EQIP in New Jersey
New Jersey
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in New Jersey
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 Jersey
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, New Jersey
Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
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1 | Cover Crop | $4,850,014 |
2 | Sprinkler System | $3,054,224 |
3 | High Tunnel System | $1,271,448 |
4 | Irrigation Pipeline | $812,470 |
5 | Forest Stand Improvement | $616,946 |
6 | Forest Management Plan | $578,537 |
7 | Fence | $499,214 |
8 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $448,096 |
9 | Brush Management | $420,202 |
10 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $392,916 |
11 | Bivalve Aquaculture Gear and Biofouling Control | $389,584 |
12 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $386,962 |
13 | Irrigation Water Management | $283,223 |
14 | Stream Habitat Improvement and Management | $236,436 |
15 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $210,004 |
16 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $191,322 |
17 | Underground Outlet | $178,848 |
18 | Mulching | $163,815 |
19 | Nutrient Management Plan - Written | $139,830 |
20 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $125,672 |
21 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $113,419 |
22 | Conservation Cover | $112,954 |
23 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $112,055 |
24 | Roofs and Covers | $102,919 |
25 | Obstruction Removal | $99,967 |
26 | Livestock Pipeline | $98,197 |
27 | Roof Runoff Structure | $88,116 |
28 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $84,089 |
29 | Watering Facility | $80,554 |
30 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $64,341 |
31 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $52,915 |
32 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $46,650 |
33 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $39,451 |
34 | Structures for Wildlife | $34,533 |
35 | TA Design | $33,862 |
36 | Structure for Water Control | $27,419 |
37 | Pumping Plant | $26,049 |
38 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $25,097 |
39 | Forest Trails and Landings | $22,153 |
40 | Critical Area Planting | $21,332 |
41 | Prescribed Grazing | $21,118 |
42 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $14,273 |
43 | Grassed Waterway | $14,217 |
44 | Prescribed Burning | $13,476 |
45 | Nutrient Management | $13,140 |
46 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $12,837 |
47 | Subsurface Drain | $12,448 |
48 | Wetland Enhancement | $7,992 |
49 | Diversion | $7,318 |
50 | TA Application | $6,823 |
51 | TA Check-Out | $6,287 |
52 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $5,701 |
53 | Field Border | $3,007 |
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Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 16,686,161 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, New Jersey
Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
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1 | Cover Crop | $4,850,014 |
2 | Sprinkler System | $3,054,224 |
3 | Irrigation Pipeline | $812,470 |
4 | Forest Stand Improvement | $616,946 |
5 | Brush Management | $420,202 |
6 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $392,916 |
7 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $386,962 |
8 | Irrigation Water Management | $283,223 |
9 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $210,004 |
10 | Mulching | $163,815 |
11 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $113,419 |
12 | Conservation Cover | $112,954 |
13 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $112,055 |
14 | Roofs and Covers | $102,919 |
15 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $64,341 |
16 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $52,915 |
17 | Pumping Plant | $26,049 |
18 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $25,097 |
19 | Critical Area Planting | $21,332 |
20 | Prescribed Grazing | $21,118 |
21 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $14,273 |
22 | Grassed Waterway | $14,217 |
23 | Prescribed Burning | $13,476 |
24 | Nutrient Management | $13,140 |
25 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $12,837 |
26 | Field Border | $3,007 |
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Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $11,913,925 | |
Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $5,699,416 | |
Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $6,214,509 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
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1 | Salem County, New Jersey | $4,173,934 |
2 | Burlington County, New Jersey | $1,809,942 |
3 | Gloucester County, New Jersey | $1,450,941 |
4 | Hunterdon County, New Jersey | $1,257,636 |
5 | Warren County, New Jersey | $720,478 |
6 | Sussex County, New Jersey | $538,104 |
7 | Cumberland County, New Jersey | $429,407 |
8 | Ocean County, New Jersey | $416,833 |
9 | Somerset County, New Jersey | $354,170 |
10 | Mercer County, New Jersey | $270,880 |
11 | Cape May County, New Jersey | $137,681 |
12 | Morris County, New Jersey | $97,045 |
13 | Monmouth County, New Jersey | $42,440 |
14 | Atlantic County, New Jersey | $23,075 |
15 | Middlesex County, New Jersey | $9,434 |
16 | Passaic County, New Jersey | $6,111 |
17 | Camden County, New Jersey | $4,584 |
18 | Bergen County, New Jersey | $1,189 |
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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 New Jersey, 2022
Land in New Jersey, 2022
Land type | Acres |
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Number of Farms: | 9,998 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 711,502 |
Cropland Acres: | 449,717 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 60,180 |
Woodland Acres: | 132,522 |
Livestock in New Jersey, 2022
Livestock | Number of Animals |
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Layers inventory | 1,388,403 |
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 311,102 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 25,552 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 14,085 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 7,276 |