
40	Pond Sealing or Lining- Flexible Membrane	$127,700
41	Irrigation Ditch Lining	$125,412
42	Subsurface Drain	$107,314
43	Dam- Diversion	$96,561
44	Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation	$94,287
45	Open Channel	$87,681
46	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$87,224
47	Energy Efficient Lighting System	$77,620
48	Spring Development	$76,738
49	Waste Transfer	$69,436
50	Mulching	$68,130
51	Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops	$63,676
52	Waste Storage Facility	$55,433
53	Pond Sealing or Lining- Soil Dispersant	$44,640
54	Grade Stabilization Structure	$42,520
55	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$41,974
56	Energy Efficient Building Envelope	$41,914
57	Other Payment	$41,364
58	Equitable Relief Payment	$35,092
59	Stream Crossing	$33,620
60	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation	$33,101
61	Livestock Shelter Structure	$32,219
62	Grassed Waterway	$25,521
63	Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Clay Treatment	$25,000
64	Diversion	$24,558
65	Heavy Use Area Protection	$22,759
66	Erroneous Underpayment	$17,250
67	Riparian Forest Buffer	$16,260
68	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan	$16,058
69	Underground Outlet	$15,034
70	Pest Management Conservation System	$14,169
71	Land Smoothing	$14,079
72	Aquatic Organism Passage	$14,038
73	Well Decommissioning	$11,159
74	Lined Waterway or Outlet	$10,258
75	Fish and Wildlife Habitat Plan - Written	$10,208
76	Sediment Basin	$9,540
77	Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition	$8,652
78	Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities	$6,715
79	Dike or Levee	$5,611
80	Deep Tillage	$5,242
81	Irrigation Field Ditch	$5,222
82	Access Road	$5,057
83	Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written	$4,742
84	Tree/Shrub Site Preparation	$4,293
85	Water and Sediment Control Basin	$4,117
86	Wetland Creation	$3,545
87	Surface Drain- Main or Lateral	$2,824
88	Structures for Wildlife	$2,364
89	Irrigation Canal or Lateral	$2,080
90	Riparian Herbaceous Cover	$1,426
91	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$920
92	Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management	$649
93	Field Border	$476
94	Wetland Restoration	$230
95	Contour Farming	$61
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	Total Payments, 2017-2020	108,687,768

NRCS climate smart practice.

NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Colorado

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Cover Crop	$3,025,992
2	Range Planting	$1,953,934
3	Conservation Cover	$1,730,362
4	Irrigation Water Management	$1,708,423
5	Prescribed Grazing	$1,321,571
6	Conservation Crop Rotation	$665,256
7	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$513,586
8	Forage and Biomass Planting	$480,369
9	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$430,231
10	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$417,570
11	Nutrient Management	$186,128
12	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$87,224
13	Mulching	$68,130
14	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$41,974
15	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation	$33,101
16	Grassed Waterway	$25,521
17	Riparian Forest Buffer	$16,260
18	Riparian Herbaceous Cover	$1,426
19	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$920
20	Field Border	$476
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	Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020	$12,708,452

NRCS climate smart practice.

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	EQIP Payments, 2017-2020
1	Otero County, Colorado	$7,197,082
2	Delta County, Colorado	$4,923,851
3	Montezuma County, Colorado	$4,592,162
4	Larimer County, Colorado	$4,498,544
5	Montrose County, Colorado	$4,152,656
6	Phillips County, Colorado	$3,214,726
7	Weld County, Colorado	$2,852,744
8	Bent County, Colorado	$2,661,201
9	Conejos County, Colorado	$2,339,497
10	Las Animas County, Colorado	$2,126,944
11	Cheyenne County, Colorado	$1,872,553
12	Prowers County, Colorado	$1,864,931
13	Custer County, Colorado	$1,742,089
14	La Plata County, Colorado	$1,657,901
15	Yuma County, Colorado	$1,519,693
16	Mesa County, Colorado	$1,517,242
17	Garfield County, Colorado	$1,432,074
18	Pueblo County, Colorado	$1,389,629
19	Moffat County, Colorado	$1,382,413
20	Archuleta County, Colorado	$1,109,827
21	Kit Carson County, Colorado	$1,075,028
22	Jefferson County, Colorado	$1,073,828
23	Logan County, Colorado	$1,005,633
24	Elbert County, Colorado	$917,352
25	Baca County, Colorado	$783,505
26	Kiowa County, Colorado	$711,749
27	Teller County, Colorado	$697,022
28	Huerfano County, Colorado	$649,403
29	Morgan County, Colorado	$563,952
30	Adams County, Colorado	$478,049
31	Ouray County, Colorado	$455,007
32	Park County, Colorado	$451,604
33	Crowley County, Colorado	$414,741
34	Washington County, Colorado	$398,184
35	Boulder County, Colorado	$314,816
36	Douglas County, Colorado	$311,985
37	Fremont County, Colorado	$274,366
38	El Paso County, Colorado	$231,626
39	Lincoln County, Colorado	$215,076
40	Jackson County, Colorado	$213,485
41	Sedgwick County, Colorado	$208,055
42	San Miguel County, Colorado	$196,821
43	Routt County, Colorado	$185,309
44	Saguache County, Colorado	$182,758
45	Chaffee County, Colorado	$177,102
46	Alamosa County, Colorado	$165,734
47	Rio Blanco County, Colorado	$134,726
48	Costilla County, Colorado	$94,140
49	Rio Grande County, Colorado	$75,135
50	Grand County, Colorado	$51,751
51	Arapahoe County, Colorado	$42,405
52	Gunnison County, Colorado	$23,241
53	Dolores County, Colorado	$1,649
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Colorado, 2017

Land in Colorado, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	38,893
Total Acres in Farms:	31,820,957
Cropland Acres:	11,056,259
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	18,801,276
Woodland Acres:	1,308,918

Livestock in Colorado, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Layers inventory	4,536,917
Cattle and calves inventory	2,812,306
Hogs and pigs inventory	737,663
Sheep and lambs inventory	414,672

Crops in Colorado, 2017

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