EQIP in New Mexico
New Mexico
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in New Mexico
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 Mexico
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, New Mexico
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sprinkler System  | $18,940,829 |
| 2 | Brush Management | $14,355,137 |
| 3 | Forest Stand Improvement | $9,485,286 |
| 4 | Irrigation Pipeline | $8,518,352 |
| 5 | Conservation Crop Rotation  | $7,641,781 |
| 6 | Fence | $7,511,454 |
| 7 | Livestock Pipeline | $7,402,075 |
| 8 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $7,220,473 |
| 9 | Watering Facility | $7,197,670 |
| 10 | Structure for Water Control | $3,337,801 |
| 11 | Pumping Plant | $3,257,062 |
| 12 | Water Well | $2,787,344 |
| 13 | Range Planting | $2,458,384 |
| 14 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $2,205,084 |
| 15 | Prescribed Grazing | $2,047,030 |
| 16 | Irrigation Ditch Lining | $1,606,482 |
| 17 | Cover Crop | $1,162,566 |
| 18 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $1,099,755 |
| 19 | High Tunnel System | $994,808 |
| 20 | Woody Residue Treatment | $799,179 |
| 21 | Conservation Cover | $521,125 |
| 22 | Pond | $351,509 |
| 23 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $270,509 |
| 24 | Irrigation Reservoir | $187,010 |
| 25 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $171,091 |
| 26 | Obstruction Removal | $165,388 |
| 27 | Terrace | $154,021 |
| 28 | Diversion | $151,054 |
| 29 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $145,615 |
| 30 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $103,335 |
| 31 | Fuel Break | $95,114 |
| 32 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $81,222 |
| 33 | Land Smoothing | $74,385 |
| 34 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $72,388 |
| 35 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $64,897 |
| 36 | Irrigation Water Management | $44,069 |
| 37 | Nutrient Management | $43,856 |
| 38 | Structures for Wildlife | $24,903 |
| 39 | Spring Development | $21,615 |
| 40 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $10,634 |
| 41 | Pest Management Conservation System | $9,955 |
| 42 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $9,211 |
| 43 | Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment | $8,647 |
| 44 | Hedgerow Planting | $8,287 |
| 45 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $584 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 112,818,976 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, New Mexico
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sprinkler System | $18,940,829 |
| 2 | Brush Management | $14,355,137 |
| 3 | Forest Stand Improvement | $9,485,286 |
| 4 | Irrigation Pipeline | $8,518,352 |
| 5 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $7,641,781 |
| 6 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $7,220,473 |
| 7 | Pumping Plant | $3,257,062 |
| 8 | Range Planting | $2,458,384 |
| 9 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $2,205,084 |
| 10 | Prescribed Grazing | $2,047,030 |
| 11 | Cover Crop | $1,162,566 |
| 12 | Woody Residue Treatment | $799,179 |
| 13 | Conservation Cover | $521,125 |
| 14 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $171,091 |
| 15 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $145,615 |
| 16 | Fuel Break | $95,114 |
| 17 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $81,222 |
| 18 | Irrigation Water Management | $44,069 |
| 19 | Nutrient Management | $43,856 |
| 20 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $10,634 |
| 21 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $9,211 |
| 22 | Hedgerow Planting | $8,287 |
| 23 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $584 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $79,221,971 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $16,324,745 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $62,897,226 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roosevelt County, New Mexico | $10,983,980 |
| 2 | Quay County, New Mexico | $5,218,940 |
| 3 | Lea County, New Mexico | $4,898,441 |
| 4 | Curry County, New Mexico | $4,650,248 |
| 5 | Chaves County, New Mexico | $4,385,976 |
| 6 | Mora County, New Mexico | $4,009,477 |
| 7 | San Juan County, New Mexico | $3,684,905 |
| 8 | Torrance County, New Mexico | $3,641,736 |
| 9 | Dona Ana County, New Mexico | $3,441,530 |
| 10 | Luna County, New Mexico | $3,258,270 |
| 11 | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico | $2,789,874 |
| 12 | Union County, New Mexico | $2,769,056 |
| 13 | Colfax County, New Mexico | $2,428,649 |
| 14 | Otero County, New Mexico | $2,106,858 |
| 15 | Sierra County, New Mexico | $2,002,689 |
| 16 | Hidalgo County, New Mexico | $1,997,380 |
| 17 | Catron County, New Mexico | $1,894,809 |
| 18 | Lincoln County, New Mexico | $1,800,812 |
| 19 | San Miguel County, New Mexico | $1,731,760 |
| 20 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | $1,489,857 |
| 21 | Socorro County, New Mexico | $1,320,216 |
| 22 | Valencia County, New Mexico | $1,172,668 |
| 23 | DeBaca County, New Mexico | $1,162,690 |
| 24 | Cibola County, New Mexico | $1,162,373 |
| 25 | Harding County, New Mexico | $1,154,183 |
| 26 | Santa Fe County, New Mexico | $989,592 |
| 27 | Grant County, New Mexico | $932,928 |
| 28 | Eddy County, New Mexico | $456,023 |
| 29 | Taos County, New Mexico | $430,947 |
| 30 | McKinley County, New Mexico | $389,137 |
| 31 | Bernalillo County, New Mexico | $311,510 |
| 32 | Sandoval County, New Mexico | $297,573 |
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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 Mexico, 2022
Land in New Mexico, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 20,976 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 39,128,563 |
| Cropland Acres: | 2,094,233 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 33,718,286 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,650,378 |
Livestock in New Mexico, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,330,860 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 92,005 |
| Layers inventory | 91,564 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,955 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,747 |
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