EQIP in Missouri
Missouri
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Missouri
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 Missouri
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Missouri
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop  | $36,061,194 |
| 2 | Terrace | $12,764,893 |
| 3 | Fence | $10,296,591 |
| 4 | Underground Outlet | $9,550,426 |
| 5 | Livestock Pipeline | $6,614,294 |
| 6 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $6,499,115 |
| 7 | Roofs and Covers  | $6,277,024 |
| 8 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $5,182,800 |
| 9 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $4,743,696 |
| 10 | Waste Transfer | $4,694,214 |
| 11 | High Tunnel System | $4,655,331 |
| 12 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $4,524,937 |
| 13 | Watering Facility | $3,892,146 |
| 14 | Forest Stand Improvement | $3,273,459 |
| 15 | Water Well | $3,263,039 |
| 16 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $3,160,031 |
| 17 | Conservation Cover | $2,978,769 |
| 18 | Waste Storage Facility | $2,570,594 |
| 19 | Irrigation Pipeline | $2,180,272 |
| 20 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $2,179,729 |
| 21 | Brush Management | $1,572,463 |
| 22 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,556,452 |
| 23 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $1,537,540 |
| 24 | Forest Management Plan | $1,306,243 |
| 25 | Waste Facility Closure | $1,304,612 |
| 26 | Pumping Plant | $1,272,743 |
| 27 | Pond | $1,199,062 |
| 28 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $1,134,357 |
| 29 | Grassed Waterway | $1,086,515 |
| 30 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $1,082,831 |
| 31 | Prescribed Burning | $962,899 |
| 32 | Water and Sediment Control Basin | $957,555 |
| 33 | Nutrient Management | $957,261 |
| 34 | Irrigation Water Management | $623,624 |
| 35 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $498,851 |
| 36 | Access Control | $476,425 |
| 37 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $334,535 |
| 38 | Shallow Water Development and Management | $318,055 |
| 39 | Sprinkler System | $298,323 |
| 40 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $297,044 |
| 41 | Diversion | $284,151 |
| 42 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $281,219 |
| 43 | Mulching | $242,616 |
| 44 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $227,254 |
| 45 | Structures for Wildlife | $222,514 |
| 46 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $197,882 |
| 47 | Stream Crossing | $187,262 |
| 48 | Firebreak | $168,161 |
| 49 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $153,919 |
| 50 | Critical Area Planting | $150,033 |
| 51 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $130,879 |
| 52 | Forest Trails and Landings | $110,583 |
| 53 | Field Border | $77,252 |
| 54 | Animal Mortality Facility | $68,112 |
| 55 | Subsurface Drain | $55,271 |
| 56 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $43,307 |
| 57 | Well Decommissioning | $34,605 |
| 58 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $23,993 |
| 59 | Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition | $17,272 |
| 60 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $16,439 |
| 61 | Nutrient Management Plan - Written | $15,096 |
| 62 | Alley Cropping | $11,093 |
| 63 | Silvopasture | $9,668 |
| 64 | Pest Management Conservation System | $8,390 |
| 65 | Drainage Water Management | $1,257 |
| 66 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $461 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 156,942,428 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Missouri
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop | $36,061,194 |
| 2 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $6,499,115 |
| 3 | Roofs and Covers | $6,277,024 |
| 4 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $5,182,800 |
| 5 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $4,743,696 |
| 6 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $4,524,937 |
| 7 | Forest Stand Improvement | $3,273,459 |
| 8 | Conservation Cover | $2,978,769 |
| 9 | Waste Storage Facility | $2,570,594 |
| 10 | Irrigation Pipeline | $2,180,272 |
| 11 | Brush Management | $1,572,463 |
| 12 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,556,452 |
| 13 | Pumping Plant | $1,272,743 |
| 14 | Grassed Waterway | $1,086,515 |
| 15 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $1,082,831 |
| 16 | Prescribed Burning | $962,899 |
| 17 | Nutrient Management | $957,261 |
| 18 | Irrigation Water Management | $623,624 |
| 19 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $498,851 |
| 20 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $334,535 |
| 21 | Sprinkler System | $298,323 |
| 22 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $297,044 |
| 23 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $281,219 |
| 24 | Mulching | $242,616 |
| 25 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $227,254 |
| 26 | Critical Area Planting | $150,033 |
| 27 | Field Border | $77,252 |
| 28 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $43,307 |
| 29 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $23,993 |
| 30 | Alley Cropping | $11,093 |
| 31 | Silvopasture | $9,668 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $85,901,836 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $50,512,794 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $35,389,042 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas County, Missouri | $7,313,805 |
| 2 | Linn County, Missouri | $6,097,457 |
| 3 | Barry County, Missouri | $5,183,734 |
