EQIP in Indiana
Indiana
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Indiana
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 Indiana
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Indiana
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop  | $39,632,471 |
| 2 | Brush Management  | $11,218,648 |
| 3 | Nutrient Management | $8,478,676 |
| 4 | Waste Storage Facility | $7,447,720 |
| 5 | Roofs and Covers | $6,772,904 |
| 6 | Water and Sediment Control Basin | $4,631,238 |
| 7 | Forest Stand Improvement | $4,012,083 |
| 8 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,939,109 |
| 9 | Underground Outlet | $2,973,039 |
| 10 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $2,929,815 |
| 11 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $2,719,209 |
| 12 | Animal Mortality Facility | $2,175,804 |
| 13 | Conservation Cover | $1,893,575 |
| 14 | High Tunnel System | $1,807,445 |
| 15 | Pest Management Conservation System | $1,547,634 |
| 16 | Fence | $1,449,149 |
| 17 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $1,354,913 |
| 18 | Mulching | $1,292,188 |
| 19 | Waste Facility Closure | $1,236,937 |
| 20 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $1,205,977 |
| 21 | Waste Transfer | $1,030,453 |
| 22 | Livestock Pipeline | $983,991 |
| 23 | Forest Management Plan | $919,662 |
| 24 | Watering Facility | $917,606 |
| 25 | Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products | $867,654 |
| 26 | Subsurface Drain | $775,059 |
| 27 | Nutrient Management Plan - Written | $766,747 |
| 28 | Grassed Waterway | $684,902 |
| 29 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $676,627 |
| 30 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $561,054 |
| 31 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $450,579 |
| 32 | Integrated Pest Management Plan - Written | $436,708 |
| 33 | Roof Runoff Structure | $377,777 |
| 34 | Access Road | $320,616 |
| 35 | Amending Soil Properties with Gypsiferous Products | $316,941 |
| 36 | Prescribed Grazing | $313,517 |
| 37 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $285,020 |
| 38 | Water Well | $136,863 |
| 39 | Pumping Plant | $120,021 |
| 40 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $103,216 |
| 41 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $79,712 |
| 42 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $73,943 |
| 43 | Stream Crossing | $73,583 |
| 44 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $66,213 |
| 45 | Hedgerow Planting | $61,958 |
| 46 | Structure for Water Control | $59,516 |
| 47 | Spring Development | $52,956 |
| 48 | Irrigation Water Management | $49,747 |
| 49 | Access Control | $42,392 |
| 50 | Critical Area Planting | $40,204 |
| 51 | Forest Trails and Landings | $33,262 |
| 52 | Diversion | $30,910 |
| 53 | Field Border | $28,572 |
| 54 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $21,501 |
| 55 | Trails and Walkways | $20,793 |
| 56 | Firebreak | $17,713 |
| 57 | Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition | $17,420 |
| 58 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $16,626 |
| 59 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $15,921 |
| 60 | Drainage Water Management Plan - Written | $15,764 |
| 61 | Drainage Water Management | $9,240 |
| 62 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $481 |
| 63 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $478 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 120,627,855 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Indiana
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop | $39,632,471 |
| 2 | Brush Management | $11,218,648 |
| 3 | Nutrient Management | $8,478,676 |
| 4 | Waste Storage Facility | $7,447,720 |
| 5 | Roofs and Covers | $6,772,904 |
| 6 | Forest Stand Improvement | $4,012,083 |
| 7 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,939,109 |
| 8 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $2,719,209 |
| 9 | Conservation Cover | $1,893,575 |
| 10 | Mulching | $1,292,188 |
| 11 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $1,205,977 |
| 12 | Grassed Waterway | $684,902 |
| 13 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $676,627 |
| 14 | Prescribed Grazing | $313,517 |
| 15 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $285,020 |
| 16 | Pumping Plant | $120,021 |
| 17 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $73,943 |
| 18 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $66,213 |
| 19 | Hedgerow Planting | $61,958 |
| 20 | Irrigation Water Management | $49,747 |
| 21 | Critical Area Planting | $40,204 |
| 22 | Field Border | $28,572 |
| 23 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $21,501 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $91,034,785 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $59,922,665 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $31,112,120 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington County, Indiana | $5,454,979 |
