EQIP in New Mexico

New Mexico

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in New Mexico

EQIP payments by fiscal year in New Mexico

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020

Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, New Mexico

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Sprinkler System	$11,234,330
2	Brush Management	$10,284,402
3	Conservation Crop Rotation	$7,328,284
4	Forest Stand Improvement	$6,468,253
5	Irrigation Pipeline	$5,947,114
6	Livestock Pipeline	$5,637,251
7	Fence	$5,368,065
8	Watering Facility	$5,211,649
9	Irrigation System- Microirrigation	$4,934,631
10	Pumping Plant	$2,470,438
11	Structure for Water Control	$2,289,339
12	Forage and Biomass Planting	$2,049,565
13	Water Well	$2,003,192
14	Prescribed Grazing	$1,720,836
15	Range Planting	$1,714,924
16	Irrigation Ditch Lining	$1,216,455
17	Irrigation Land Leveling	$957,581
18	Cover Crop	$774,036
19	High Tunnel System	$766,121
20	Conservation Cover	$574,025
21	Woody Residue Treatment	$537,735
22	Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities	$277,710
23	Pond	$275,814
24	Irrigation Reservoir	$228,134
25	Fuel Break	$215,214
26	Terrace	$180,325
27	Pond Sealing or Lining- Flexible Membrane	$177,416
28	Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface	$146,857
29	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$145,615
30	Diversion	$114,192
31	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$108,906
32	Waste Storage Facility	$106,288
33	Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops	$85,507
34	Grade Stabilization Structure	$84,159
35	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$81,521
36	Land Smoothing	$57,432
37	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$54,494
38	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan	$51,754
39	Obstruction Removal	$51,102
40	Erroneous Underpayment	$50,646
41	Trails and Walkways	$48,559
42	Spring Development	$38,009
43	Judicial or NAD Payment	$37,333
44	Pond Sealing or Lining- Bentonite Sealant	$29,250
45	Irrigation Water Management	$27,624
46	Waste Transfer	$24,037
47	Dam- Diversion	$19,471
48	Nutrient Management	$17,718
49	Hedgerow Planting	$15,499
50	Herbaceous Weed Treatment	$12,164
51	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$10,081
52	Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment	$8,647
53	Pest Management Conservation System	$8,388
54	Streambank and Shoreline Protection	$7,637
55	Equitable Relief Payment	$7,406
56	Water Harvesting Catchment	$6,834
57	Mulching	$3,855
58	Roof Runoff Structure	$3,124
59	Structures for Wildlife	$2,922
60	Sediment Basin	$2,794
61	Firebreak	$1,724
62	Forest Management Plan	$1,607
63	Prescribed Burning	$1,205
64	Forage Harvest Management	$1,058
65	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$917
66	Field Border	$729
67	Filter Strip	$235
68	Herbaceous Wind Barriers	$162
69	Critical Area Planting	$49
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	Total Payments, 2017-2020	82,320,348

NRCS climate smart practice.

NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, New Mexico

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Conservation Crop Rotation	$7,328,284
2	Forage and Biomass Planting	$2,049,565
3	Prescribed Grazing	$1,720,836
4	Range Planting	$1,714,924
5	Cover Crop	$774,036
6	Conservation Cover	$574,025
7	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$145,615
8	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$108,906
9	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$81,521
10	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$54,494
11	Irrigation Water Management	$27,624
12	Nutrient Management	$17,718
13	Hedgerow Planting	$15,499
14	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$10,081
15	Mulching	$3,855
16	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$917
17	Field Border	$729
18	Filter Strip	$235
19	Herbaceous Wind Barriers	$162
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	Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020	$14,629,026

NRCS climate smart practice.

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	EQIP Payments, 2017-2020
1	Roosevelt County, New Mexico	$5,678,441
2	Quay County, New Mexico	$3,450,189
3	Chaves County, New Mexico	$3,353,308
4	Dona Ana County, New Mexico	$3,064,923
5	Mora County, New Mexico	$2,927,935
6	Lea County, New Mexico	$2,909,598
7	Curry County, New Mexico	$1,997,013
8	Torrance County, New Mexico	$1,869,635
9	Luna County, New Mexico	$1,616,042
10	Sierra County, New Mexico	$1,510,096
11	San Juan County, New Mexico	$1,473,205
12	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	$1,417,541
13	Colfax County, New Mexico	$1,199,401
14	Catron County, New Mexico	$1,048,849
15	Lincoln County, New Mexico	$1,021,546
16	Guadalupe County, New Mexico	$951,276
17	Otero County, New Mexico	$836,664
18	DeBaca County, New Mexico	$815,160
19	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	$671,458
20	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	$603,242
21	Cibola County, New Mexico	$600,479
22	Socorro County, New Mexico	$489,475
23	McKinley County, New Mexico	$466,393
24	Union County, New Mexico	$464,524
25	Grant County, New Mexico	$446,165
26	Valencia County, New Mexico	$393,563
27	Harding County, New Mexico	$320,669
28	San Miguel County, New Mexico	$289,762
29	Sandoval County, New Mexico	$263,213
30	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	$234,710
31	Taos County, New Mexico	$89,927
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for New Mexico, 2017

Land in New Mexico, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	25,044
Total Acres in Farms:	40,659,836
Cropland Acres:	1,825,827
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	36,146,772
Woodland Acres:	2,415,780

Livestock in New Mexico, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Cattle and calves inventory	1,498,731
Sheep and lambs inventory	105,896
Layers inventory	102,020
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	4,144
Hogs and pigs inventory	2,072

Crops in New Mexico, 2017

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