EQIP in New York
New York
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in New York
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 York
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, New York
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Storage Facility  | $21,956,685 |
| 2 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $5,150,693 |
| 3 | High Tunnel System | $5,140,449 |
| 4 | Roofs and Covers | $3,364,492 |
| 5 | Waste Transfer | $2,365,909 |
| 6 | Forest Stand Improvement | $2,219,413 |
| 7 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $2,175,033 |
| 8 | Fence | $1,812,499 |
| 9 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $1,662,058 |
| 10 | Cover Crop  | $1,551,730 |
| 11 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $1,291,900 |
| 12 | Access Road | $1,252,093 |
| 13 | Brush Management | $1,139,596 |
| 14 | Nutrient Management | $1,082,411 |
| 15 | Pumping Plant | $1,053,009 |
| 16 | Underground Outlet | $842,636 |
| 17 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $744,978 |
| 18 | Subsurface Drain | $557,093 |
| 19 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $469,328 |
| 20 | Water and Sediment Control Basin | $371,750 |
| 21 | Livestock Pipeline | $328,549 |
| 22 | Forest Management Plan | $324,469 |
| 23 | Prescribed Grazing | $282,106 |
| 24 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $206,188 |
| 25 | Trails and Walkways | $201,564 |
| 26 | TA Design | $193,344 |
| 27 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $186,504 |
| 28 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $184,724 |
| 29 | Agrichemical Handling Facility | $163,326 |
| 30 | Roof Runoff Structure | $154,577 |
| 31 | TA Application | $154,371 |
| 32 | Forest Trails and Landings | $130,665 |
| 33 | Mulching | $130,565 |
| 34 | Stream Crossing | $108,911 |
| 35 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $108,617 |
| 36 | Pest Management Conservation System | $99,614 |
| 37 | Critical Area Planting | $98,629 |
| 38 | TA Check-Out | $96,240 |
| 39 | Watering Facility | $92,386 |
| 40 | Diversion | $85,745 |
| 41 | Vegetated Treatment Area | $67,632 |
| 42 | Structure for Water Control | $62,172 |
| 43 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $58,024 |
| 44 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $51,405 |
| 45 | Grassed Waterway | $49,539 |
| 46 | Water Well | $45,803 |
| 47 | Irrigation Pipeline | $41,423 |
| 48 | Conservation Cover | $39,926 |
| 49 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $38,297 |
| 50 | Spring Development | $35,883 |
| 51 | Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written | $35,224 |
| 52 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $34,150 |
| 53 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $26,045 |
| 54 | Pollinator Habitat Plan - Written | $22,904 |
| 55 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $15,057 |
| 56 | Obstruction Removal | $13,733 |
| 57 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $12,553 |
| 58 | Irrigation Water Management | $8,814 |
| 59 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $8,281 |
| 60 | Stripcropping | $7,546 |
| 61 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $6,641 |
| 62 | Structures for Wildlife | $4,307 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 60,220,208 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, New York
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waste Storage Facility | $21,956,685 |
| 2 | Roofs and Covers | $3,364,492 |
| 3 | Forest Stand Improvement | $2,219,413 |
| 4 | Cover Crop | $1,551,730 |
| 5 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $1,291,900 |
| 6 | Brush Management | $1,139,596 |
| 7 | Nutrient Management | $1,082,411 |
| 8 | Pumping Plant | $1,053,009 |
| 9 | Prescribed Grazing | $282,106 |
| 10 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $206,188 |
| 11 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $184,724 |
| 12 | Mulching | $130,565 |
| 13 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $108,617 |
| 14 | Critical Area Planting | $98,629 |
| 15 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $58,024 |
| 16 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $51,405 |
| 17 | Grassed Waterway | $49,539 |
| 18 | Irrigation Pipeline | $41,423 |
| 19 | Conservation Cover | $39,926 |
| 20 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $38,297 |
| 21 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $26,045 |
| 22 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $15,057 |
| 23 | Irrigation Water Management | $8,814 |
| 24 | Stripcropping | $7,546 |
| 25 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $6,641 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $35,012,782 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $3,653,812 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $31,358,970 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming County, New York | $2,398,363 |
| 2 | Steuben County, New York | $1,464,222 |
| 3 | Erie County, New York | $1,359,291 |
| 4 | Livingston County, New York | $682,270 |
| 5 | Montgomery County, New York | $641,770 |
| 6 | Clinton County, New York | $622,761 |
| 7 | Otsego County, New York | $534,401 |
| 8 | Tompkins County, New York | $504,013 |
| 9 | Franklin County, New York | $451,365 |
| 10 | Tioga County, New York | $447,912 |
| 11 | Broome County, New York | $443,211 |
| 12 | Chautauqua County, New York | $367,742 |
| 13 | Ontario County, New York | $350,333 |
| 14 | Orleans County, New York | $340,164 |
| 15 | Orange County, New York | $333,863 |
| 16 | Rensselaer County, New York | $289,512 |
| 17 | Saint Lawrence County, New York | $288,466 |
| 18 | Columbia County, New York | $275,798 |
| 19 | Cortland County, New York | $255,313 |
| 20 | Essex County, New York | $238,078 |
| 21 | Ulster County, New York | $235,867 |
| 22 | Cattaraugus County, New York | $234,240 |
| 23 | Delaware County, New York | $224,007 |
| 24 | Seneca County, New York | $221,575 |
| 25 | Chenango County, New York | $212,754 |
| 26 | Niagara County, New York | $179,818 |
| 27 | Washington County, New York | $140,976 |
| 28 | Suffolk County, New York | $135,919 |
| 29 | Herkimer County, New York | $118,033 |
| 30 | Sullivan County, New York | $115,817 |
| 31 | Jefferson County, New York | $113,249 |
| 32 | Allegany County, New York | $97,292 |
| 33 | Fulton County, New York | $88,932 |
| 34 | Wayne County, New York | $79,872 |
| 35 | Monroe County, New York | $71,175 |
| 36 | Saratoga County, New York | $60,894 |
| 37 | Chemung County, New York | $48,154 |
| 38 | Onondaga County, New York | $47,239 |
| 39 | Schoharie County, New York | $44,454 |
| 40 | Yates County, New York | $32,733 |
| 41 | Lewis County, New York | $22,991 |
| 42 | Schuyler County, New York | $20,736 |
| 43 | Albany County, New York | $18,192 |
| 44 | Oneida County, New York | $6,590 |
| 45 | Madison County, New York | $4,349 |
| 46 | Cayuga County, New York | $3,623 |
| 47 | Genesee County, New York | $3,476 |
| 48 | Putnam County, New York | $230 |
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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 York, 2022
Land in New York, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 30,650 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 6,502,286 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,076,225 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 474,430 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,424,367 |
Livestock in New York, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 6,388,603 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,538,860 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,380,585 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 72,574 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 42,889 |
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