| 2 | Adams County, Indiana | $4,003,723 |
| 3 | Knox County, Indiana | $3,485,540 |
| 4 | De Kalb County, Indiana | $3,205,640 |
| 5 | Dubois County, Indiana | $3,035,867 |
| 6 | Daviess County, Indiana | $2,832,872 |
| 7 | Whitley County, Indiana | $2,773,525 |
| 8 | Lawrence County, Indiana | $2,642,950 |
| 9 | Greene County, Indiana | $2,526,533 |
| 10 | Noble County, Indiana | $2,438,974 |
| 11 | Allen County, Indiana | $2,408,142 |
| 12 | Harrison County, Indiana | $2,327,958 |
| 13 | Posey County, Indiana | $2,260,649 |
| 14 | Kosciusko County, Indiana | $2,195,023 |
| 15 | Lagrange County, Indiana | $2,013,135 |
| 16 | Warrick County, Indiana | $1,805,277 |
| 17 | Decatur County, Indiana | $1,726,649 |
| 18 | Benton County, Indiana | $1,296,208 |
| 19 | Pulaski County, Indiana | $1,258,544 |
| 20 | Sullivan County, Indiana | $1,251,432 |
| 21 | Jay County, Indiana | $1,207,261 |
| 22 | Wabash County, Indiana | $1,205,782 |
| 23 | Wells County, Indiana | $1,033,759 |
| 24 | Miami County, Indiana | $1,018,436 |
| 25 | Bartholomew County, Indiana | $985,617 |
| 26 | Carroll County, Indiana | $983,932 |
| 27 | Vigo County, Indiana | $929,629 |
| 28 | Elkhart County, Indiana | $835,384 |
| 29 | Jennings County, Indiana | $783,527 |
| 30 | Tippecanoe County, Indiana | $730,613 |
| 31 | Cass County, Indiana | $699,090 |
| 32 | Steuben County, Indiana | $688,198 |
| 33 | Crawford County, Indiana | $680,586 |
| 34 | Putnam County, Indiana | $679,208 |
| 35 | Owen County, Indiana | $591,293 |
| 36 | Wayne County, Indiana | $587,688 |
| 37 | Ripley County, Indiana | $574,400 |
| 38 | Jackson County, Indiana | $568,034 |
| 39 | Randolph County, Indiana | $525,167 |
| 40 | Henry County, Indiana | $520,972 |
| 41 | Monroe County, Indiana | $520,083 |
| 42 | Hendricks County, Indiana | $494,828 |
| 43 | Clay County, Indiana | $459,222 |
| 44 | La Porte County, Indiana | $455,184 |
| 45 | Brown County, Indiana | $435,732 |
| 46 | Warren County, Indiana | $431,745 |
| 47 | Parke County, Indiana | $430,034 |
| 48 | Porter County, Indiana | $414,844 |
| 49 | Franklin County, Indiana | $391,459 |
| 50 | Rush County, Indiana | $381,970 |
| 51 | Howard County, Indiana | $351,818 |
| 52 | Saint Joseph County, Indiana | $350,436 |
| 53 | Orange County, Indiana | $349,116 |
| 54 | Switzerland County, Indiana | $342,465 |
| 55 | White County, Indiana | $337,187 |
| 56 | Dearborn County, Indiana | $326,461 |
| 57 | Jefferson County, Indiana | $317,141 |
| 58 | Martin County, Indiana | $306,331 |
| 59 | Tipton County, Indiana | $294,288 |
| 60 | Perry County, Indiana | $293,387 |
| 61 | Spencer County, Indiana | $289,879 |
| 62 | Pike County, Indiana | $286,057 |
| 63 | Newton County, Indiana | $284,727 |
| 64 | Huntington County, Indiana | $266,937 |
| 65 | Delaware County, Indiana | $244,204 |
| 66 | Hancock County, Indiana | $243,394 |
| 67 | Fayette County, Indiana | $240,983 |
| 68 | Clark County, Indiana | $231,444 |
| 69 | Montgomery County, Indiana | $228,503 |
| 70 | Gibson County, Indiana | $216,822 |
| 71 | Fountain County, Indiana | $207,965 |
| 72 | Starke County, Indiana | $194,892 |
| 73 | Union County, Indiana | $159,186 |
| 74 | Blackford County, Indiana | $154,133 |
| 75 | Vanderburgh County, Indiana | $149,678 |
| 76 | Marshall County, Indiana | $148,225 |
| 77 | Vermillion County, Indiana | $142,083 |
| 78 | Ohio County, Indiana | $136,375 |
| 79 | Lake County, Indiana | $131,159 |
| 80 | Johnson County, Indiana | $130,646 |
| 81 | Boone County, Indiana | $117,015 |
| 82 | Shelby County, Indiana | $113,920 |
| 83 | Floyd County, Indiana | $95,901 |
| 84 | Morgan County, Indiana | $70,985 |
| 85 | Clinton County, Indiana | $54,622 |
| 86 | Scott County, Indiana | $44,602 |
| 87 | Madison County, Indiana | $41,556 |
| 88 | Grant County, Indiana | $41,073 |
| 89 | Jasper County, Indiana | $3,999 |
| 90 | Marion County, Indiana | $888 |
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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 Indiana, 2022
Land in Indiana, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 53,599 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 14,602,240 |
| Cropland Acres: | 12,531,737 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 449,624 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,038,481 |
Livestock in Indiana, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 51,943,087 |
| Layers inventory | 35,924,482 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 4,372,121 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 770,048 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 79,185 |
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