EQIP in Idaho
Idaho
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Idaho
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 Idaho
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Idaho
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Pipeline  | $16,702,890 |
| 2 | Sprinkler System | $13,138,099 |
| 3 | Brush Management | $8,490,826 |
| 4 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $4,520,655 |
| 5 | Cover Crop  | $4,425,980 |
| 6 | Fence | $3,613,977 |
| 7 | Pumping Plant | $3,510,725 |
| 8 | Structure for Water Control | $2,821,007 |
| 9 | High Tunnel System | $2,040,611 |
| 10 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $1,998,644 |
| 11 | Nutrient Management | $1,664,827 |
| 12 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $1,663,272 |
| 13 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,279,932 |
| 14 | Watering Facility | $1,099,882 |
| 15 | Livestock Pipeline | $1,053,067 |
| 16 | Woody Residue Treatment | $1,028,687 |
| 17 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $989,120 |
| 18 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $760,240 |
| 19 | Irrigation Water Management | $741,235 |
| 20 | Pest Management Conservation System | $730,670 |
| 21 | Water Well | $680,480 |
| 22 | Waste Storage Facility | $669,188 |
| 23 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $667,828 |
| 24 | Range Planting | $580,835 |
| 25 | Prescribed Grazing | $575,801 |
| 26 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $552,217 |
| 27 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $520,146 |
| 28 | Fuel Break | $456,300 |
| 29 | Underground Outlet | $433,553 |
| 30 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $421,260 |
| 31 | Forest Management Plan | $260,065 |
| 32 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $205,905 |
| 33 | Stream Habitat Improvement and Management | $164,512 |
| 34 | Obstruction Removal | $157,449 |
| 35 | TA Design | $156,436 |
| 36 | Water and Sediment Control Basin | $150,595 |
| 37 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $143,869 |
| 38 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $143,145 |
| 39 | Tree/Shrub Pruning | $142,170 |
| 40 | Pond | $132,921 |
| 41 | Spring Development | $127,955 |
| 42 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $125,735 |
| 43 | Conservation Cover | $119,411 |
| 44 | Irrigation Reservoir | $108,887 |
| 45 | Prescribed Burning | $99,997 |
| 46 | Critical Area Planting | $75,266 |
| 47 | Stream Crossing | $69,364 |
| 48 | TA Check-Out | $68,708 |
| 49 | Access Road | $67,739 |
| 50 | TA Application | $67,115 |
| 51 | Structures for Wildlife | $55,269 |
| 52 | Mulching | $46,989 |
| 53 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $45,222 |
| 54 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $41,448 |
| 55 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $28,686 |
| 56 | Hedgerow Planting | $25,087 |
| 57 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $23,267 |
| 58 | Grassed Waterway | $11,993 |
| 59 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $10,096 |
| 60 | Fish and Wildlife Structure | $3,768 |
| 61 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $2,940 |
| 62 | Access Control | $1,760 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 80,725,841 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Idaho
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Pipeline | $16,702,890 |
| 2 | Sprinkler System | $13,138,099 |
| 3 | Brush Management | $8,490,826 |
| 4 | Cover Crop | $4,425,980 |
| 5 | Pumping Plant | $3,510,725 |
| 6 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $1,998,644 |
| 7 | Nutrient Management | $1,664,827 |
| 8 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $1,663,272 |
| 9 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,279,932 |
| 10 | Woody Residue Treatment | $1,028,687 |
| 11 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $989,120 |
| 12 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $760,240 |
| 13 | Irrigation Water Management | $741,235 |
| 14 | Waste Storage Facility | $669,188 |
| 15 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $667,828 |
| 16 | Range Planting | $580,835 |
| 17 | Prescribed Grazing | $575,801 |
| 18 | Fuel Break | $456,300 |
| 19 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $421,260 |
| 20 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $143,145 |
| 21 | Conservation Cover | $119,411 |
| 22 | Prescribed Burning | $99,997 |
| 23 | Critical Area Planting | $75,266 |
| 24 | Mulching | $46,989 |
| 25 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $45,222 |
| 26 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $28,686 |
| 27 | Hedgerow Planting | $25,087 |
| 28 | Grassed Waterway | $11,993 |
| 29 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $2,940 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $60,364,425 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $12,494,246 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $47,870,179 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owyhee County, Idaho | $10,119,017 |
| 2 | Fremont County, Idaho | $6,206,770 |
| 3 | Canyon County, Idaho | $4,390,388 |
| 4 | Cassia County, Idaho | $3,904,194 |
| 5 | Latah County, Idaho | $3,241,179 |
| 6 | Twin Falls County, Idaho | $2,634,650 |
| 7 | Oneida County, Idaho | $2,620,348 |
| 8 | Butte County, Idaho | $2,373,448 |
| 9 | Jefferson County, Idaho | $2,256,791 |
| 10 | Bonneville County, Idaho | $2,098,507 |
| 11 | Benewah County, Idaho | $1,586,543 |
| 12 | Gem County, Idaho | $1,370,806 |
| 13 | Washington County, Idaho | $1,252,230 |
| 14 | Franklin County, Idaho | $984,517 |
| 15 | Idaho County, Idaho | $977,445 |
| 16 | Bonner County, Idaho | $945,546 |
| 17 | Nez Perce County, Idaho | $912,844 |
| 18 | Bear Lake County, Idaho | $666,343 |
| 19 | Bannock County, Idaho | $663,365 |
| 20 | Caribou County, Idaho | $603,119 |
| 21 | Elmore County, Idaho | $591,935 |
| 22 | Lemhi County, Idaho | $577,076 |
| 23 | Power County, Idaho | $572,419 |
| 24 | Lewis County, Idaho | $339,365 |
| 25 | Kootenai County, Idaho | $329,553 |
| 26 | Custer County, Idaho | $328,701 |
| 27 | Boundary County, Idaho | $305,560 |
| 28 | Valley County, Idaho | $287,287 |
| 29 | Ada County, Idaho | $249,641 |
| 30 | Clark County, Idaho | $243,509 |
| 31 | Boise County, Idaho | $165,416 |
| 32 | Gooding County, Idaho | $159,121 |
| 33 | Lincoln County, Idaho | $155,866 |
| 34 | Bingham County, Idaho | $146,464 |
| 35 | Madison County, Idaho | $146,391 |
| 36 | Clearwater County, Idaho | $142,787 |
| 37 | Blaine County, Idaho | $113,772 |
| 38 | Minidoka County, Idaho | $108,437 |
| 39 | Payette County, Idaho | $107,129 |
| 40 | Adams County, Idaho | $38,323 |
| 41 | Teton County, Idaho | $15,060 |
| 42 | Jerome County, Idaho | $1,472 |
| 43 | Shoshone, County, Idaho | $1,135 |
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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 Idaho, 2022
Land in Idaho, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 22,877 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 11,547,963 |
| Cropland Acres: | 5,623,516 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 5,012,618 |
| Woodland Acres: | 479,705 |
Livestock in Idaho, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 2,517,987 |
| Layers inventory | 638,424 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 230,681 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 21,157 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 11,815 |
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