Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Texas
EQIP payments by practice class in Texas
- Farm, Ranch & Land Management
- Structures, Equipment & Facilities
Contracts
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EQIP payments by practice suite in Texas
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EQIP payments by contract size in Texas, 1998-2015
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Most commonly used practices for EQIP contracts in Texas
Rank | Practice | Number of Contracts |
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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
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EQIP payments by county in Texas, 1998-2015
Rank | County | Payments |
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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 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Texas, 2012
Land in Texas, 2012
Land type | Acres |
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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 |
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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