EQIP in Virginia
Virginia
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Virginia
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 Virginia
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Virginia
Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
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1 | Roofs and Covers | $11,224,254 |
2 | Fence | $10,858,060 |
3 | Cover Crop | $10,677,848 |
4 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $6,361,712 |
5 | Nutrient Management | $6,158,232 |
6 | Livestock Pipeline | $5,627,345 |
7 | Waste Storage Facility | $5,303,236 |
8 | Watering Facility | $5,197,466 |
9 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $4,585,203 |
10 | High Tunnel System | $4,441,938 |
11 | Water Well | $3,325,874 |
12 | Trails and Walkways | $3,076,405 |
13 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $2,927,906 |
14 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $2,511,763 |
15 | Stream Crossing | $1,748,706 |
16 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,706,255 |
17 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $1,542,892 |
18 | Brush Management | $1,515,649 |
19 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $1,446,393 |
20 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,248,224 |
21 | Pumping Plant | $1,216,209 |
22 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $1,044,201 |
23 | Conservation Cover | $671,961 |
24 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $619,441 |
25 | Forest Management Plan | $593,607 |
26 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $578,281 |
27 | Roof Runoff Structure | $506,054 |
28 | Access Road | $501,780 |
29 | Underground Outlet | $501,100 |
30 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $466,613 |
31 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $465,688 |
32 | Prescribed Burning | $432,160 |
33 | Animal Mortality Facility | $406,113 |
34 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $389,484 |
35 | Firebreak | $291,322 |
36 | Access Control | $199,883 |
37 | Critical Area Planting | $173,562 |
38 | Bivalve Aquaculture Gear and Biofouling Control | $86,480 |
39 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $77,760 |
40 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $71,161 |
41 | Grassed Waterway | $67,068 |
42 | Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste | $52,674 |
43 | Waste Transfer | $47,906 |
44 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $47,423 |
45 | Mulching | $46,290 |
46 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $44,021 |
47 | Nutrient Management Plan - Written | $32,818 |
48 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $22,193 |
49 | Diversion | $19,912 |
50 | Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written | $19,831 |
51 | Dike or Levee | $17,295 |
52 | Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment | $16,310 |
53 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $12,645 |
54 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $5,650 |
55 | Field Border | $1,235 |
56 | Structures for Wildlife | $833 |
57 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $105 |
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Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 101,232,430 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Virginia
Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
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1 | Roofs and Covers | $11,224,254 |
2 | Cover Crop | $10,677,848 |
3 | Nutrient Management | $6,158,232 |
4 | Waste Storage Facility | $5,303,236 |
5 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $4,585,203 |
6 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $2,927,906 |
7 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $2,511,763 |
8 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,706,255 |
9 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $1,542,892 |
10 | Brush Management | $1,515,649 |
11 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,248,224 |
12 | Pumping Plant | $1,216,209 |
13 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $1,044,201 |
14 | Conservation Cover | $671,961 |
15 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $619,441 |
16 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $466,613 |
17 | Prescribed Burning | $432,160 |
18 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $389,484 |
19 | Critical Area Planting | $173,562 |
20 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $71,161 |
21 | Grassed Waterway | $67,068 |
22 | Mulching | $46,290 |
23 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $22,193 |
24 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $12,645 |
25 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $5,650 |
26 | Field Border | $1,235 |
