Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Texas
EQIP payments by practice class in Texas
- Farm, Ranch & Land Management
- Structures, Equipment & Facilities
Contracts
See practice class data
EQIP payments by practice suite in Texas
See practice suite data
EQIP payments by contract size in Texas, 1998-2015
See contract data
Most commonly used practices for EQIP contracts in Texas
| Rank | Practice | Number of Contracts |
|---|
| 1 | Brush Management | 17,870 |
| 2 | Forage and Biomass Planting | 10,001 |
| 3 | Fence | 8,735 |
| 4 | Nutrient Management | 7,344 |
| 5 | Irrigation System, Sprinkler | 4,943 |
| 6 | Pond | 4,364 |
| 7 | Range Planting | 4,333 |
| 8 | Watering Facility | 4,324 |
| 9 | Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | 3,934 |
| 10 | Other Pipeline | 3,834 |
| 11 | Irrigation Pipeline | 3,786 |
| 12 | Water Well | 2,901 |
| 13 | Pumping Plant | 2,478 |
| 14 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | 2,153 |
| 15 | Prescribed Grazing | 2,099 |
| 16 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | 1,889 |
| 17 | Irrigation System, Microirrigation | 1,884 |
| 18 | Crop Residue Management | 1,030 |
| 19 | Critical Area Planting | 955 |
| 20 | Water Control Structure | 947 |
EQIP impacts on resource concerns in Texas, 1998-2015
See resource concern data
EQIP payments by county in Texas, 1998-2015
| Rank | County | Payments |
|---|
| 1 | Tom Green County, Texas | $16,116,665 |
| 2 | Deaf Smith County, Texas | $16,023,038 |
| 3 | Hale County, Texas | $13,183,431 |
| 4 | Castro County, Texas | $12,042,401 |
| 5 | Lamb County, Texas | $10,598,590 |
| 6 | Colorado County, Texas | $10,356,005 |
| 7 | Starr County, Texas | $10,097,648 |
| 8 | Uvalde County, Texas | $9,089,235 |
| 9 | Lubbock County, Texas | $8,492,810 |
| 10 | Nolan County, Texas | $8,474,784 |
| See all counties in Texas |
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Texas, 2012
Land in Texas, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|
| Number of Farms: | 248,809 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 130,153,438 |
| Cropland Acres: | 29,147,537 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 90,287,767 |
| Woodland Acres: | 7,951,154 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,766,980 |
Livestock in Texas, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 600,353,797 |
| Layers inventory | 20,902,244 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 11,159,747 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 800,893 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 623,000 |
Crops in Texas, 2012
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