EQIP in Florida
Florida
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Florida
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 Florida
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Florida
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sprinkler System  | $8,634,920 |
| 2 | Brush Management | $8,422,430 |
| 3 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $8,286,949 |
| 4 | Fence | $7,919,701 |
| 5 | Tree & Shrub Establishment  | $7,338,846 |
| 6 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $6,959,969 |
| 7 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $4,736,764 |
| 8 | Cover Crop | $4,696,865 |
| 9 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $4,063,466 |
| 10 | Prescribed Burning | $3,768,809 |
| 11 | Water Well | $2,140,453 |
| 12 | High Tunnel System | $1,990,041 |
| 13 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $1,706,215 |
| 14 | Firebreak | $1,695,851 |
| 15 | Livestock Pipeline | $1,673,708 |
| 16 | Pumping Plant | $1,529,949 |
| 17 | Nutrient Management | $1,236,755 |
| 18 | Irrigation Pipeline | $1,213,356 |
| 19 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $1,114,975 |
| 20 | Watering Facility | $1,021,281 |
| 21 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $892,382 |
| 22 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $818,214 |
| 23 | Structure for Water Control | $799,716 |
| 24 | Roofs and Covers | $699,446 |
| 25 | Forest Stand Improvement | $697,213 |
| 26 | Land Smoothing | $658,284 |
| 27 | Prescribed Grazing | $651,858 |
| 28 | Pest Management Conservation System | $431,866 |
| 29 | Waste Storage Facility | $279,180 |
| 30 | Obstruction Removal | $278,188 |
| 31 | Underground Outlet | $270,138 |
| 32 | Irrigation Water Management | $245,344 |
| 33 | Livestock Shelter Structure | $190,774 |
| 34 | Forest Management Plan | $189,672 |
| 35 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $130,603 |
| 36 | Critical Area Planting | $114,476 |
| 37 | Conservation Cover | $82,788 |
| 38 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $54,705 |
| 39 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $48,173 |
| 40 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $42,516 |
| 41 | Roof Runoff Structure | $33,656 |
| 42 | Irrigation Reservoir | $32,409 |
| 43 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $27,975 |
| 44 | Pond | $23,972 |
| 45 | Water and Sediment Control Basin | $22,337 |
| 46 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $20,507 |
| 47 | Mulching | $12,864 |
| 48 | TA Design | $9,778 |
| 49 | Structures for Wildlife | $7,843 |
| 50 | Well Decommissioning | $6,030 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 87,938,979 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Florida
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sprinkler System | $8,634,920 |
| 2 | Brush Management | $8,422,430 |
| 3 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $8,286,949 |
| 4 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $7,338,846 |
| 5 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $4,736,764 |
| 6 | Cover Crop | $4,696,865 |
| 7 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $4,063,466 |
| 8 | Prescribed Burning | $3,768,809 |
| 9 | Pumping Plant | $1,529,949 |
| 10 | Nutrient Management | $1,236,755 |
| 11 | Irrigation Pipeline | $1,213,356 |
| 12 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $1,114,975 |
| 13 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $892,382 |
| 14 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $818,214 |
| 15 | Roofs and Covers | $699,446 |
| 16 | Forest Stand Improvement | $697,213 |
| 17 | Prescribed Grazing | $651,858 |
| 18 | Waste Storage Facility | $279,180 |
| 19 | Irrigation Water Management | $245,344 |
| 20 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $130,603 |
| 21 | Critical Area Planting | $114,476 |
| 22 | Conservation Cover | $82,788 |
| 23 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $54,705 |
| 24 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $48,173 |
| 25 | Mulching | $12,864 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $59,771,330 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $19,269,076 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $40,502,254 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson County, Florida | $5,960,477 |
| 2 | Suwannee County, Florida | $5,796,156 |
| 3 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | $4,741,820 |
| 4 | Polk County, Florida | $4,620,173 |
| 5 | Walton County, Florida | $3,020,567 |
| 6 | Hendry County, Florida | $2,677,393 |
| 7 | Lafayette County, Florida | $2,337,141 |
| 8 | Osceola County, Florida | $2,302,452 |
| 9 | Columbia County, Florida | $2,154,596 |
| 10 | Gadsden County, Florida | $2,062,140 |
| 11 | Okaloosa County, Florida | $2,048,312 |
| 12 | Jefferson County, Florida | $2,039,541 |
| 13 | Highlands County, Florida | $1,934,847 |
| 14 | Glades County, Florida | $1,763,396 |
| 15 | Saint Lucie County, Florida | $1,616,940 |
| 16 | Gilchrist County, Florida | $1,536,380 |
| 17 | Holmes County, Florida | $1,316,556 |
| 18 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | $1,159,750 |
| 19 | Calhoun County, Florida | $1,029,625 |
| 20 | Okeechobee County, Florida | $1,007,961 |
| 21 | DeSoto County, Florida | $881,188 |
| 22 | Indian River County, Florida | $791,410 |
| 23 | Madison County, Florida | $718,003 |
| 24 | Washington County, Florida | $707,127 |
| 25 | Alachua County, Florida | $669,879 |
| 26 | Hamilton County, Florida | $658,111 |
| 27 | Lake County, Florida | $568,811 |
| 28 | Liberty County, Florida | $454,656 |
| 29 | Levy County, Florida | $334,312 |
| 30 | Charlotte County, Florida | $300,421 |
| 31 | Orange County, Florida | $277,597 |
| 32 | Collier County, Florida | $267,116 |
| 33 | Palm Beach County, Florida | $265,738 |
| 34 | Brevard County, Florida | $235,673 |
| 35 | Escambia County, Florida | $228,823 |
| 36 | Saint Johns County, Florida | $228,228 |
| 37 | Marion County, Florida | $224,320 |
| 38 | Martin County, Florida | $222,857 |
| 39 | Sumter County, Florida | $152,408 |
| 40 | Wakulla County, Florida | $140,112 |
| 41 | Flagler County, Florida | $115,069 |
| 42 | Pasco County, Florida | $99,422 |
| 43 | Sarasota County, Florida | $95,886 |
| 44 | Hillsborough County, Florida | $91,103 |
| 45 | Seminole County, Florida | $88,132 |
| 46 | Volusia County, Florida | $72,999 |
| 47 | Leon County, Florida | $60,467 |
| 48 | Citrus County, Florida | $59,004 |
| 49 | Baker County, Florida | $51,099 |
| 50 | Putnam County, Florida | $46,501 |
| 51 | Duval County, Florida | $42,246 |
| 52 | Hardee County, Florida | $33,465 |
| 53 | Dixie County, Florida | $25,496 |
| 54 | Lee County, Florida | $22,835 |
| 55 | Hernando County, Florida | $14,419 |
| 56 | Bradford County, Florida | $11,939 |
| 57 | Manatee County, Florida | $3,838 |
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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 Florida, 2022
Land in Florida, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 44,703 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 9,701,400 |
| Cropland Acres: | 2,874,871 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,547,177 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,349,120 |
Livestock in Florida, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 64,995,839 |
| Layers inventory | 7,096,782 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,574,057 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 24,329 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 14,482 |
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