EQIP in Tennessee

Tennessee

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Tennessee

EQIP payments by fiscal year in Tennessee

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020

Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Tennessee

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Cover Crop	$39,262,742
2	Fence	$10,254,066
3	Livestock Pipeline	$6,586,881
4	Watering Facility	$3,745,709
5	Streambank and Shoreline Protection	$3,721,627
6	Heavy Use Area Protection	$2,691,905
7	Water Well	$2,582,160
8	Grade Stabilization Structure	$2,565,261
9	Forest Stand Improvement	$2,507,543
10	Roofs and Covers	$2,377,094
11	Forage and Biomass Planting	$2,095,765
12	Underground Outlet	$1,910,621
13	Waste Storage Facility	$1,654,432
14	High Tunnel System	$1,548,000
15	Water and Sediment Control Basin	$1,542,179
16	Pumping Plant	$1,229,056
17	Stream Crossing	$1,002,868
18	Access Road	$949,160
19	Prescribed Grazing	$729,997
20	Animal Mortality Facility	$648,663
21	Forest Management Plan	$621,520
22	Energy Efficient Building Envelope	$542,441
23	Brush Management	$488,135
24	Waste Transfer	$373,612
25	Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation	$341,286
26	Conservation Cover	$339,806
27	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan	$338,485
28	Mulching	$326,981
29	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$283,806
30	Nutrient Management	$248,474
31	Roof Runoff Structure	$224,051
32	Critical Area Planting	$209,519
33	Tree/Shrub Site Preparation	$190,322
34	Sprinkler System	$184,111
35	Herbaceous Weed Treatment	$178,351
36	Lined Waterway or Outlet	$175,043
37	Sinkhole Treatment	$174,659
38	Trails and Walkways	$143,094
39	Irrigation System- Microirrigation	$136,306
40	Structure for Water Control	$134,417
41	Spring Development	$129,254
42	Channel Bed Stabilization	$106,997
43	Prescribed Burning	$92,870
44	Terrace	$87,314
45	Irrigation Pipeline	$84,597
46	Firebreak	$84,552
47	Obstruction Removal	$83,633
48	Diversion	$83,007
49	Riparian Forest Buffer	$78,216
50	Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition	$47,970
51	Clearing and Snagging	$47,694
52	Irrigation Water Management	$46,057
53	Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt	$44,532
54	Dike or Levee	$43,069
55	Waste Facility Closure	$40,933
56	Pond	$36,294
57	Access Control	$30,609
58	Hedgerow Planting	$28,751
59	Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written	$23,549
60	Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Soil Treatment	$22,680
61	Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops	$20,998
62	Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written	$20,805
63	Grassed Waterway	$17,182
64	Subsurface Drain	$16,401
65	Energy Efficient Lighting System	$14,498
66	Composting Facility	$13,744
67	Livestock Shelter Structure	$12,024
68	Field Border	$11,891
69	Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Clay Treatment	$10,140
70	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$5,564
71	Stormwater Runoff Control	$5,373
72	Silvopasture	$3,504
73	Nutrient Management Plan - Written	$3,413
74	Well Decommissioning	$3,154
75	Conservation Crop Rotation	$2,946
76	Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment	$2,872
77	Wetland Enhancement	$2,784
78	Forage Harvest Management	$1,609
79	Riparian Herbaceous Cover	$1,269
80	Erroneous Underpayment	$861
81	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$819
82	Filter Strip	$582
83	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$179
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	Total Payments, 2017-2020	96,675,339

NRCS climate smart practice.

NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Tennessee

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Cover Crop	$39,262,742
2	Forage and Biomass Planting	$2,095,765
3	Prescribed Grazing	$729,997
4	Conservation Cover	$339,806
5	Mulching	$326,981
6	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$283,806
7	Nutrient Management	$248,474
8	Riparian Forest Buffer	$78,216
9	Irrigation Water Management	$46,057
10	Hedgerow Planting	$28,751
11	Grassed Waterway	$17,182
12	Field Border	$11,891
13	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$5,564
14	Silvopasture	$3,504
15	Conservation Crop Rotation	$2,946
16	Riparian Herbaceous Cover	$1,269
17	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$819
18	Filter Strip	$582
19	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$179
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	Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020	$43,484,529

NRCS climate smart practice.

