EQIP in North Dakota
North Dakota
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in North Dakota
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 North Dakota
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, North Dakota
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Pipeline | $11,919,721 |
| 2 | Fence | $8,869,604 |
| 3 | Cover Crop  | $8,527,121 |
| 4 | Watering Facility | $6,730,798 |
| 5 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $6,506,597 |
| 6 | Nutrient Management | $5,825,029 |
| 7 | Water Well | $4,139,939 |
| 8 | Pumping Plant  | $4,115,070 |
| 9 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $3,493,020 |
| 10 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,373,371 |
| 11 | Sprinkler System | $3,216,918 |
| 12 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $2,985,286 |
| 13 | Conservation Cover | $2,059,880 |
| 14 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $1,970,704 |
| 15 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $1,956,107 |
| 16 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,817,599 |
| 17 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation | $1,741,022 |
| 18 | Range Planting | $981,932 |
| 19 | Irrigation Pipeline | $794,686 |
| 20 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $691,601 |
| 21 | High Tunnel System | $338,277 |
| 22 | Waste Storage Facility | $306,581 |
| 23 | Mulching | $257,851 |
| 24 | Irrigation Water Management | $238,852 |
| 25 | Livestock Shelter Structure | $176,783 |
| 26 | Structure for Water Control | $169,763 |
| 27 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $145,824 |
| 28 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $127,334 |
| 29 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $125,787 |
| 30 | Obstruction Removal | $109,132 |
| 31 | Well Decommissioning | $108,961 |
| 32 | Brush Management | $103,564 |
| 33 | Critical Area Planting | $84,339 |
| 34 | Pest Management Conservation System | $68,215 |
| 35 | Pond | $55,372 |
| 36 | TA Design | $52,410 |
| 37 | Salinity and Sodic Soil Management | $45,111 |
| 38 | Forage Harvest Management | $43,295 |
| 39 | Agricultural Secondary Containment Facility | $34,310 |
| 40 | Precision Land Forming and Smoothing | $26,187 |
| 41 | Grassed Waterway | $25,361 |
| 42 | TA Application | $17,041 |
| 43 | Spring Development | $16,508 |
| 44 | TA Check-Out | $10,012 |
| 45 | Access Control | $5,855 |
| 46 | Field Border | $5,436 |
| 47 | Structures for Wildlife | $440 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 84,414,606 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, North Dakota
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop | $8,527,121 |
| 2 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $6,506,597 |
| 3 | Nutrient Management | $5,825,029 |
| 4 | Pumping Plant | $4,115,070 |
| 5 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $3,493,020 |
| 6 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,373,371 |
| 7 | Sprinkler System | $3,216,918 |
| 8 | Conservation Cover | $2,059,880 |
| 9 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $1,970,704 |
| 10 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,817,599 |
| 11 | Range Planting | $981,932 |
| 12 | Irrigation Pipeline | $794,686 |
| 13 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $691,601 |
| 14 | Waste Storage Facility | $306,581 |
| 15 | Mulching | $257,851 |
| 16 | Irrigation Water Management | $238,852 |
| 17 | Brush Management | $103,564 |
| 18 | Critical Area Planting | $84,339 |
| 19 | Grassed Waterway | $25,361 |
| 20 | Field Border | $5,436 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $44,395,512 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $35,619,841 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $8,775,671 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McHenry County, North Dakota | $6,341,278 |
| 2 | McKenzie County, North Dakota | $4,350,136 |
| 3 | Burke County, North Dakota | $3,342,773 |
| 4 | Benson County, North Dakota | $3,111,810 |
| 5 | Grant County, North Dakota | $3,020,405 |
| 6 | Nelson County, North Dakota | $2,382,099 |
| 7 | Pierce County, North Dakota | $2,141,639 |
| 8 | Adams County, North Dakota | $1,864,472 |
| 9 | Foster County, North Dakota | $1,720,613 |
| 10 | Oliver County, North Dakota | $1,521,293 |
| 11 | Sioux County, North Dakota | $1,464,052 |
| 12 | Rolette County, North Dakota | $1,324,829 |
| 13 | Bowman County, North Dakota | $1,320,185 |
| 14 | Emmons County, North Dakota | $1,301,239 |
| 15 | Dunn County, North Dakota | $1,212,374 |
| 16 | Golden Valley County, North Dakota | $1,153,603 |
| 17 | Burleigh County, North Dakota | $1,143,323 |
| 18 | Stutsman County, North Dakota | $1,050,624 |
| 19 | Sargent County, North Dakota | $1,026,646 |
| 20 | Pembina County, North Dakota | $990,133 |
| 21 | Stark County, North Dakota | $935,267 |
| 22 | Renville County, North Dakota | $918,901 |
| 23 | Eddy County, North Dakota | $916,337 |
| 24 | Morton County, North Dakota | $875,763 |
| 25 | Ward County, North Dakota | $823,339 |
| 26 | Logan County, North Dakota | $811,714 |
| 27 | Walsh County, North Dakota | $804,085 |
| 28 | Dickey County, North Dakota | $801,670 |
| 29 | Divide County, North Dakota | $684,906 |
| 30 | Mountrail County, North Dakota | $648,511 |
| 31 | Bottineau County, North Dakota | $618,689 |
| 32 | LaMoure County, North Dakota | $518,125 |
| 33 | Grand Forks County, North Dakota | $515,053 |
| 34 | Williams County, North Dakota | $508,968 |
| 35 | Sheridan County, North Dakota | $491,310 |
| 36 | Ramsey County, North Dakota | $486,297 |
| 37 | Wells County, North Dakota | $479,781 |
| 38 | Kidder County, North Dakota | $476,237 |
| 39 | Cavalier County, North Dakota | $428,151 |
| 40 | Billings County, North Dakota | $386,375 |
| 41 | Slope County, North Dakota | $385,438 |
| 42 | Ransom County, North Dakota | $318,714 |
| 43 | Griggs County, North Dakota | $315,092 |
| 44 | McLean County, North Dakota | $293,231 |
| 45 | Richland County, North Dakota | $207,692 |
| 46 | Traill County, North Dakota | $201,149 |
| 47 | McIntosh County, North Dakota | $184,622 |
| 48 | Towner County, North Dakota | $184,115 |
| 49 | Hettinger County, North Dakota | $172,585 |
| 50 | Cass County, North Dakota | $155,874 |
| 51 | Barnes County, North Dakota | $119,275 |
| 52 | Mercer County, North Dakota | $99,069 |
| 53 | Steele County, North Dakota | $89,160 |
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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 North Dakota, 2022
Land in North Dakota, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 25,068 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 38,537,022 |
| Cropland Acres: | 26,260,012 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 10,809,507 |
| Woodland Acres: | 220,127 |
Livestock in North Dakota, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,699,272 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 161,489 |
| Layers inventory | 80,263 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 59,910 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 22,391 |
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