EQIP in Minnesota

Minnesota

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Minnesota

EQIP payments by fiscal year in Minnesota

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020

Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Minnesota

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Cover Crop	$23,430,088
2	Waste Storage Facility	$10,593,156
3	Underground Outlet	$5,304,262
4	Roofs and Covers	$3,973,075
5	Grade Stabilization Structure	$2,977,463
6	Water and Sediment Control Basin	$2,371,618
7	Fence	$2,235,266
8	Conservation Cover	$2,012,103
9	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$1,969,200
10	Prescribed Grazing	$1,802,267
11	Waste Transfer	$1,415,547
12	Heavy Use Area Protection	$1,319,776
13	Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt	$1,294,195
14	Subsurface Drain	$1,173,650
15	Pumping Plant	$1,127,042
16	High Tunnel System	$1,108,880
17	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$1,089,464
18	Grassed Waterway	$1,011,636
19	Livestock Pipeline	$987,555
20	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan	$986,418
21	Pond Sealing or Lining- Flexible Membrane	$931,080
22	Forest Stand Improvement	$873,480
23	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$857,550
24	Forage and Biomass Planting	$766,316
25	Nutrient Management	$646,114
26	Waste Facility Closure	$568,339
27	Woody Residue Treatment	$567,649
28	Forest Management Plan	$506,701
29	Energy Efficient Lighting System	$449,762
30	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$444,482
31	Mulching	$425,862
32	Animal Mortality Facility	$395,695
33	Irrigation Water Management	$354,897
34	Sprinkler System	$301,716
35	Streambank and Shoreline Protection	$273,499
36	Watering Facility	$255,462
37	Diversion	$254,845
38	Water Well	$230,525
39	Emergency Animal Mortality Management	$196,297
40	Forage Harvest Management	$175,163
41	Obstruction Removal	$168,132
42	Terrace	$164,692
43	Prescribed Burning	$160,004
44	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$158,010
45	Conservation Crop Rotation	$127,744
46	Nutrient Management Plan - Written	$124,764
47	Vegetated Treatment Area	$124,261
48	Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Clay Treatment	$123,844
49	Brush Management	$123,577
50	Stream Crossing	$119,049
51	Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation	$111,018
52	Structure for Water Control	$108,635
53	Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written	$99,184
54	Pond Sealing or Lining- Geomembrane or Geosynthetic Clay Liner	$97,191
55	Lined Waterway or Outlet	$78,972
56	Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Soil Treatment	$78,149
57	Field Border	$76,873
58	Tree/Shrub Site Preparation	$64,516
59	Critical Area Planting	$58,552
60	Pest Management Conservation System	$57,823
61	Roof Runoff Structure	$50,928
62	Pollinator Habitat Plan - Written	$50,278
63	Denitrifying Bioreactor	$48,691
64	Pond	$48,249
65	Aquaculture Pond	$42,108
66	Well Decommissioning	$39,901
67	Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition	$38,855
68	Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops	$35,474
69	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation	$35,075
70	Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management	$34,849
71	Trails and Walkways	$31,258
72	Forest Trails and Landings	$28,985
73	Integrated Pest Management Plan - Written	$27,026
74	Dike or Levee	$23,196
75	Access Road	$22,323
76	Energy Efficient Building Envelope	$18,559
77	Sinkhole Treatment	$15,497
78	Tree/Shrub Pruning	$14,312
79	Herbaceous Weed Treatment	$13,537
80	Riparian Forest Buffer	$13,018
81	Stream Habitat Improvement and Management	$11,384
82	Drainage Water Management Plan - Written	$10,101
83	Filter Strip	$9,362
84	Grazing Management Plan - Written	$8,931
85	Stormwater Runoff Control	$6,423
86	Equitable Relief Payment	$5,688
87	Wetland Restoration	$4,881
88	Sediment Basin	$4,574
89	Combustion System Improvement	$3,407
90	Drainage Water Management	$2,378
91	Spring Development	$2,001
92	Other Payment	$844
93	Irrigation System- Microirrigation	$763
94	Irrigation Pipeline	$699
95	Access Control	$680
96	Land Clearing	$640
97	Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities	$70
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	Total Payments, 2017-2020	80,588,028

NRCS climate smart practice.

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

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Cover Crop	$23,430,088
2	Conservation Cover	$2,012,103
3	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$1,969,200
4	Prescribed Grazing	$1,802,267
5	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$1,089,464
6	Grassed Waterway	$1,011,636
7	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$857,550
8	Forage and Biomass Planting	$766,316
9	Nutrient Management	$646,114
10	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$444,482
11	Mulching	$425,862
12	Irrigation Water Management	$354,897
13	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$158,010
14	Conservation Crop Rotation	$127,744
15	Field Border	$76,873
16	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation	$35,075
17	Riparian Forest Buffer	$13,018
18	Filter Strip	$9,362
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	Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020	$35,230,060

NRCS climate smart practice.