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Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $54,641,335 | |
Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $31,598,744 | |
Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $23,042,591 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
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1 | Rockingham County, Virginia | $6,841,117 |
2 | Tazewell County, Virginia | $5,646,601 |
3 | Lee County, Virginia | $3,199,229 |
4 | Southampton County, Virginia | $3,087,045 |
5 | Essex County, Virginia | $2,955,788 |
6 | Accomack County, Virginia | $2,615,649 |
7 | Scott County, Virginia | $2,529,472 |
8 | Wythe County, Virginia | $2,445,102 |
9 | Smyth County, Virginia | $2,285,557 |
10 | Louisa County, Virginia | $2,003,688 |
11 | Sussex County, Virginia | $1,798,185 |
12 | Washington County, Virginia | $1,397,479 |
13 | Bedford County, Virginia | $1,240,757 |
14 | King and Queen County, Virginia | $1,182,117 |
15 | Westmoreland County, Virginia | $1,096,022 |
16 | Northumberland County, Virginia | $959,160 |
17 | Carroll County, Virginia | $924,591 |
18 | Augusta County, Virginia | $849,709 |
19 | Russell County, Virginia | $776,161 |
20 | Campbell County, Virginia | $721,986 |
21 | Bland County, Virginia | $704,352 |
22 | Greensville County, Virginia | $696,028 |
23 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | $685,603 |
24 | Franklin County, Virginia | $683,191 |
25 | Hanover County, Virginia | $662,813 |
26 | Caroline County, Virginia | $554,107 |
27 | Isle of Wight County, Virginia | $500,287 |
28 | Mecklenburg County, Virginia | $494,039 |
29 | Culpeper County, Virginia | $490,527 |
30 | Lancaster County, Virginia | $450,020 |
31 | Orange County, Virginia | $449,565 |
32 | Albemarle County, Virginia | $440,411 |
33 | Grayson County, Virginia | $432,270 |
34 | Botetourt County, Virginia | $426,469 |
35 | Brunswick County, Virginia | $414,711 |
36 | Richmond County, Virginia | $384,556 |
37 | Pittsylvania County, Virginia | $372,933 |
38 | Nelson County, Virginia | $369,953 |
39 | Charlotte County, Virginia | $332,250 |
40 | Frederick County, Virginia | $320,496 |
41 | Page County, Virginia | $287,207 |
42 | Floyd County, Virginia | $286,472 |
43 | Amherst County, Virginia | $286,092 |
44 | Rockbridge County, Virginia | $281,427 |
45 | Fauquier County, Virginia | $271,240 |
46 | Fluvanna County, Virginia | $248,447 |
47 | Middlesex County, Virginia | $242,950 |
48 | Surry County, Virginia | $234,583 |
49 | Madison County, Virginia | $232,386 |
50 | Pulaski County, Virginia | $228,072 |
51 | Mathews County, Virginia | $214,290 |
52 | Craig County, Virginia | $210,417 |
53 | Patrick County, Virginia | $207,683 |
54 | Halifax County, Virginia | $185,278 |
55 | Highland County, Virginia | $162,991 |
56 | King George County, Virginia | $160,864 |
57 | Shenandoah County, Virginia | $149,122 |
58 | Gloucester County, Virginia | $148,644 |
59 | Suffolk City, Virginia | $143,285 |
60 | Dickenson County, Virginia | $140,639 |
61 | Charles City County, Virginia | $140,321 |
62 | Clarke County, Virginia | $139,151 |
63 | Amelia County, Virginia | $135,562 |
64 | Bath County, Virginia | $128,962 |
65 | Virginia Beach City, Virginia | $118,777 |
66 | King William County, Virginia | $111,035 |
67 | Buckingham County, Virginia | $110,203 |
68 | Giles County, Virginia | $99,151 |
69 | Montgomery County, Virginia | $83,692 |
70 | Stafford County, Virginia | $82,838 |
71 | Lunenburg County, Virginia | $76,119 |
72 | Loudoun County, Virginia | $69,144 |
73 | Northampton County, Virginia | $68,602 |
74 | Dinwiddie County, Virginia | $64,523 |
75 | Prince Edward County, Virginia | $57,158 |
76 | Roanoke County, Virginia | $43,388 |
77 | Greene County, Virginia | $42,990 |
78 | Appomattox County, Virginia | $37,226 |
79 | Cumberland County, Virginia | $36,166 |
80 | Alleghany County, Virginia | $29,060 |
81 | Henry County, Virginia | $28,600 |
82 | Chesapeake City, Virginia | $28,159 |
83 | Rappahannock County, Virginia | $26,848 |
84 | Wise County, Virginia | $19,853 |
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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 Virginia, 2022
Land in Virginia, 2022
Land type | Acres |
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Number of Farms: | 38,995 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 7,309,687 |
Cropland Acres: | 2,884,293 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,915,266 |
Woodland Acres: | 2,053,786 |
Livestock in Virginia, 2022
Livestock | Number of Animals |
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Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 292,409,636 |
Layers inventory | 2,374,640 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 1,273,665 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 282,797 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 82,208 |