EQIP in Iowa
Iowa
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Iowa
EQIP payments by fiscal year in Iowa
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Iowa
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop  | $18,602,227 |
| 2 | Waste Storage Facility | $9,335,215 |
| 3 | Underground Outlet | $5,122,190 |
| 4 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $4,888,171 |
| 5 | Terrace | $4,858,963 |
| 6 | Roofs and Covers | $4,487,089 |
| 7 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,839,497 |
| 8 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $3,752,642 |
| 9 | Fence | $3,414,692 |
| 10 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $3,202,474 |
| 11 | Pond | $1,689,811 |
| 12 | Livestock Pipeline | $1,585,428 |
| 13 | Watering Facility | $1,489,723 |
| 14 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $1,468,864 |
| 15 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $1,438,595 |
| 16 | Water and Sediment Control Basin | $1,273,144 |
| 17 | Grassed Waterway | $1,253,831 |
| 18 | High Tunnel System | $943,045 |
| 19 | Subsurface Drain | $939,613 |
| 20 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $749,318 |
| 21 | Conservation Cover | $745,406 |
| 22 | Nutrient Management | $708,940 |
| 23 | Brush Management | $594,015 |
| 24 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $545,909 |
| 25 | Prescribed Grazing | $525,609 |
| 26 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $389,684 |
| 27 | Waste Transfer | $360,168 |
| 28 | Mulching | $344,933 |
| 29 | Wetland Restoration | $243,726 |
| 30 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $240,473 |
| 31 | Nutrient Management Plan - Written | $236,830 |
| 32 | Pumping Plant | $218,295 |
| 33 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $198,102 |
| 34 | Forest Stand Improvement | $197,890 |
| 35 | Water Well | $196,563 |
| 36 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $194,858 |
| 37 | Obstruction Removal | $187,132 |
| 38 | Critical Area Planting | $166,182 |
| 39 | Stream Crossing | $160,004 |
| 40 | Structures for Wildlife | $146,463 |
| 41 | Denitrifying Bioreactor | $137,643 |
| 42 | Prescribed Burning | $116,784 |
| 43 | Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility | $114,879 |
| 44 | Emergency Animal Mortality Management | $89,718 |
| 45 | Roof Runoff Structure | $83,454 |
| 46 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $81,994 |
| 47 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $77,812 |
| 48 | Animal Mortality Facility | $74,160 |
| 49 | Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition | $72,622 |
| 50 | Pest Management Conservation System | $69,307 |
| 51 | Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Soil Treatment | $63,207 |
| 52 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $62,773 |
| 53 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $55,278 |
| 54 | Forest Management Plan | $53,876 |
| 55 | Constructed Wetland | $51,225 |
| 56 | Equitable Relief Payment | $44,005 |
| 57 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $37,793 |
| 58 | Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring-Data Collection and Evaluation | $32,760 |
| 59 | Field Border | $28,065 |
| 60 | Waste Facility Closure | $26,088 |
| 61 | Structure for Water Control | $23,282 |
| 62 | Sprinkler System | $23,175 |
| 63 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $21,171 |
| 64 | Dike or Levee | $18,895 |
| 65 | Monitoring and Evaluation | $18,750 |
| 66 | Access Control | $18,367 |
| 67 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $14,459 |
| 68 | Stream Habitat Improvement and Management | $13,426 |
| 69 | Wetland Creation | $13,268 |
| 70 | Denitrifying Bioreactor | $13,151 |
| 71 | Integrated Pest Management Plan - Written | $13,081 |
| 72 | Saturated Buffer | $12,483 |
| 73 | Drainage Water Management Plan - Written | $9,839 |
| 74 | Pond Sealing or Lining- Flexible Membrane | $8,487 |
| 75 | Pollinator Habitat Plan - Written | $8,010 |
| 76 | Silvopasture | $7,590 |
| 77 | Contour Buffer Strips | $6,953 |
| 78 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $6,828 |
| 79 | Wetland Enhancement | $5,989 |
| 80 | Trails and Walkways | $5,804 |
| 81 | Hedgerow Planting | $5,452 |
| 82 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $4,963 |
| 83 | Firebreak | $4,383 |
| 84 | Spring Development | $3,675 |
| 85 | Land Clearing | $3,662 |
| 86 | Diversion | $3,143 |
| 87 | Well Decommissioning | $2,892 |
| 88 | Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written | $2,413 |
| 89 | Drainage Water Management | $1,302 |
| 90 | Vegetated Subsurface Drain Outlet | $1,232 |
| 91 | Filter Strip | $677 |
| 92 | Prescribed Burning Plan - Written | $449 |
| 93 | Contour Farming | $199 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 82,622,763 | |
NRCS climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Iowa
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop | $18,602,227 |
| 2 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,839,497 |
| 3 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $1,438,595 |
| 4 | Grassed Waterway | $1,253,831 |
| 5 | Conservation Cover | $745,406 |
| 6 | Nutrient Management | $708,940 |
| 7 | Prescribed Grazing | $525,609 |
| 8 | Mulching | $344,933 |
| 9 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $198,102 |
| 10 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $194,858 |
| 11 | Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility | $114,879 |
| 12 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $55,278 |
| 13 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $37,793 |
| 14 | Field Border | $28,065 |
| 15 | Silvopasture | $7,590 |
| 16 | Contour Buffer Strips | $6,953 |
| 17 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $6,828 |