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	EQIP Payments, 2017-2020
1	Stearns County, Minnesota	$5,273,510
2	East Polk County, Minnesota	$5,045,225
3	Mahnomen County, Minnesota	$4,188,394
4	Morrison County, Minnesota	$1,788,814
5	Benton County, Minnesota	$1,750,974
6	Dakota County, Minnesota	$1,542,692
7	Marshall County, Minnesota	$1,493,199
8	Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota	$1,356,980
9	Big Stone County, Minnesota	$1,138,852
10	Murray County, Minnesota	$1,065,745
11	Lincoln County, Minnesota	$1,040,336
12	Stevens County, Minnesota	$989,351
13	Becker County, Minnesota	$960,944
14	Todd County, Minnesota	$928,935
15	Cottonwood County, Minnesota	$912,040
16	Rice County, Minnesota	$804,615
17	Lyon County, Minnesota	$799,487
18	East Otter Tail County, Minnesota	$797,171
19	North St. Louis County, Minnesota	$790,398
20	Douglas County, Minnesota	$731,017
21	Renville County, Minnesota	$627,422
22	Rock County, Minnesota	$578,660
23	Norman County, Minnesota	$543,706
24	Houston County, Minnesota	$535,190
25	Lake County, Minnesota	$483,390
26	Jackson County, Minnesota	$459,754
27	Nobles County, Minnesota	$423,482
28	Nicollet County, Minnesota	$418,504
29	Wadena County, Minnesota	$400,794
30	Wright County, Minnesota	$398,124
31	Redwood County, Minnesota	$397,269
32	Mower County, Minnesota	$361,971
33	Pipestone County, Minnesota	$344,813
34	Aitkin County, Minnesota	$278,114
35	Winona County, Minnesota	$265,943
36	Red Lake County, Minnesota	$252,280
37	Chisago County, Minnesota	$234,499
38	Carlton County, Minnesota	$231,071
39	Pope County, Minnesota	$206,888
40	Beltrami County, Minnesota	$190,950
41	Fillmore County, Minnesota	$187,905
42	Le Sueur County, Minnesota	$175,762
43	Clay County, Minnesota	$155,176
44	Cass County, Minnesota	$144,423
45	Brown County, Minnesota	$131,110
46	Meeker County, Minnesota	$129,918
47	Sibley County, Minnesota	$110,881
48	Olmsted County, Minnesota	$102,153
49	Swift County, Minnesota	$101,451
50	Traverse County, Minnesota	$98,162
51	Kanabec County, Minnesota	$90,805
52	Crow Wing County, Minnesota	$83,055
53	Faribault County, Minnesota	$77,074
54	Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota	$75,712
55	Itasca County, Minnesota	$71,978
56	Isanti County, Minnesota	$66,598
57	Pennington County, Minnesota	$65,972
58	Pine County, Minnesota	$59,505
59	Scott County, Minnesota	$49,660
60	Freeborn County, Minnesota	$48,936
61	Waseca County, Minnesota	$47,606
62	Goodhue County, Minnesota	$46,809
63	Sherburne County, Minnesota	$42,885
64	Koochiching County, Minnesota	$42,408
65	Steele County, Minnesota	$42,082
66	Chippewa County, Minnesota	$36,882
67	Dodge County, Minnesota	$32,506
68	Watonwan County, Minnesota	$31,349
69	Grant County, Minnesota	$29,622
70	Hubbard County, Minnesota	$23,338
71	Wilkin County, Minnesota	$15,909
72	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	$12,758
73	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	$9,519
74	Clearwater County, Minnesota	$9,436
75	Kandiyohi County, Minnesota	$7,161
76	Roseau County, Minnesota	$6,689
77	Mille Lacs County, Minnesota	$6,425
78	Wabasha County, Minnesota	$308
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Minnesota, 2017

Land in Minnesota, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	68,822
Total Acres in Farms:	25,516,982
Cropland Acres:	21,786,756
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	1,073,788
Woodland Acres:	1,392,385

Livestock in Minnesota, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	60,397,850
Layers inventory	10,849,607
Hogs and pigs inventory	8,467,361
Cattle and calves inventory	2,337,505
Sheep and lambs inventory	116,311

Crops in Minnesota, 2017

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