EQIP in New Hampshire

New Hampshire

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in New Hampshire

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 New Hampshire


EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022


Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, New Hampshire

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2022
1Stream Habitat Improvement and Management$2,975,739
2Cover Crop $1,522,457
3Forage and Biomass Planting $1,384,829
4Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt$1,304,300
5Forest Stand Improvement $1,257,052
6High Tunnel System$1,211,914
7Brush Management $1,061,376
8Forest Trails and Landings$925,696
9Forest Management Plan$835,346
10Access Road$668,655
11Heavy Use Area Protection$533,020
12Fence$510,345
13Conservation Crop Rotation $247,888
14Irrigation System- Microirrigation $239,823
15Riparian Forest Buffer $227,141
16Nutrient Management $219,126
17Combustion System Improvement $205,221
18Prescribed Grazing $181,110
19Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till $166,575
20Stream Crossing$114,711
21Irrigation Pipeline $100,943
22Livestock Pipeline$91,070
23Pumping Plant $77,845
24Waste Storage Facility $76,565
25Waste Transfer$73,715
26Mulching $66,731
27Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops$65,167
28Tree & Shrub Establishment $60,810
29Water Well$57,826
30Underground Outlet$54,634
31Lined Waterway or Outlet$48,432
32Critical Area Planting $46,430
33Herbaceous Weed Treatment $44,148
34Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan$39,611
35Irrigation Water Management $28,344
36Structure for Water Control$24,888
37Roof Runoff Structure$24,221
38Energy Efficient Lighting System $21,988
39Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation $21,183
40Conservation Cover $18,195
41Fish and Wildlife Habitat Plan - Written$15,783
42Obstruction Removal$15,470
43Access Control$14,081
44Upland Wildlife Habitat Management$13,054
45Tree/Shrub Site Preparation$10,243
46Watering Facility$9,000
47Structures for Wildlife$7,094
48Subsurface Drain$6,449
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 Total Payments, 2017-202216,926,244

NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.


NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, New Hampshire

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2022
1Cover Crop $1,522,457
2Forage and Biomass Planting $1,384,829
3Forest Stand Improvement $1,257,052
4Brush Management $1,061,376
5Conservation Crop Rotation $247,888
6Irrigation System- Microirrigation $239,823
7Riparian Forest Buffer $227,141
8Nutrient Management $219,126
9Combustion System Improvement $205,221
10Prescribed Grazing $181,110
11Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till $166,575
12Irrigation Pipeline $100,943
13Pumping Plant $77,845
14Waste Storage Facility $76,565
15Mulching $66,731
16Tree & Shrub Establishment $60,810
17Critical Area Planting $46,430
18Herbaceous Weed Treatment $44,148
19Irrigation Water Management $28,344
20Energy Efficient Lighting System $21,988
21Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation $21,183
22Conservation Cover $18,195
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 Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022$7,275,780
 Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 $4,346,513
 Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 $2,929,267

NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.


EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021

RankStateEQIP Payments, 2017-2022
1Grafton County, New Hampshire$3,252,741
2Coos County, New Hampshire$1,545,908
3Cheshire County, New Hampshire$1,214,222
4Sullivan County, New Hampshire$1,100,547
5Merrimack County, New Hampshire$827,870
6Carroll County, New Hampshire$764,701
7Hillsborough County, New Hampshire$504,506
8Strafford County, New Hampshire$434,468
9Rockingham County, New Hampshire$406,182
10Belknap County, New Hampshire$192,640

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 New Hampshire, 2022

Land in New Hampshire, 2022

Land typeAcres
Number of Farms:3,949
Total Acres in Farms:417,187
Cropland Acres:105,297
Permanent pasture and rangeland:24,246
Woodland Acres:249,287

Livestock in New Hampshire, 2022

LivestockNumber of Animals
Layers inventory 238,651
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold115,753
Cattle and calves inventory29,647
Sheep and lambs inventory8,754

Crops in New Hampshire, 2022

 

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