EQIP in Louisiana
Louisiana
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Louisiana
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 Louisiana
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Louisiana
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop  | $19,891,593 |
| 2 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $15,311,186 |
| 3 | Irrigation Pipeline  | $10,825,105 |
| 4 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,854,952 |
| 5 | Fence | $3,753,216 |
| 6 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $3,699,472 |
| 7 | Nutrient Management | $3,446,386 |
| 8 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $3,187,123 |
| 9 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $3,036,207 |
| 10 | Firebreak | $2,880,878 |
| 11 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $2,879,977 |
| 12 | Precision Land Forming and Smoothing | $1,821,211 |
| 13 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $1,794,743 |
| 14 | Pond | $1,745,750 |
| 15 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,658,152 |
| 16 | Livestock Pipeline | $1,619,572 |
| 17 | Watering Facility | $1,403,727 |
| 18 | High Tunnel System | $1,397,733 |
| 19 | Roofs and Covers | $1,388,328 |
| 20 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,336,508 |
| 21 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $1,275,558 |
| 22 | Prescribed Burning | $1,216,415 |
| 23 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $1,012,538 |
| 24 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $895,746 |
| 25 | Pumping Plant | $829,298 |
| 26 | Structure for Water Control | $645,478 |
| 27 | Brush Management | $592,053 |
| 28 | Water Well | $579,201 |
| 29 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $556,440 |
| 30 | Sprinkler System | $524,956 |
| 31 | Dike or Levee | $501,386 |
| 32 | Animal Mortality Facility | $409,247 |
| 33 | Irrigation Water Management | $353,724 |
| 34 | Waste Transfer | $339,647 |
| 35 | Waste Treatment Lagoon | $295,380 |
| 36 | Waste Facility Closure | $286,618 |
| 37 | Waste Storage Facility | $285,437 |
| 38 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $218,466 |
| 39 | Stream Crossing | $158,306 |
| 40 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $141,031 |
| 41 | Woody Residue Treatment | $133,694 |
| 42 | Critical Area Planting | $117,888 |
| 43 | Silvopasture | $94,009 |
| 44 | Conservation Cover | $74,187 |
| 45 | Mulching | $68,350 |
| 46 | Feral Swine Management Conservation Activity - Interim | $62,898 |
| 47 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $60,185 |
| 48 | Livestock Shelter Structure | $54,811 |
| 49 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $40,383 |
| 50 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $38,042 |
| 51 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $32,909 |
| 52 | Field Border | $26,929 |
| 53 | Pest Management Conservation System | $23,549 |
| 54 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $23,438 |
| 55 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $20,354 |
| 56 | Livestock Shade Structure | $15,750 |
| 57 | Well Decommissioning | $15,364 |
| 58 | Residue Management- Seasonal | $9,668 |
| 59 | Structures for Wildlife | $393 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 98,961,545 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Louisiana
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop | $19,891,593 |
| 2 | Irrigation Pipeline | $10,825,105 |
| 3 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,854,952 |
| 4 | Nutrient Management | $3,446,386 |
| 5 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $3,036,207 |
| 6 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,658,152 |
| 7 | Roofs and Covers | $1,388,328 |
| 8 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,336,508 |
| 9 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $1,275,558 |
| 10 | Prescribed Burning | $1,216,415 |
| 11 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $895,746 |
| 12 | Pumping Plant | $829,298 |
| 13 | Brush Management | $592,053 |
| 14 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $556,440 |
| 15 | Sprinkler System | $524,956 |
| 16 | Irrigation Water Management | $353,724 |
| 17 | Waste Storage Facility | $285,437 |
| 18 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $218,466 |
| 19 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $141,031 |
| 20 | Woody Residue Treatment | $133,694 |
| 21 | Critical Area Planting | $117,888 |
