Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Nevada
EQIP payments by fiscal year in Nevada
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Nevada
| Rank | Practice | Payments,
2017-2020 |
|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Pipeline | $9,679,888 |
| 2 | Sprinkler System | $5,777,487 |
| 3 | Structure for Water Control | $2,480,061 |
| 4 | Brush Management | $1,608,663 |
| 5 | Pumping Plant | $1,204,639 |
| 6 | Fence | $1,006,007 |
| 7 | Livestock Pipeline | $620,341 |
| 8 | Range Planting  | $533,469 |
| 9 | Watering Facility | $412,762 |
| 10 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $339,433 |
| 11 | Waste Transfer | $319,361 |
| 12 | Irrigation Ditch Lining | $222,750 |
| 13 | Pond Sealing or Lining- Flexible Membrane | $197,207 |
| 14 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $190,983 |
| 15 | Irrigation Water Conveyance - High Pressure Underground Plastic | $167,124 |
| 16 | Cover Crop | $137,434 |
| 17 | High Tunnel System | $127,186 |
| 18 | Irrigation Water Management | $117,744 |
| 19 | Woody Residue Treatment | $110,785 |
| 20 | Equitable Relief Payment | $104,100 |
| 21 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $103,481 |
| 22 | Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility | $76,633 |
| 23 | Subsurface Drain | $72,546 |
| 24 | Prescribed Grazing | $66,391 |
| 25 | Waste Storage Facility | $60,175 |
| 26 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $59,826 |
| 27 | Water Well | $53,805 |
| 28 | Spring Development | $46,738 |
| 29 | Obstruction Removal | $30,001 |
| 30 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $29,922 |
| 31 | Pond | $29,036 |
| 32 | Structures for Wildlife | $28,622 |
| 33 | Irrigation Field Ditch | $26,018 |
| 34 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $20,363 |
| 35 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $17,496 |
| 36 | Hedgerow Planting | $16,045 |
| 37 | Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition | $9,669 |
| 38 | Judicial or NAD Payment | $9,055 |
| 39 | Stream Crossing | $7,579 |
| 40 | Underground Outlet | $6,056 |
| 41 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $5,025 |
| 42 | Critical Area Planting | $3,309 |
| 43 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $2,918 |
| 44 | Conservation Cover | $2,827 |
| 45 | Irrigation Reservoir | $1,750 |
| 46 | Land Smoothing | $1,725 |
| 47 | Firebreak | $1,443 |
| 48 | Wetland Creation | $1,008 |
| 49 | Channel Bank Vegetation | $653 |
| 50 | Surface Drain- Field Ditch | $475 |
| 51 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $332 |
| 52 | Nutrient Management | $227 |
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| | Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 26,148,570 |
NRCS climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Nevada
| Rank | Practice | Payments,
2017-2020 |
|---|
| 1 | Range Planting | $533,469 |
| 2 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $190,983 |
| 3 | Cover Crop | $137,434 |
| 4 | Irrigation Water Management | $117,744 |
| 5 | Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility | $76,633 |
| 6 | Prescribed Grazing | $66,391 |
| 7 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $17,496 |
| 8 | Hedgerow Planting | $16,045 |
| 9 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $5,025 |
| 10 | Conservation Cover | $2,827 |
| 11 | Nutrient Management | $227 |
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| | Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020 | $1,164,275 |
NRCS climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|
| 1 | Lyon County, Nevada | $3,303,947 |
| 2 | Humboldt County, Nevada | $2,682,339 |
| 3 | Elko County, Nevada | $2,583,297 |
| 4 | White Pine County, Nevada | $1,542,857 |
| 5 | Pershing County, Nevada | $858,431 |
| 6 | Eureka County, Nevada | $599,550 |
| 7 | Washoe County, Nevada | $505,264 |
| 8 | Nye County, Nevada | $477,352 |
| 9 | Churchill County, Nevada | $237,268 |
| 10 | Douglas County, Nevada | $166,134 |
| 11 | Lincoln County, Nevada | $152,836 |
| 12 | Clark County, Nevada | $82,713 |
| 13 | Lander County, Nevada | $4,970 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Nevada, 2017
Land in Nevada, 2017
| Land type | Acres |
|---|
| Number of Farms: | 3,423 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 6,128,153 |
| Cropland Acres: | 794,699 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 4,820,039 |
| Woodland Acres: | 80,718 |
Livestock in Nevada, 2017
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 476,858 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 76,074 |
| Layers inventory | 15,964 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,722 |
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