EQIP in Maryland
Maryland
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Maryland
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 Maryland
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Maryland
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $9,508,276 |
| 2 | Roofs and Covers  | $9,025,510 |
| 3 | Waste Storage Facility | $5,285,899 |
| 4 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $3,438,370 |
| 5 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $3,357,908 |
| 6 | Fence | $2,278,616 |
| 7 | Obstruction Removal | $1,214,376 |
| 8 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $1,154,730 |
| 9 | Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste | $1,037,598 |
| 10 | High Tunnel System | $1,024,528 |
| 11 | Nutrient Management  | $896,937 |
| 12 | Brush Management | $800,330 |
| 13 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $732,896 |
| 14 | Watering Facility | $658,039 |
| 15 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $592,619 |
| 16 | Livestock Pipeline | $571,307 |
| 17 | Underground Outlet | $529,238 |
| 18 | Roof Runoff Structure | $479,045 |
| 19 | Pumping Plant | $463,216 |
| 20 | Access Road | $462,916 |
| 21 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $458,174 |
| 22 | Cover Crop | $412,439 |
| 23 | Trails and Walkways | $383,358 |
| 24 | Stream Crossing | $381,743 |
| 25 | Pest Management Conservation System | $376,393 |
| 26 | Subsurface Drain | $370,957 |
| 27 | Mulching | $366,400 |
| 28 | Water Well | $284,665 |
| 29 | Forest Stand Improvement | $273,569 |
| 30 | Waste Transfer | $267,182 |
| 31 | Hedgerow Planting | $254,711 |
| 32 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $239,497 |
| 33 | Structure for Water Control | $232,357 |
| 34 | Grassed Waterway | $219,046 |
| 35 | Prescribed Grazing | $210,370 |
| 36 | Pond | $207,761 |
| 37 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $205,549 |
| 38 | Conservation Cover | $165,649 |
| 39 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $139,377 |
| 40 | Waste Facility Closure | $108,585 |
| 41 | Critical Area Planting | $85,811 |
| 42 | Spoil Disposal | $84,714 |
| 43 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $79,007 |
| 44 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $65,099 |
| 45 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $54,756 |
| 46 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $48,017 |
| 47 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $41,145 |
| 48 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $27,485 |
| 49 | Forest Management Plan | $23,122 |
| 50 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $18,757 |
| 51 | Stormwater Runoff Control | $12,388 |
| 52 | Access Control | $9,866 |
| 53 | Irrigation Water Management | $5,191 |
| 54 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $3,844 |
| 55 | Structures for Wildlife | $3,764 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 49,633,102 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Maryland
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roofs and Covers | $9,025,510 |
| 2 | Waste Storage Facility | $5,285,899 |
| 3 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $3,438,370 |
| 4 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $3,357,908 |
| 5 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $1,154,730 |
| 6 | Nutrient Management | $896,937 |
| 7 | Brush Management | $800,330 |
| 8 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $732,896 |
| 9 | Pumping Plant | $463,216 |
| 10 | Cover Crop | $412,439 |
| 11 | Mulching | $366,400 |
| 12 | Forest Stand Improvement | $273,569 |
| 13 | Hedgerow Planting | $254,711 |
| 14 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $239,497 |
| 15 | Grassed Waterway | $219,046 |
| 16 | Prescribed Grazing | $210,370 |
| 17 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $205,549 |
| 18 | Conservation Cover | $165,649 |
| 19 | Critical Area Planting | $85,811 |
| 20 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $79,007 |
| 21 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $65,099 |
| 22 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $41,145 |
| 23 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $18,757 |
| 24 | Irrigation Water Management | $5,191 |
| 25 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $3,844 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $27,801,880 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $3,678,653 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $24,123,227 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frederick County, Maryland | $11,140,016 |
| 2 | Carroll County, Maryland | $3,463,806 |
| 3 | Dorchester County, Maryland | $2,587,913 |
| 4 | Wicomico County, Maryland | $2,586,879 |
| 5 | Somerset County, Maryland | $2,065,350 |
| 6 | Worcester County, Maryland | $2,047,436 |
| 7 | Queen Anne's County, Maryland | $1,266,172 |
| 8 | Garrett County, Maryland | $998,321 |
| 9 | Talbot County, Maryland | $984,903 |
| 10 | Cecil County, Maryland | $764,777 |
| 11 | Allegany County, Maryland | $757,881 |
| 12 | Washington County, Maryland | $582,827 |
| 13 | Caroline County, Maryland | $552,728 |
| 14 | Baltimore County, Maryland | $442,304 |
| 15 | Kent County, Maryland | $392,019 |
| 16 | Harford County, Maryland | $323,794 |
| 17 | Montgomery County, Maryland | $280,106 |
| 18 | Howard County, Maryland | $252,761 |
| 19 | Saint Mary's County, Maryland | $162,576 |
| 20 | Calvert County, Maryland | $88,720 |
| 21 | Prince George's County, Maryland | $80,445 |
| 22 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | $59,712 |
| 23 | Charles County, Maryland | $21,733 |
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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 Maryland, 2022
Land in Maryland, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 12,550 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 1,978,036 |
| Cropland Acres: | 1,397,492 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 124,857 |
| Woodland Acres: | 330,520 |
Livestock in Maryland, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 277,949,940 |
| Layers inventory | 2,459,130 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 152,394 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 20,219 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 18,912 |
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