| 22 | Silvopasture | $94,009 |
| 23 | Conservation Cover | $74,187 |
| 24 | Mulching | $68,350 |
| 25 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $60,185 |
| 26 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $40,383 |
| 27 | Field Border | $26,929 |
| 28 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $20,354 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $52,962,334 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $33,004,140 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $19,958,194 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vermilion Parish, Louisiana | $5,286,012 |
| 2 | Richland Parish, Louisiana | $4,859,663 |
| 3 | West Carroll Parish, Louisiana | $4,066,287 |
| 4 | Tensas Parish, Louisiana | $3,866,664 |
| 5 | East Carroll Parish, Louisiana | $3,774,270 |
| 6 | Jefferson Davis, Louisiana | $3,387,470 |
| 7 | Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana | $3,245,481 |
| 8 | Catahoula Parish, Louisiana | $3,169,281 |
| 9 | Morehouse Parish, Louisiana | $2,924,817 |
| 10 | Acadia Parish, Louisiana | $2,547,378 |
| 11 | Union Parish, Louisiana | $2,105,156 |
| 12 | Evangeline Parish, Louisiana | $1,907,722 |
| 13 | Allen Parish, Louisiana | $1,814,156 |
| 14 | Grant Parish, Louisiana | $1,775,467 |
| 15 | Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana | $1,425,401 |
| 16 | Madison Parish, Louisiana | $1,328,363 |
| 17 | Concordia Parish, Louisiana | $1,261,977 |
| 18 | Caddo Parish, Louisiana | $1,245,134 |
| 19 | Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana | $1,153,584 |
| 20 | Beauregard Parish, Louisiana | $1,114,783 |
| 21 | Franklin Parish, Louisiana | $1,097,990 |
| 22 | Ouachita Parish, Louisiana | $1,027,554 |
| 23 | Washington Parish, Louisiana | $985,124 |
| 24 | Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana | $831,398 |
| 25 | Vernon Parish, Louisiana | $744,879 |
| 26 | Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana | $719,901 |
| 27 | De Soto Parish, Louisiana | $693,485 |
| 28 | Claiborne Parish, Louisiana | $683,604 |
| 29 | Red River Parish, Louisiana | $663,319 |
| 30 | Bossier Parish, Louisiana | $659,653 |
| 31 | Caldwell Parish, Louisiana | $588,930 |
| 32 | Iberville Parish, Louisiana | $570,855 |
| 33 | Iberia Parish, Louisiana | $514,402 |
| 34 | Lincoln Parish, Louisiana | $470,421 |
| 35 | Winn Parish, Louisiana | $423,852 |
| 36 | Sabine Parish, Louisiana | $412,261 |
| 37 | Saint Martin Parish, Louisiana | $376,656 |
| 38 | Rapides Parish, Louisiana | $348,730 |
| 39 | Webster Parish, Louisiana | $336,843 |
| 40 | Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana | $298,765 |
| 41 | Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana | $298,563 |
| 42 | East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana | $262,094 |
| 43 | Jackson Parish, Louisiana | $238,470 |
| 44 | La Salle Parish, Louisiana | $227,718 |
| 45 | Saint Mary Parish, Louisiana | $223,399 |
| 46 | Assumption Parish, Louisiana | $215,805 |
| 47 | Cameron Parish, Louisiana | $174,896 |
| 48 | Lafayette Parish, Louisiana | $172,913 |
| 49 | Livingston Parish, Louisiana | $123,421 |
| 50 | West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | $115,568 |
| 51 | Bienville Parish, Louisiana | $79,783 |
| 52 | Lafourche Parish, Louisiana | $66,565 |
| 53 | Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana | $55,531 |
| 54 | Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana | $50,112 |
| 55 | Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana | $44,206 |
| 56 | East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | $38,006 |
| 57 | West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana | $6,252 |
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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 Louisiana, 2022
Land in Louisiana, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 25,006 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 7,986,381 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,303,687 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,440,261 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,300,657 |
Livestock in Louisiana, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 135,838,909 |
| Layers inventory | 3,336,175 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 730,491 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 14,200 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 5,124 |
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