EQIP in Nebraska
Nebraska
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Nebraska
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 Nebraska
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Nebraska
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop  | $19,082,509 |
| 2 | Livestock Pipeline | $10,484,603 |
| 3 | Sprinkler System  | $10,125,430 |
| 4 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $8,849,451 |
| 5 | Terrace | $7,962,371 |
| 6 | Brush Management | $7,416,184 |
| 7 | Watering Facility | $6,853,380 |
| 8 | Fence | $6,711,793 |
| 9 | Pumping Plant | $6,661,717 |
| 10 | Irrigation Water Management | $5,753,619 |
| 11 | Underground Outlet | $5,236,049 |
| 12 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $4,978,371 |
| 13 | Water Well | $3,409,557 |
| 14 | Prescribed Grazing | $2,329,331 |
| 15 | Nutrient Management | $1,897,324 |
| 16 | Irrigation Pipeline | $1,758,309 |
| 17 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $1,638,363 |
| 18 | Waste Storage Facility | $1,444,052 |
| 19 | Grassed Waterway | $1,117,157 |
| 20 | Water and Sediment Control Basin | $1,006,932 |
| 21 | Forest Stand Improvement | $958,909 |
| 22 | Prescribed Burning | $933,823 |
| 23 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $924,842 |
| 24 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $838,326 |
| 25 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $774,043 |
| 26 | Conservation Cover | $752,895 |
| 27 | Mulching | $690,903 |
| 28 | Range Planting | $639,274 |
| 29 | Access Control | $633,424 |
| 30 | High Tunnel System | $587,594 |
| 31 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $563,436 |
| 32 | Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility | $529,959 |
| 33 | TA Design | $526,410 |
| 34 | Structure for Water Control | $491,821 |
| 35 | Pest Management Conservation System | $456,454 |
| 36 | TA Application | $346,065 |
| 37 | Fuel Break | $343,158 |
| 38 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $300,359 |
| 39 | Critical Area Planting | $297,369 |
| 40 | Wetland Restoration | $274,325 |
| 41 | Pond | $242,036 |
| 42 | Diversion | $209,436 |
| 43 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $159,851 |
| 44 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation | $152,934 |
| 45 | TA Check-Out | $146,874 |
| 46 | Waste Transfer | $145,188 |
| 47 | Prescribed Burning Plan - Written | $98,586 |
| 48 | Emergency Animal Mortality Management | $86,367 |
| 49 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $75,838 |
| 50 | Well Decommissioning | $71,650 |
| 51 | Firebreak | $42,414 |
| 52 | Woody Residue Treatment | $30,569 |
| 53 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $30,252 |
| 54 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $28,171 |
| 55 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $24,680 |
| 56 | Land Smoothing | $20,916 |
| 57 | Obstruction Removal | $18,373 |
| 58 | Livestock Shelter Structure | $3,892 |
| 59 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $255 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 128,209,377 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Nebraska
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop | $19,082,509 |
| 2 | Sprinkler System | $10,125,430 |
| 3 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $8,849,451 |
| 4 | Brush Management | $7,416,184 |
| 5 | Pumping Plant | $6,661,717 |
| 6 | Irrigation Water Management | $5,753,619 |
| 7 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $4,978,371 |
| 8 | Prescribed Grazing | $2,329,331 |
| 9 | Nutrient Management | $1,897,324 |
| 10 | Irrigation Pipeline | $1,758,309 |
| 11 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $1,638,363 |
| 12 | Waste Storage Facility | $1,444,052 |
| 13 | Grassed Waterway | $1,117,157 |
| 14 | Forest Stand Improvement | $958,909 |
| 15 | Prescribed Burning | $933,823 |
| 16 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $774,043 |
| 17 | Conservation Cover | $752,895 |
| 18 | Mulching | $690,903 |
| 19 | Range Planting | $639,274 |
| 20 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $563,436 |
| 21 | Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility | $529,959 |
| 22 | Fuel Break | $343,158 |
| 23 | Critical Area Planting | $297,369 |
| 24 | Wetland Restoration | $274,325 |
| 25 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $75,838 |
| 26 | Woody Residue Treatment | $30,569 |
| 27 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $30,252 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $79,946,570 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $38,662,307 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $41,284,263 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cherry County, Nebraska | $4,811,553 |
| 2 | Lincoln County, Nebraska | $3,857,626 |
| 3 | Saunders County, Nebraska | $3,821,093 |
