EQIP in Utah
Utah
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Utah
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 Utah
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Utah
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sprinkler System  | $33,535,054 |
| 2 | Irrigation Pipeline | $18,099,027 |
| 3 | Brush Management | $16,479,653 |
| 4 | Range Planting  | $6,556,107 |
| 5 | Livestock Pipeline | $4,830,973 |
| 6 | Fence | $3,616,352 |
| 7 | Pumping Plant | $3,009,509 |
| 8 | Woody Residue Treatment | $2,796,860 |
| 9 | Structure for Water Control | $2,592,114 |
| 10 | Watering Facility | $2,063,989 |
| 11 | Irrigation Ditch Lining | $1,861,395 |
| 12 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $1,780,783 |
| 13 | Cover Crop | $1,444,904 |
| 14 | High Tunnel System | $1,402,321 |
| 15 | Terrace | $1,362,187 |
| 16 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $1,153,005 |
| 17 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $974,071 |
| 18 | Irrigation Reservoir | $971,383 |
| 19 | TA Design | $844,453 |
| 20 | Waste Transfer | $842,628 |
| 21 | Forest Stand Improvement | $804,616 |
| 22 | Obstruction Removal | $620,613 |
| 23 | Water Well | $543,347 |
| 24 | Waste Storage Facility | $427,492 |
| 25 | Prescribed Grazing | $391,804 |
| 26 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $327,653 |
| 27 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $325,162 |
| 28 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $324,182 |
| 29 | TA Application | $316,239 |
| 30 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $308,191 |
| 31 | Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Soil Treatment | $290,034 |
| 32 | Irrigation Water Management | $256,115 |
| 33 | TA Check-Out | $249,659 |
| 34 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $212,959 |
| 35 | Spring Development | $132,090 |
| 36 | Conservation Cover | $119,446 |
| 37 | Pest Management Conservation System | $84,444 |
| 38 | Channel Bed Stabilization | $81,592 |
| 39 | Nutrient Management | $58,883 |
| 40 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $46,935 |
| 41 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $42,130 |
| 42 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $35,131 |
| 43 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $33,998 |
| 44 | Stream Crossing | $15,818 |
| 45 | Structures for Wildlife | $13,713 |
| 46 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $12,788 |
| 47 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $8,940 |
| 48 | Diversion | $8,092 |
| 49 | Critical Area Planting | $6,855 |
| 50 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $3,597 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 112,319,286 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Utah
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sprinkler System | $33,535,054 |
| 2 | Irrigation Pipeline | $18,099,027 |
| 3 | Brush Management | $16,479,653 |
| 4 | Range Planting | $6,556,107 |
| 5 | Pumping Plant | $3,009,509 |
| 6 | Woody Residue Treatment | $2,796,860 |
| 7 | Cover Crop | $1,444,904 |
| 8 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $974,071 |
| 9 | Forest Stand Improvement | $804,616 |
| 10 | Waste Storage Facility | $427,492 |
| 11 | Prescribed Grazing | $391,804 |
| 12 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $327,653 |
| 13 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $325,162 |
| 14 | Irrigation Water Management | $256,115 |
| 15 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $212,959 |
| 16 | Conservation Cover | $119,446 |
| 17 | Nutrient Management | $58,883 |
| 18 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $42,130 |
| 19 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $12,788 |
| 20 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $8,940 |
| 21 | Critical Area Planting | $6,855 |
| 22 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $3,597 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $85,893,625 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $8,970,616 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $76,923,009 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Box Elder County, Utah | $16,211,882 |
| 2 | Emery County, Utah | $13,338,296 |
| 3 | Uintah County, Utah | $8,336,613 |
| 4 | Iron County, Utah | $7,832,404 |
| 5 | Duchesne County, Utah | $6,464,245 |
| 6 | Cache County, Utah | $6,076,685 |
| 7 | Tooele County, Utah | $4,787,712 |
| 8 | Garfield County, Utah | $4,051,755 |
| 9 | Sevier County, Utah | $3,065,889 |
| 10 | Kane County, Utah | $2,719,088 |
| 11 | San Juan County, Utah | $2,363,326 |
| 12 | Utah County, Utah | $2,298,466 |
| 13 | Sanpete County, Utah | $2,256,607 |
| 14 | Summit County, Utah | $2,085,432 |
| 15 | Millard County, Utah | $1,870,145 |
| 16 | Daggett County, Utah | $1,179,468 |
| 17 | Beaver County, Utah | $1,099,284 |
| 18 | Rich County, Utah | $1,017,332 |
| 19 | Wasatch County, Utah | $778,313 |
| 20 | Weber County, Utah | $734,860 |
| 21 | Wayne County, Utah | $583,181 |
| 22 | Carbon County, Utah | $575,800 |
| 23 | Juab County, Utah | $408,100 |
| 24 | Piute County, Utah | $346,158 |
| 25 | Grand County, Utah | $306,426 |
| 26 | Morgan County, Utah | $216,930 |
| 27 | Washington County, Utah | $26,740 |
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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 Utah, 2022
Land in Utah, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 17,386 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 10,494,923 |
| Cropland Acres: | 1,444,097 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,405,207 |
| Woodland Acres: | 352,938 |
Livestock in Utah, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 6,077,427 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 726,000 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 499,804 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 286,437 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 13,691 |
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