| 4 | Stoddard County, Missouri | $4,979,948 |
| 5 | Montgomery County, Missouri | $3,199,048 |
| 6 | New Madrid County, Missouri | $3,137,555 |
| 7 | Platte County, Missouri | $2,494,611 |
| 8 | Buchanan County, Missouri | $2,439,669 |
| 9 | Dunklin County, Missouri | $2,332,202 |
| 10 | Nodaway County, Missouri | $2,133,638 |
| 11 | Livingston County, Missouri | $2,062,702 |
| 12 | Cape Girardeau County, Missouri | $2,060,858 |
| 13 | Bollinger County, Missouri | $2,029,249 |
| 14 | Carroll County, Missouri | $1,919,672 |
| 15 | Holt County, Missouri | $1,815,829 |
| 16 | Douglas County, Missouri | $1,695,122 |
| 17 | Caldwell County, Missouri | $1,655,899 |
| 18 | Pettis County, Missouri | $1,509,776 |
| 19 | Pike County, Missouri | $1,423,016 |
| 20 | Clinton County, Missouri | $1,384,498 |
| 21 | Mississippi County, Missouri | $1,378,219 |
| 22 | Howard County, Missouri | $1,320,042 |
| 23 | Knox County, Missouri | $1,292,033 |
| 24 | Wright County, Missouri | $1,285,656 |
| 25 | Oregon County, Missouri | $1,280,597 |
| 26 | Cooper County, Missouri | $1,231,283 |
| 27 | Webster County, Missouri | $1,214,919 |
| 28 | Perry County, Missouri | $1,169,454 |
| 29 | Howell County, Missouri | $1,130,588 |
| 30 | Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri | $1,095,054 |
| 31 | Lawrence County, Missouri | $1,085,373 |
| 32 | Dade County, Missouri | $1,071,672 |
| 33 | Harrison County, Missouri | $977,820 |
| 34 | Ripley County, Missouri | $973,329 |
| 35 | Newton County, Missouri | $956,390 |
| 36 | Clark County, Missouri | $950,946 |
| 37 | Johnson County, Missouri | $930,827 |
| 38 | Monroe County, Missouri | $928,271 |
| 39 | Greene County, Missouri | $876,104 |
| 40 | Jackson County, Missouri | $875,885 |
| 41 | Gasconade County, Missouri | $854,647 |
| 42 | Atchison County, Missouri | $793,996 |
| 43 | Audrain County, Missouri | $768,103 |
| 44 | DeKalb County, Missouri | $753,159 |
| 45 | Cass County, Missouri | $741,863 |
| 46 | Scott County, Missouri | $722,049 |
| 47 | Daviess County, Missouri | $694,960 |
| 48 | Bates County, Missouri | $688,142 |
| 49 | Polk County, Missouri | $679,443 |
| 50 | Maries County, Missouri | $674,113 |
| 51 | McDonald County, Missouri | $650,413 |
| 52 | Saline County, Missouri | $592,248 |
| 53 | Butler County, Missouri | $585,093 |
| 54 | Pemiscot County, Missouri | $574,834 |
| 55 | Gentry County, Missouri | $536,099 |
| 56 | Laclede County, Missouri | $529,418 |
| 57 | Vernon County, Missouri | $528,916 |
| 58 | Lincoln County, Missouri | $528,301 |
| 59 | Chariton County, Missouri | $516,791 |
| 60 | Ray County, Missouri | $508,588 |
| 61 | Mercer County, Missouri | $483,535 |
| 62 | Boone County, Missouri | $474,009 |
| 63 | Christian County, Missouri | $472,881 |
| 64 | Randolph County, Missouri | $459,365 |
| 65 | Osage County, Missouri | $458,669 |
| 66 | Shelby County, Missouri | $455,066 |
| 67 | Cole County, Missouri | $433,111 |
| 68 | Phelps County, Missouri | $418,897 |
| 69 | Andrew County, Missouri | $403,969 |
| 70 | Taney County, Missouri | $398,486 |
| 71 | Lafayette County, Missouri | $392,314 |
| 72 | Warren County, Missouri | $390,876 |
| 73 | Grundy County, Missouri | $389,771 |
| 74 | Dent County, Missouri | $364,125 |
| 75 | Miller County, Missouri | $353,561 |
| 76 | Sullivan County, Missouri | $326,304 |
| 77 | Macon County, Missouri | $325,668 |
| 78 | Callaway County, Missouri | $325,539 |
| 79 | Adair County, Missouri | $304,009 |
| 80 | Ralls County, Missouri | $282,198 |
| 81 | Cedar County, Missouri | $276,315 |
| 82 | Henry County, Missouri | $270,135 |
| 83 | Wayne County, Missouri | $268,662 |
| 84 | Dallas County, Missouri | $244,356 |
| 85 | Ozark County, Missouri | $241,843 |
| 86 | Crawford County, Missouri | $239,592 |
| 87 | Reynolds County, Missouri | $228,092 |
| 88 | Shannon County, Missouri | $226,330 |
| 89 | Marion County, Missouri | $215,108 |
| 90 | Jasper County, Missouri | $213,510 |
| 91 | Moniteau County, Missouri | $184,485 |
| 92 | Benton County, Missouri | $168,160 |
| 93 | Scotland County, Missouri | $163,767 |
| 94 | Stone County, Missouri | $162,123 |
| 95 | Franklin County, Missouri | $128,855 |
| 96 | Putnam County, Missouri | $126,479 |
| 97 | Clay County, Missouri | $99,451 |
| 98 | Worth County, Missouri | $98,373 |
| 99 | Carter County, Missouri | $97,412 |
| 100 | Schuyler County, Missouri | $77,124 |
| 101 | Jefferson County, Missouri | $61,323 |
| 102 | Madison County, Missouri | $59,829 |
| 103 | Pulaski County, Missouri | $56,390 |
| 104 | Camden County, Missouri | $47,519 |
| 105 | Saint Francois County, Missouri | $44,435 |
| 106 | Saint Clair County, Missouri | $35,364 |
| 107 | Barton County, Missouri | $24,171 |
| 108 | Saint Charles County, Missouri | $22,942 |
| 109 | Hickory County, Missouri | $18,874 |
| 110 | Morgan County, Missouri | $17,512 |
| 111 | Iron County, Missouri | $17,203 |
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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 Missouri, 2022
Land in Missouri, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 87,887 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 27,026,243 |
| Cropland Acres: | 14,764,750 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 6,610,302 |
| Woodland Acres: | 4,190,748 |
Livestock in Missouri, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 316,092,128 |
| Layers inventory | 11,474,121 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 4,004,872 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 3,290,751 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 120,895 |
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