EQIP in South Dakota
South Dakota
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in South 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 South Dakota
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, South Dakota
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Pipeline | $18,068,375 |
| 2 | Fence | $8,666,159 |
| 3 | Cover Crop  | $7,137,873 |
| 4 | Water Well | $4,692,344 |
| 5 | Watering Facility | $4,637,117 |
| 6 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $2,961,727 |
| 7 | Prescribed Grazing | $2,625,722 |
| 8 | Pond | $2,330,496 |
| 9 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $2,327,685 |
| 10 | Waste Storage Facility  | $2,310,118 |
| 11 | Roofs and Covers | $1,942,115 |
| 12 | Brush Management | $1,550,890 |
| 13 | Nutrient Management | $1,436,088 |
| 14 | Mulching | $1,433,436 |
| 15 | Pumping Plant | $1,413,493 |
| 16 | Livestock Shelter Structure | $1,225,604 |
| 17 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $1,223,988 |
| 18 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation | $1,080,620 |
| 19 | Pest Management Conservation System | $994,640 |
| 20 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $838,652 |
| 21 | Range Planting | $820,355 |
| 22 | Terrace | $570,229 |
| 23 | Sprinkler System | $544,589 |
| 24 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $519,356 |
| 25 | High Tunnel System | $488,174 |
| 26 | Forest Stand Improvement | $423,770 |
| 27 | Conservation Cover | $408,227 |
| 28 | Obstruction Removal | $374,531 |
| 29 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $368,864 |
| 30 | Grassed Waterway | $307,724 |
| 31 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $290,371 |
| 32 | Animal Mortality Facility | $260,974 |
| 33 | Irrigation Pipeline | $254,761 |
| 34 | Stream Crossing | $238,143 |
| 35 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $236,111 |
| 36 | Underground Outlet | $186,966 |
| 37 | Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility | $160,705 |
| 38 | Water and Sediment Control Basin | $101,610 |
| 39 | Emergency Animal Mortality Management | $89,994 |
| 40 | Critical Area Planting | $82,229 |
| 41 | TA Application | $70,819 |
| 42 | Irrigation Water Management | $50,332 |
| 43 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $49,630 |
| 44 | Salinity and Sodic Soil Management | $46,895 |
| 45 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $42,625 |
| 46 | TA Check-Out | $42,003 |
| 47 | Waste Transfer | $37,437 |
| 48 | Well Decommissioning | $29,132 |
| 49 | Structure for Water Control | $21,985 |
| 50 | Forage Harvest Management | $18,248 |
| 51 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $14,448 |
| 52 | Structures for Wildlife | $9,543 |
| 53 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $8,008 |
| 54 | Prescribed Burning | $6,079 |
| 55 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $5,171 |
| 56 | Access Control | $2,503 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 76,141,377 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, South Dakota
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop | $7,137,873 |
| 2 | Prescribed Grazing | $2,625,722 |
| 3 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $2,327,685 |
| 4 | Waste Storage Facility | $2,310,118 |
| 5 | Roofs and Covers | $1,942,115 |
| 6 | Brush Management | $1,550,890 |
| 7 | Nutrient Management | $1,436,088 |
| 8 | Mulching | $1,433,436 |
| 9 | Pumping Plant | $1,413,493 |
| 10 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $838,652 |
| 11 | Range Planting | $820,355 |
| 12 | Sprinkler System | $544,589 |
| 13 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $519,356 |
| 14 | Forest Stand Improvement | $423,770 |
| 15 | Conservation Cover | $408,227 |
| 16 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $368,864 |
| 17 | Grassed Waterway | $307,724 |
| 18 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $290,371 |
| 19 | Irrigation Pipeline | $254,761 |
| 20 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $236,111 |
| 21 | Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility | $160,705 |
| 22 | Critical Area Planting | $82,229 |
| 23 | Irrigation Water Management | $50,332 |
| 24 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $14,448 |
