EQIP in Oregon
Oregon
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Oregon
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 Oregon
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Oregon
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Stand Improvement  | $21,447,288 |
| 2 | Brush Management | $15,496,458 |
| 3 | Woody Residue Treatment | $12,056,281 |
| 4 | Sprinkler System | $10,349,253 |
| 5 | Irrigation Pipeline | $8,544,180 |
| 6 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $7,179,176 |
| 7 | Range Planting  | $5,464,556 |
| 8 | Fence | $4,946,044 |
| 9 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $3,136,783 |
| 10 | Combustion System Improvement | $2,508,870 |
| 11 | Pumping Plant | $2,005,403 |
| 12 | High Tunnel System | $1,945,589 |
| 13 | Cover Crop | $1,553,602 |
| 14 | Watering Facility | $1,436,720 |
| 15 | Structure for Water Control | $1,199,031 |
| 16 | Livestock Pipeline | $1,031,574 |
| 17 | Water Well | $876,676 |
| 18 | Irrigation Water Management | $686,758 |
| 19 | Tree/Shrub Pruning | $647,747 |
| 20 | Prescribed Grazing | $627,415 |
| 21 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $501,053 |
| 22 | Obstruction Removal | $383,911 |
| 23 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $329,874 |
| 24 | Conservation Cover | $329,082 |
| 25 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $314,924 |
| 26 | Spring Development | $308,718 |
| 27 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $303,101 |
| 28 | Structures for Wildlife | $268,736 |
| 29 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $265,825 |
| 30 | Access Road | $235,500 |
| 31 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $226,283 |
| 32 | Forest Management Plan | $204,619 |
| 33 | Pest Management Conservation System | $200,138 |
| 34 | Nutrient Management | $197,319 |
| 35 | Roof Runoff Structure | $184,913 |
| 36 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $175,695 |
| 37 | Fuel Break | $145,348 |
| 38 | Roofs and Covers | $118,593 |
| 39 | TA Design | $92,005 |
| 40 | Hedgerow Planting | $82,120 |
| 41 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $68,410 |
| 42 | Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition | $58,957 |
| 43 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $49,924 |
| 44 | Prescribed Burning | $44,348 |
| 45 | Mulching | $42,892 |
| 46 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $42,658 |
| 47 | Critical Area Planting | $39,096 |
| 48 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $37,469 |
| 49 | Firebreak | $36,653 |
| 50 | Access Control | $31,534 |
| 51 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $30,606 |
| 52 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $7,179 |
| 53 | TA Application | $4,822 |
| 54 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $2,915 |
| 55 | TA Check-Out | $2,904 |
| 56 | Forage Harvest Management | $1,137 |
| 57 | Field Border | $887 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 108,535,840 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Oregon
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forest Stand Improvement | $21,447,288 |
| 2 | Brush Management | $15,496,458 |
| 3 | Woody Residue Treatment | $12,056,281 |
| 4 | Sprinkler System | $10,349,253 |
| 5 | Irrigation Pipeline | $8,544,180 |
| 6 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $7,179,176 |
| 7 | Range Planting | $5,464,556 |
| 8 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $3,136,783 |
| 9 | Combustion System Improvement | $2,508,870 |
| 10 | Pumping Plant | $2,005,403 |
| 11 | Cover Crop | $1,553,602 |
| 12 | Irrigation Water Management | $686,758 |
| 13 | Prescribed Grazing | $627,415 |
| 14 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $501,053 |
| 15 | Conservation Cover | $329,082 |
| 16 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $314,924 |
| 17 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $303,101 |
| 18 | Nutrient Management | $197,319 |
| 19 | Fuel Break | $145,348 |
| 20 | Roofs and Covers | $118,593 |
| 21 | Hedgerow Planting | $82,120 |
| 22 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $49,924 |
| 23 | Prescribed Burning | $44,348 |
| 24 | Mulching | $42,892 |
| 25 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $42,658 |
| 26 | Critical Area Planting | $39,096 |
| 27 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $7,179 |
| 28 | Field Border | $887 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $93,274,547 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $12,014,754 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $81,259,793 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marion County, Oregon | $9,686,360 |
| 2 | Wasco County, Oregon | $7,083,284 |
| 3 | Crook County, Oregon | $7,015,876 |
| 4 | Morrow County, Oregon | $6,423,075 |
| 5 | Wallowa County, Oregon | $6,351,187 |
| 6 | Jackson County, Oregon | $5,842,145 |
| 7 | Lake County, Oregon | $5,749,705 |
| 8 | Harney County, Oregon | $5,733,838 |
| 9 | Baker County, Oregon | $5,267,093 |
| 10 | Malheur County, Oregon | $5,113,371 |
| 11 | Hood River County, Oregon | $3,421,436 |
| 12 | Klamath County, Oregon | $3,265,747 |
| 13 | Grant County, Oregon | $2,652,203 |
| 14 | Umatilla County, Oregon | $1,845,590 |
| 15 | Sherman County, Oregon | $1,669,728 |
| 16 | Douglas County, Oregon | $1,598,936 |
| 17 | Wheeler County, Oregon | $1,507,203 |
| 18 | Union County, Oregon | $1,443,876 |
| 19 | Linn County, Oregon | $1,411,035 |
| 20 | Lane County, Oregon | $1,326,419 |
| 21 | Benton County, Oregon | $1,031,288 |
| 22 | Jefferson County, Oregon | $874,900 |
| 23 | Polk County, Oregon | $789,436 |
| 24 | Coos County, Oregon | $749,090 |
| 25 | Deschutes County, Oregon | $744,744 |
| 26 | Clackamas County, Oregon | $716,095 |
| 27 | Curry County, Oregon | $428,677 |
| 28 | Josephine County, Oregon | $403,169 |
| 29 | Columbia County, Oregon | $346,759 |
| 30 | Tillamook County, Oregon | $316,571 |
| 31 | Yamhill County, Oregon | $307,972 |
| 32 | Gilliam County, Oregon | $260,711 |
| 33 | Lincoln County, Oregon | $214,934 |
| 34 | Multnomah County, Oregon | $202,106 |
| 35 | Washington County, Oregon | $128,482 |
| 36 | Clatsop County, Oregon | $767 |
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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 Oregon, 2022
Land in Oregon, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 35,547 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 15,295,779 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,358,927 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,833,816 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,576,892 |
Livestock in Oregon, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 18,594,126 |
| Layers inventory | 3,225,396 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,200,296 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 152,512 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 9,813 |
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