Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022

Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Rhode Island

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2022
1	Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities	$4,339,943
2	Forest Stand Improvement	$907,400
3	High Tunnel System	$783,464
4	Forest Trails and Landings	$416,568
5	Access Road	$334,738
6	Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt	$214,617
7	Forest Management Plan	$209,390
8	Brush Management	$186,044
9	Roofs and Covers	$134,171
10	Fence	$132,893
11	Lined Waterway or Outlet	$124,856
12	Heavy Use Area Protection	$98,001
13	Forage and Biomass Planting	$91,439
14	Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written	$80,164
15	Irrigation Pipeline	$60,753
16	Mulching	$54,571
17	Pumping Plant	$50,956
18	Structures for Wildlife	$49,080
19	Cover Crop	$45,358
20	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan	$42,859
21	Underground Outlet	$40,985
22	Herbaceous Weed Treatment	$37,677
23	Stormwater Runoff Control	$29,922
24	Stream Crossing	$29,000
25	Livestock Pipeline	$27,379
26	Conservation Cover	$21,717
27	Sediment Basin	$18,576
28	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$15,232
29	Access Control	$12,095
30	Grassed Waterway	$8,705
31	Watering Facility	$7,657
32	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$5,839
33	Critical Area Planting	$4,428
34	TA Application	$3,546
35	Prescribed Grazing	$2,660
36	TA Check-Out	$2,349
37	Forage Harvest Management	$234
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	Total Payments, 2017-2022	8,625,266

NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.

NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Rhode Island

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2022
1	Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities	$4,339,943
2	Forest Stand Improvement	$907,400
3	Brush Management	$186,044
4	Roofs and Covers	$134,171
5	Forage and Biomass Planting	$91,439
6	Irrigation Pipeline	$60,753
7	Mulching	$54,571
8	Pumping Plant	$50,956
9	Cover Crop	$45,358
10	Herbaceous Weed Treatment	$37,677
11	Conservation Cover	$21,717
12	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$15,232
13	Grassed Waterway	$8,705
14	Critical Area Planting	$4,428
15	Prescribed Grazing	$2,660
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	Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022	$5,961,054
	Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022	$244,110
	Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022	$5,716,944

NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021

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 Rhode Island, 2022

Land in Rhode Island, 2022

Livestock in Rhode Island, 2022

Crops in Rhode Island, 2022