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	EQIP Payments, 2017-2020
1	Hawkins County, Tennessee	$4,162,328
2	Henry County, Tennessee	$3,347,085
3	Crockett County, Tennessee	$2,451,753
4	Grainger County, Tennessee	$2,432,210
5	Madison County, Tennessee	$2,430,438
6	Gibson County, Tennessee	$2,317,607
7	Carroll County, Tennessee	$2,242,508
8	Hancock County, Tennessee	$2,074,841
9	Maury County, Tennessee	$1,961,943
10	Lauderdale County, Tennessee	$1,833,411
11	Obion County, Tennessee	$1,831,938
12	Chester County, Tennessee	$1,820,319
13	Greene County, Tennessee	$1,701,146
14	Henderson County, Tennessee	$1,586,672
15	Haywood County, Tennessee	$1,524,601
16	Washington County, Tennessee	$1,501,938
17	Hardin County, Tennessee	$1,375,520
18	Claiborne County, Tennessee	$1,273,611
19	Fayette County, Tennessee	$1,239,402
20	Coffee County, Tennessee	$1,134,121
21	Bedford County, Tennessee	$1,124,610
22	Dyer County, Tennessee	$1,074,617
23	Hardeman County, Tennessee	$1,053,115
24	Weakley County, Tennessee	$989,708
25	Giles County, Tennessee	$943,530
26	Wayne County, Tennessee	$902,936
27	Lawrence County, Tennessee	$876,561
28	Sullivan County, Tennessee	$873,204
29	Bradley County, Tennessee	$822,250
30	Hickman County, Tennessee	$807,994
31	Wilson County, Tennessee	$794,212
32	McNairy County, Tennessee	$791,097
33	Tipton County, Tennessee	$762,063
34	McMinn County, Tennessee	$760,741
35	Lincoln County, Tennessee	$724,983
36	Robertson County, Tennessee	$715,337
37	Smith County, Tennessee	$633,760
38	Polk County, Tennessee	$629,327
39	Cannon County, Tennessee	$603,539
40	White County, Tennessee	$603,384
41	Fentress County, Tennessee	$587,102
42	Decatur County, Tennessee	$534,132
43	Clay County, Tennessee	$530,024
44	Jefferson County, Tennessee	$526,839
45	Warren County, Tennessee	$502,883
46	Monroe County, Tennessee	$496,737
47	Benton County, Tennessee	$479,343
48	Marshall County, Tennessee	$475,797
49	Union County, Tennessee	$459,911
50	Macon County, Tennessee	$410,071
51	Overton County, Tennessee	$398,073
52	Humphreys County, Tennessee	$390,127
53	Shelby County, Tennessee	$309,592
54	Knox County, Tennessee	$287,477
55	Hamblen County, Tennessee	$284,276
56	Loudon County, Tennessee	$265,051
57	Rhea County, Tennessee	$261,842
58	Williamson County, Tennessee	$234,471
59	Dickson County, Tennessee	$195,368
60	Franklin County, Tennessee	$184,409
61	Jackson County, Tennessee	$178,142
62	Blount County, Tennessee	$173,702
63	Montgomery County, Tennessee	$161,709
64	Anderson County, Tennessee	$160,100
65	DeKalb County, Tennessee	$152,016
66	Bledsoe County, Tennessee	$143,858
67	Cumberland County, Tennessee	$125,589
68	Putnam County, Tennessee	$125,451
69	Moore County, Tennessee	$114,005
70	Rutherford County, Tennessee	$107,334
71	Lake County, Tennessee	$104,628
72	Meigs County, Tennessee	$102,818
73	Van Buren County, Tennessee	$100,391
74	Davidson County, Tennessee	$90,244
75	Sumner County, Tennessee	$87,298
76	Cocke County, Tennessee	$84,594
77	Sequatchie County, Tennessee	$82,302
78	Pickett County, Tennessee	$79,603
79	Marion County, Tennessee	$65,743
80	Grundy County, Tennessee	$58,265
81	Houston County, Tennessee	$57,839
82	Roane County, Tennessee	$55,525
83	Hamilton County, Tennessee	$54,405
84	Unicoi County, Tennessee	$49,514
85	Perry County, Tennessee	$41,518
86	Lewis County, Tennessee	$39,072
87	Scott County, Tennessee	$34,115
88	Carter County, Tennessee	$25,912
89	Cheatham County, Tennessee	$24,377
90	Johnson County, Tennessee	$23,960
91	Sevier County, Tennessee	$19,343
92	Trousdale County, Tennessee	$11,707
93	Campbell County, Tennessee	$11,611
94	Stewart County, Tennessee	$4,819
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tennessee, 2017

Land in Tennessee, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	69,983
Total Acres in Farms:	10,874,238
Cropland Acres:	5,286,321
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	2,633,066
Woodland Acres:	2,473,436

Livestock in Tennessee, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	169,503,820
Layers inventory	1,986,321
Cattle and calves inventory	1,820,101
Hogs and pigs inventory	225,044
Sheep and lambs inventory	60,809

Crops in Tennessee, 2017

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