| 25 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $8,008 |
| 26 | Prescribed Burning | $6,079 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $27,512,001 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $18,596,582 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $8,915,419 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyman County, South Dakota | $3,761,287 |
| 2 | Corson County, South Dakota | $3,188,838 |
| 3 | Dewey County, South Dakota | $2,921,781 |
| 4 | Ziebach County, South Dakota | $2,732,167 |
| 5 | Harding County, South Dakota | $2,300,327 |
| 6 | Perkins County, South Dakota | $2,044,971 |
| 7 | Butte County, South Dakota | $1,858,129 |
| 8 | Meade County, South Dakota | $1,590,220 |
| 9 | Gregory County, South Dakota | $1,377,175 |
| 10 | Stanley County, South Dakota | $1,364,850 |
| 11 | Mellette County, South Dakota | $1,286,600 |
| 12 | Spink County, South Dakota | $1,264,563 |
| 13 | Haakon County, South Dakota | $1,119,520 |
| 14 | Hyde County, South Dakota | $1,087,709 |
| 15 | Tripp County, South Dakota | $913,900 |
| 16 | Davison County, South Dakota | $911,735 |
| 17 | Charles Mix County, South Dakota | $887,697 |
| 18 | Walworth County, South Dakota | $872,713 |
| 19 | Day County, South Dakota | $851,661 |
| 20 | Todd County, South Dakota | $784,143 |
| 21 | McPherson County, South Dakota | $784,077 |
| 22 | Hughes County, South Dakota | $770,467 |
| 23 | Brule County, South Dakota | $759,830 |
| 24 | Hutchinson County, South Dakota | $754,356 |
| 25 | Clark County, South Dakota | $709,660 |
| 26 | Jones County, South Dakota | $687,064 |
| 27 | Lake County, South Dakota | $654,203 |
| 28 | Bon Homme County, South Dakota | $648,829 |
| 29 | Grant County, South Dakota | $571,323 |
| 30 | Pennington County, South Dakota | $545,043 |
| 31 | Faulk County, South Dakota | $516,984 |
| 32 | Custer County, South Dakota | $497,080 |
| 33 | Lincoln County, South Dakota | $452,151 |
| 34 | Buffalo County, South Dakota | $430,785 |
| 35 | Moody County, South Dakota | $420,058 |
| 36 | Kingsbury County, South Dakota | $361,019 |
| 37 | Hanson County, South Dakota | $360,370 |
| 38 | Campbell County, South Dakota | $347,339 |
| 39 | Jackson County, South Dakota | $344,578 |
| 40 | Union County, South Dakota | $332,826 |
| 41 | Yankton County, South Dakota | $324,271 |
| 42 | Sully County, South Dakota | $317,874 |
| 43 | Hand County, South Dakota | $312,655 |
| 44 | Jerauld County, South Dakota | $310,189 |
| 45 | Bennett County, South Dakota | $308,821 |
| 46 | Clay County, South Dakota | $226,109 |
| 47 | Miner County, South Dakota | $218,516 |
| 48 | Potter County, South Dakota | $203,401 |
| 49 | Minnehaha County, South Dakota | $179,331 |
| 50 | Marshall County, South Dakota | $179,281 |
| 51 | Roberts County, South Dakota | $176,847 |
| 52 | Aurora County, South Dakota | $174,170 |
| 53 | Turner County, South Dakota | $167,117 |
| 54 | Douglas County, South Dakota | $165,339 |
| 55 | Beadle County, South Dakota | $143,370 |
| 56 | Codington County, South Dakota | $129,600 |
| 57 | Edmunds County, South Dakota | $118,715 |
| 58 | Deuel County, South Dakota | $115,152 |
| 59 | Fall River County, South Dakota | $75,600 |
| 60 | Brookings County, South Dakota | $74,006 |
| 61 | McCook County, South Dakota | $73,379 |
| 62 | Brown County, South Dakota | $57,689 |
| 63 | Lawrence County, South Dakota | $52,224 |
| 64 | Sanborn County, South Dakota | $33,935 |
| 65 | Hamlin County, South Dakota | $21,868 |
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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 South Dakota, 2022
Land in South Dakota, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 28,299 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 42,304,601 |
| Cropland Acres: | 18,488,619 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 22,254,830 |
| Woodland Acres: | 335,032 |
Livestock in South Dakota, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,478,908 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 2,039,066 |
| Layers inventory | 1,026,877 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 231,246 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 77,046 |
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