| 18 | Hedgerow Planting | $5,452 |
| 19 | Filter Strip | $677 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020 | $28,115,514 | |
NRCS climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davis County, Iowa | $2,994,525 |
| 2 | Wayne County, Iowa | $2,492,232 |
| 3 | Carroll County, Iowa | $2,340,310 |
| 4 | Howard County, Iowa | $1,688,970 |
| 5 | Wapello County, Iowa | $1,672,679 |
| 6 | Jackson County, Iowa | $1,594,409 |
| 7 | Cass County, Iowa | $1,488,336 |
| 8 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $1,451,194 |
| 9 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $1,393,123 |
| 10 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $1,376,223 |
| 11 | East Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $1,323,010 |
| 12 | Sioux County, Iowa | $1,006,995 |
| 13 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $953,093 |
| 14 | Lucas County, Iowa | $938,497 |
| 15 | Delaware County, Iowa | $938,165 |
| 16 | Fayette County, Iowa | $927,543 |
| 17 | Page County, Iowa | $905,605 |
| 18 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $881,590 |
| 19 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $830,572 |
| 20 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $688,189 |
| 21 | Linn County, Iowa | $646,795 |
| 22 | Decatur County, Iowa | $626,576 |
| 23 | Franklin County, Iowa | $624,225 |
| 24 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $622,950 |
| 25 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $619,275 |
| 26 | Washington County, Iowa | $605,852 |
| 27 | Madison County, Iowa | $590,752 |
| 28 | Clarke County, Iowa | $589,815 |
| 29 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $520,845 |
| 30 | Clayton County, Iowa | $511,458 |
| 31 | Union County, Iowa | $501,339 |
| 32 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $499,190 |
| 33 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $491,157 |
| 34 | Butler County, Iowa | $468,759 |
| 35 | Monona County, Iowa | $463,044 |
| 36 | Henry County, Iowa | $462,578 |
| 37 | Monroe County, Iowa | $430,584 |
| 38 | Floyd County, Iowa | $405,286 |
| 39 | Hancock County, Iowa | $397,070 |
| 40 | Benton County, Iowa | $394,702 |
| 41 | Jones County, Iowa | $389,010 |
| 42 | Lee County, Iowa | $373,271 |
| 43 | Sac County, Iowa | $368,465 |
| 44 | Louisa County, Iowa | $347,158 |
| 45 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $339,222 |
| 46 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $334,596 |
| 47 | Grundy County, Iowa | $327,250 |
| 48 | Iowa County, Iowa | $313,144 |
| 49 | Lyon County, Iowa | $304,643 |
| 50 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $291,220 |
| 51 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $290,272 |
| 52 | Warren County, Iowa | $281,671 |
| 53 | Boone County, Iowa | $273,197 |
| 54 | Clay County, Iowa | $269,216 |
| 55 | Jasper County, Iowa | $259,976 |
| 56 | Dallas County, Iowa | $245,768 |
| 57 | Webster County, Iowa | $242,547 |
| 58 | Greene County, Iowa | $242,159 |
| 59 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $235,574 |
| 60 | Story County, Iowa | $224,235 |
| 61 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $217,357 |
| 62 | Johnson County, Iowa | $217,147 |
| 63 | Bremer County, Iowa | $198,737 |
| 64 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $198,117 |
| 65 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $197,036 |
| 66 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $185,130 |
| 67 | Marshall County, Iowa | $178,137 |
| 68 | Marion County, Iowa | $177,107 |
| 69 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $172,635 |
| 70 | Cedar County, Iowa | $160,525 |
| 71 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $157,563 |
| 72 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $156,029 |
| 73 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $148,495 |
| 74 | Mills County, Iowa | $143,193 |
| 75 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $137,388 |
| 76 | Osceola County, Iowa | $135,104 |
| 77 | Crawford County, Iowa | $134,698 |
| 78 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $127,375 |
| 79 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $119,654 |
| 80 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $117,490 |
| 81 | Polk County, Iowa | $116,514 |
| 82 | Wright County, Iowa | $115,895 |
| 83 | Adams County, Iowa | $114,952 |
| 84 | Worth County, Iowa | $111,939 |
| 85 | Tama County, Iowa | $109,816 |
| 86 | Hardin County, Iowa | $108,482 |
| 87 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $92,611 |
| 88 | Scott County, Iowa | $83,936 |
| 89 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $83,246 |
| 90 | Audubon County, Iowa | $75,531 |
| 91 | Shelby County, Iowa | $59,127 |
| 92 | Clinton County, Iowa | $54,272 |
| 93 | Adair County, Iowa | $50,432 |
| 94 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $42,202 |
| 95 | Harrison County, Iowa | $42,056 |
| 96 | Fremont County, Iowa | $39,691 |
| 97 | Emmet County, Iowa | $33,347 |
| 98 | Ida County, Iowa | $31,286 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Iowa, 2017
Land in Iowa, 2017
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 86,104 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 30,563,878 |
| Cropland Acres: | 26,545,960 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,780,649 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,103,650 |
Livestock in Iowa, 2017
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 56,554,774 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 22,730,540 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 21,981,704 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,950,920 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 167,208 |
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