EQIP in Louisiana

Louisiana

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Louisiana

EQIP payments by fiscal year in Louisiana

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020

Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Louisiana

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Cover Crop	$10,711,274
2	Irrigation Land Leveling	$9,899,996
3	Irrigation Pipeline	$7,821,533
4	Forage and Biomass Planting	$2,887,832
5	Heavy Use Area Protection	$2,513,207
6	Fence	$2,438,290
7	Grade Stabilization Structure	$2,316,261
8	Tree/Shrub Site Preparation	$2,067,706
9	Nutrient Management	$1,900,460
10	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$1,837,394
11	Firebreak	$1,810,359
12	Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt	$1,278,944
13	Livestock Pipeline	$1,167,617
14	Forest Stand Improvement	$1,141,433
15	Precision Land Forming and Smoothing	$1,111,652
16	Pond	$1,093,567
17	Sprinkler System	$1,083,498
18	Watering Facility	$982,934
19	High Tunnel System	$927,852
20	Prescribed Grazing	$892,564
21	Herbaceous Weed Treatment	$862,976
22	Pumping Plant	$779,513
23	Prescribed Burning	$768,988
24	Roofs and Covers	$751,631
25	Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management	$674,363
26	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$629,427
27	Animal Mortality Facility	$610,881
28	Waste Transfer	$541,916
29	Structure for Water Control	$540,456
30	Dike or Levee	$514,338
31	Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation	$483,285
32	Water Well	$430,596
33	Brush Management	$424,639
34	Waste Treatment Lagoon	$401,263
35	Waste Facility Closure	$394,964
36	Irrigation Water Management	$306,904
37	Waste Storage Facility	$254,897
38	Energy Efficient Building Envelope	$250,194
39	Irrigation Reservoir	$205,516
40	Stream Crossing	$173,249
41	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$133,669
42	Critical Area Planting	$94,187
43	Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Clay Treatment	$89,437
44	Livestock Shelter Structure	$82,582
45	Energy Efficient Lighting System	$78,688
46	Agrichemical Handling Facility	$66,390
47	Feral Swine Management Conservation Activity - Interim	$66,242
48	Mulching	$60,589
49	Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written	$60,278
50	Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface	$41,115
51	Conservation Crop Rotation	$38,222
52	Lined Waterway or Outlet	$37,796
53	Well Decommissioning	$36,848
54	Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops	$32,909
55	Pest Management Conservation System	$30,971
56	Conservation Cover	$30,136
57	Streambank and Shoreline Protection	$29,750
58	Field Border	$26,660
59	Woody Residue Treatment	$16,996
60	Livestock Shade Structure	$15,750
61	Irrigation System- Microirrigation	$14,265
62	Residue Management- Seasonal	$11,213
63	Silvopasture	$10,989
64	Deep Tillage	$9,612
65	Pond Sealing or Lining- Flexible Membrane	$8,097
66	Other Payment	$7,420
67	Forest Management Plan	$7,361
68	Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment	$5,249
69	Residue and Tillage Management - Ridge Till	$5,111
70	Surface Drain- Field Ditch	$4,364
71	Fuel Break	$4,088
72	Fish and Wildlife Habitat Plan - Written	$2,838
73	Waste Recycling	$2,287
74	Shallow Water Development and Management	$1,763
75	Grassed Waterway	$1,677
76	Erroneous Underpayment	$623
77	Tree/Shrub Pruning	$605
78	Diversion	$251
79	Obstruction Removal	$181
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	Total Payments, 2017-2020	67,051,576

NRCS climate smart practice.

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

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Cover Crop	$10,711,274
2	Forage and Biomass Planting	$2,887,832
3	Nutrient Management	$1,900,460
4	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$1,837,394
5	Prescribed Grazing	$892,564
6	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$629,427
7	Irrigation Water Management	$306,904
8	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$133,669
9	Mulching	$60,589
10	Conservation Crop Rotation	$38,222
11	Conservation Cover	$30,136
12	Field Border	$26,660
13	Silvopasture	$10,989
14	Grassed Waterway	$1,677
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	Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020	$19,467,796

NRCS climate smart practice.

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	EQIP Payments, 2017-2020
1	Vermilion Parish, Louisiana	$3,361,443
2	Richland Parish, Louisiana	$2,889,112
3	East Carroll Parish, Louisiana	$2,650,155
4	Tensas Parish, Louisiana	$2,535,038
5	Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	$2,454,929
6	West Carroll Parish, Louisiana	$2,251,983
7	Jefferson Davis, Louisiana	$2,127,998
8	Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	$1,911,994
9	Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana	$1,573,616
10	Acadia Parish, Louisiana	$1,480,770
11	Grant Parish, Louisiana	$1,295,171
12	Union Parish, Louisiana	$1,160,003
13	Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	$1,109,286
14	Caddo Parish, Louisiana	$829,029
15	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	$818,621
16	Concordia Parish, Louisiana	$815,284
17	Franklin Parish, Louisiana	$729,313
18	Allen Parish, Louisiana	$686,600
19	Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana	$657,918
20	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	$649,839
21	Madison Parish, Louisiana	$634,623
22	Beauregard Parish, Louisiana	$525,070
23	Iberville Parish, Louisiana	$464,253
24	Vernon Parish, Louisiana	$457,874
25	Bossier Parish, Louisiana	$336,440
26	Red River Parish, Louisiana	$333,889
27	Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	$321,609
28	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana	$318,082
29	Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana	$317,404
30	Claiborne Parish, Louisiana	$302,656
31	Iberia Parish, Louisiana	$299,407
32	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	$296,252
33	Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana	$290,152
34	Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana	$179,651
35	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana	$170,487
36	Assumption Parish, Louisiana	$158,953
37	Washington Parish, Louisiana	$154,434
38	Jackson Parish, Louisiana	$132,700
39	Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana	$132,473
40	Lincoln Parish, Louisiana	$130,500
41	Webster Parish, Louisiana	$130,259
42	De Soto Parish, Louisiana	$127,454
43	East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	$90,486
44	La Salle Parish, Louisiana	$86,523
45	Winn Parish, Louisiana	$82,835
46	Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	$79,581
47	Sabine Parish, Louisiana	$75,825
48	West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	$69,219
49	Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	$60,818
50	Cameron Parish, Louisiana	$57,561
51	Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana	$44,206
52	Saint James Parish, Louisiana	$22,544
53	Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	$17,143
54	Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana	$1,528
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Louisiana, 2017

Land in Louisiana, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	27,386
Total Acres in Farms:	7,997,511
Cropland Acres:	4,345,843
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	1,692,443
Woodland Acres:	1,306,928

Livestock in Louisiana, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	156,348,601
Layers inventory	1,970,896
Cattle and calves inventory	801,163
Sheep and lambs inventory	13,161
Hogs and pigs inventory	6,281

Crops in Louisiana, 2017

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