| 4 | Dawes County, Nebraska | $3,043,069 |
| 5 | Custer County, Nebraska | $2,718,581 |
| 6 | Clay County, Nebraska | $2,603,395 |
| 7 | Dawson County, Nebraska | $2,506,519 |
| 8 | Adams County, Nebraska | $2,496,195 |
| 9 | Antelope County, Nebraska | $2,030,868 |
| 10 | Holt County, Nebraska | $1,925,929 |
| 11 | Frontier County, Nebraska | $1,910,638 |
| 12 | Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska | $1,894,371 |
| 13 | Sheridan County, Nebraska | $1,860,036 |
| 14 | Pierce County, Nebraska | $1,837,353 |
| 15 | Brown County, Nebraska | $1,710,991 |
| 16 | Knox County, Nebraska | $1,682,716 |
| 17 | Pawnee County, Nebraska | $1,640,832 |
| 18 | Boyd County, Nebraska | $1,618,420 |
| 19 | Otoe County, Nebraska | $1,445,061 |
| 20 | Merrick County, Nebraska | $1,428,913 |
| 21 | Washington County, Nebraska | $1,409,238 |
| 22 | Hayes County, Nebraska | $1,230,848 |
| 23 | Blaine County, Nebraska | $1,221,042 |
| 24 | Cass County, Nebraska | $1,119,024 |
| 25 | Butler County, Nebraska | $1,110,993 |
| 26 | Hooker County, Nebraska | $1,089,480 |
| 27 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | $1,065,781 |
| 28 | Nance County, Nebraska | $1,060,325 |
| 29 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | $1,017,906 |
| 30 | York County, Nebraska | $1,000,651 |
| 31 | Thomas County, Nebraska | $987,566 |
| 32 | Saline County, Nebraska | $836,788 |
| 33 | Hamilton County, Nebraska | $785,427 |
| 34 | Johnson County, Nebraska | $720,408 |
| 35 | Loup County, Nebraska | $690,186 |
| 36 | Nemaha County, Nebraska | $684,519 |
| 37 | Howard County, Nebraska | $679,223 |
| 38 | Colfax County, Nebraska | $678,534 |
| 39 | Platte County, Nebraska | $670,810 |
| 40 | Thayer County, Nebraska | $625,916 |
| 41 | Burt County, Nebraska | $623,808 |
| 42 | Gosper County, Nebraska | $611,559 |
| 43 | Harlan County, Nebraska | $610,455 |
| 44 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | $608,005 |
| 45 | Cedar County, Nebraska | $588,566 |
| 46 | Dundy County, Nebraska | $550,962 |
| 47 | Dixon County, Nebraska | $518,830 |
| 48 | Seward County, Nebraska | $506,641 |
| 49 | Sioux County, Nebraska | $504,090 |
| 50 | Dodge County, Nebraska | $502,645 |
| 51 | Gage County, Nebraska | $496,351 |
| 52 | Chase County, Nebraska | $488,850 |
| 53 | Garfield County, Nebraska | $474,372 |
| 54 | Wayne County, Nebraska | $469,724 |
| 55 | Madison County, Nebraska | $469,679 |
| 56 | Hall County, Nebraska | $458,976 |
| 57 | Lancaster County, Nebraska | $454,195 |
| 58 | Wheeler County, Nebraska | $453,837 |
| 59 | Phelps County, Nebraska | $434,266 |
| 60 | Banner County, Nebraska | $422,483 |
| 61 | Buffalo County, Nebraska | $389,609 |
| 62 | Rock County, Nebraska | $377,211 |
| 63 | Nuckolls County, Nebraska | $369,155 |
| 64 | Kearney County, Nebraska | $339,633 |
| 65 | Furnas County, Nebraska | $330,334 |
| 66 | Stanton County, Nebraska | $321,089 |
| 67 | Webster County, Nebraska | $320,534 |
| 68 | Morrill County, Nebraska | $318,866 |
| 69 | Franklin County, Nebraska | $295,993 |
| 70 | Keya Paha County, Nebraska | $294,006 |
| 71 | Cuming County, Nebraska | $279,215 |
| 72 | Garden County, Nebraska | $268,712 |
| 73 | Keith County, Nebraska | $261,760 |
| 74 | Boone County, Nebraska | $248,494 |
| 75 | Jefferson County, Nebraska | $231,486 |
| 76 | Grant County, Nebraska | $224,287 |
| 77 | Kimball County, Nebraska | $220,103 |
| 78 | Perkins County, Nebraska | $211,164 |
| 79 | Cheyenne County, Nebraska | $185,375 |
| 80 | Greeley County, Nebraska | $158,905 |
| 81 | Box Butte County, Nebraska | $157,668 |
| 82 | Logan County, Nebraska | $156,157 |
| 83 | Valley County, Nebraska | $152,412 |
| 84 | Dakota County, Nebraska | $146,559 |
| 85 | Thurston County, Nebraska | $134,101 |
| 86 | McPherson County, Nebraska | $122,097 |
| 87 | Polk County, Nebraska | $80,492 |
| 88 | Sherman County, Nebraska | $75,003 |
| 89 | Richardson County, Nebraska | $55,234 |
| 90 | Sarpy County, Nebraska | $37,032 |
| 91 | Douglas County, Nebraska | $33,578 |
| 92 | Arthur County, Nebraska | $9,129 |
| 93 | Deuel County, Nebraska | $8,791 |
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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 Nebraska, 2022
Land in Nebraska, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 44,479 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 43,975,693 |
| Cropland Acres: | 21,217,519 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 21,472,107 |
| Woodland Acres: | 347,540 |
Livestock in Nebraska, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 90,851,080 |
| Layers inventory | 7,161,783 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 6,390,191 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 3,606,923 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 58,026 |
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