EQIP in South Carolina

South Carolina

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in South Carolina

EQIP payments by fiscal year in South Carolina

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020

Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, South Carolina

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Sprinkler System	$8,182,598
2	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$7,711,557
3	Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation	$6,058,173
4	Cover Crop	$5,974,984
5	Tree/Shrub Site Preparation	$4,937,454
6	Roofs and Covers	$4,923,564
7	Fence	$3,622,388
8	Waste Storage Facility	$3,299,458
9	Heavy Use Area Protection	$3,033,943
10	Forage and Biomass Planting	$2,880,810
11	Energy Efficient Building Envelope	$2,210,813
12	Access Road	$1,941,613
13	Water Well	$1,358,903
14	Brush Management	$1,337,282
15	Firebreak	$1,245,729
16	Forest Stand Improvement	$1,155,136
17	Prescribed Burning	$1,066,459
18	Livestock Pipeline	$959,104
19	Irrigation System- Microirrigation	$954,201
20	Pumping Plant	$949,037
21	Herbaceous Weed Treatment	$905,426
22	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan	$875,623
23	High Tunnel System	$851,753
24	Irrigation Pipeline	$698,062
25	Animal Mortality Facility	$613,023
26	Watering Facility	$594,534
27	Nutrient Management	$538,487
28	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$472,930
29	Energy Efficient Lighting System	$457,031
30	Forest Trails and Landings	$387,882
31	Conservation Cover	$332,988
32	Structure for Water Control	$306,440
33	Waste Facility Closure	$288,002
34	Streambank and Shoreline Protection	$287,819
35	Roof Runoff Structure	$277,173
36	Waste Transfer	$263,042
37	Stream Crossing	$249,986
38	Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written	$225,050
39	Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written	$165,382
40	Agrichemical Handling Facility	$148,838
41	Forest Management Plan	$146,499
42	Mulching	$145,778
43	Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops	$125,167
44	Critical Area Planting	$105,895
45	Composting Facility	$97,575
46	Lined Waterway or Outlet	$84,717
47	Structures for Wildlife	$81,246
48	Underground Outlet	$65,840
49	Clearing and Snagging	$56,914
50	Subsurface Drain	$49,260
51	Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition	$48,746
52	Grade Stabilization Structure	$48,319
53	Irrigation Water Management	$46,962
54	Grassed Waterway	$41,075
55	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$25,827
56	Conservation Crop Rotation	$19,724
57	Hedgerow Planting	$19,037
58	Pest Management Conservation System	$16,328
59	Livestock Shelter Structure	$15,108
60	Stream Habitat Improvement and Management	$11,818
61	Prescribed Grazing	$11,624
62	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$9,114
63	Well Decommissioning	$7,786
64	Access Control	$7,547
65	Nutrient Management Plan - Written	$7,185
66	Land Smoothing	$6,921
67	Terrace	$6,557
68	Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt	$6,002
69	Equitable Relief Payment	$5,456
70	Diversion	$3,921
71	Agricultural Energy Management Plan-Headquarters (AgEMP)	$3,612
72	Field Border	$3,354
73	Other Payment	$2,861
74	Water and Sediment Control Basin	$2,578
75	Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities	$2,574
76	Obstruction Removal	$1,626
77	Silvopasture	$1,275
78	Filter Strip	$1,180
79	Groundwater Testing	$1,020
80	Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management	$716
81	Emergency Animal Mortality Management	$317
82	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$231
83	Water Harvesting Catchment	$54
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	Total Payments, 2017-2020	74,088,023

NRCS climate smart practice.

NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, South Carolina

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$7,711,557
2	Cover Crop	$5,974,984
3	Forage and Biomass Planting	$2,880,810
4	Nutrient Management	$538,487
5	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$472,930
6	Conservation Cover	$332,988
7	Mulching	$145,778
8	Irrigation Water Management	$46,962
9	Grassed Waterway	$41,075
10	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$25,827
11	Conservation Crop Rotation	$19,724
12	Hedgerow Planting	$19,037
13	Prescribed Grazing	$11,624
14	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$9,114
15	Field Border	$3,354
16	Silvopasture	$1,275
17	Filter Strip	$1,180
18	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$231
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	Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020	$18,236,938

NRCS climate smart practice.

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	EQIP Payments, 2017-2020
1	Aiken County, South Carolina	$6,092,169
2	Orangeburg County, South Carolina	$5,931,958
3	Oconee County, South Carolina	$5,304,267
4	Edgefield County, South Carolina	$3,923,214
5	Lexington County, South Carolina	$3,107,545
6	Saluda County, South Carolina	$2,680,985
7	Barnwell County, South Carolina	$2,482,356
8	Chesterfield County, South Carolina	$2,124,096
9	Kershaw County, South Carolina	$1,530,164
10	Newberry County, South Carolina	$1,357,463
11	Bamberg County, South Carolina	$1,315,921
12	Clarendon County, South Carolina	$1,257,001
13	Anderson County, South Carolina	$1,191,534
14	Abbeville County, South Carolina	$1,038,926
15	Greenwood County, South Carolina	$998,910
16	Horry County, South Carolina	$996,693
17	Lee County, South Carolina	$992,600
18	Laurens County, South Carolina	$937,672
19	Darlington County, South Carolina	$898,518
20	Allendale County, South Carolina	$738,717
21	Dillon County, South Carolina	$610,142
22	Florence County, South Carolina	$567,536
23	Marlboro County, South Carolina	$508,930
24	Berkeley County, South Carolina	$503,570
25	Hampton County, South Carolina	$474,934
26	Calhoun County, South Carolina	$386,710
27	McCormick County, South Carolina	$283,475
28	Williamsburg County, South Carolina	$253,131
29	Dorchester County, South Carolina	$216,134
30	Richland County, South Carolina	$205,328
31	Fairfield County, South Carolina	$205,031
32	Cherokee County, South Carolina	$191,634
33	Spartanburg County, South Carolina	$163,742
34	York County, South Carolina	$140,490
35	Colleton County, South Carolina	$121,258
36	Sumter County, South Carolina	$99,864
37	Chester County, South Carolina	$89,477
38	Georgetown County, South Carolina	$86,806
39	Lancaster County, South Carolina	$82,406
40	Charleston County, South Carolina	$53,200
41	Jasper County, South Carolina	$51,723
42	Beaufort County, South Carolina	$44,433
43	Marion County, South Carolina	$38,458
44	Union County, South Carolina	$17,982
45	Greenville County, South Carolina	$3,307
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for South Carolina, 2017

Land in South Carolina, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	24,791
Total Acres in Farms:	4,744,913
Cropland Acres:	2,035,329
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	573,421
Woodland Acres:	1,826,595

Livestock in South Carolina, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	241,390,536
Layers inventory	4,002,121
Cattle and calves inventory	326,114
Hogs and pigs inventory	183,069
Sheep and lambs inventory	12,627

Crops in South Carolina, 2017

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