EQIP in Washington

Washington

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Washington

EQIP payments by fiscal year in Washington

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020

Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Washington

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$7,988,909
2	Sprinkler System	$5,868,269
3	Waste Storage Facility	$4,548,348
4	Pumping Plant	$3,788,485
5	Forest Stand Improvement	$3,102,660
6	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$2,336,041
7	Irrigation Pipeline	$2,244,409
8	Prescribed Grazing	$2,229,914
9	Aquatic Organism Passage	$2,153,219
10	Woody Residue Treatment	$1,261,411
11	Fence	$1,220,804
12	Irrigation System- Microirrigation	$1,023,945
13	High Tunnel System	$935,538
14	Irrigation Water Management	$843,336
15	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$749,710
16	Cover Crop	$612,240
17	Stream Habitat Improvement and Management	$570,633
18	Waste Facility Closure	$551,048
19	Watering Facility	$545,217
20	Stream Crossing	$505,989
21	Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities	$495,358
22	Underground Outlet	$466,071
23	Tree/Shrub Site Preparation	$458,119
24	Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation	$448,461
25	Livestock Pipeline	$446,144
26	Tree/Shrub Pruning	$419,757
27	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan	$416,855
28	Range Planting	$286,306
29	Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written	$283,009
30	Roofs and Covers	$258,897
31	Water Well	$247,898
32	Pond Sealing or Lining- Compacted Clay Treatment	$246,235
33	Herbaceous Weed Treatment	$214,624
34	Forest Management Plan	$213,999
35	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$207,141
36	Riparian Forest Buffer	$200,774
37	Conservation Cover	$198,044
38	Heavy Use Area Protection	$188,831
39	Fuel Break	$186,977
40	Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring-Data Collection and Evaluation	$168,100
41	Energy Efficient Lighting System	$153,110
42	Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring– System Installation	$152,495
43	Structure for Water Control	$150,823
44	Drainage Ditch Covering	$131,988
45	Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops	$127,933
46	Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and Surfaces	$127,342
47	Mulching	$127,229
48	Waste Transfer	$124,496
49	Channel Bed Stabilization	$122,476
50	Brush Management	$122,018
51	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$115,325
52	Forage and Biomass Planting	$106,709
53	Obstruction Removal	$106,180
54	Access Road	$95,413
55	Structures for Wildlife	$93,497
56	Spring Development	$90,325
57	Nutrient Management	$89,853
58	Hedgerow Planting	$68,614
59	Streambank and Shoreline Protection	$55,209
60	Pest Management Conservation System	$51,638
61	Open Channel	$47,314
62	Clearing and Snagging	$42,028
63	Access Control	$40,134
64	Critical Area Planting	$35,675
65	Animal Mortality Facility	$35,571
66	Conservation Crop Rotation	$34,854
67	Emergency Animal Mortality Management	$29,152
68	Agrichemical Handling Facility	$23,330
69	Roof Runoff Structure	$21,914
70	Grade Stabilization Structure	$21,600
71	Pond Sealing or Lining- Flexible Membrane	$21,176
72	Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt	$20,095
73	Energy Efficient Building Envelope	$17,610
74	Fish and Wildlife Structure	$16,395
75	Composting Facility	$15,827
76	Wetland Restoration	$14,051
77	Combustion System Improvement	$11,501
78	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$10,392
79	Irrigation Water Management Plan - Written	$9,581
80	Agricultural Energy Management Plan-Landscape (AgEMP)	$9,111
81	Field Border	$8,240
82	Drainage Water Management	$7,283
83	Erroneous Underpayment	$6,742
84	Silvopasture	$6,103
85	Nutrient Management Plan - Written	$5,920
86	Pond	$5,000
87	Diversion	$4,944
88	On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility	$4,347
89	Subsurface Drain	$4,137
90	Waste Recycling	$4,110
91	Sediment Basin	$2,357
92	Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition	$2,278
93	Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment	$2,265
94	Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management	$1,154
95	Trails and Walkways	$793
96	Deep Tillage	$653
97	Filter Strip	$622
98	TA Design	$457
99	TA Application	$265
100	TA Check-Out	$185
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	Total Payments, 2017-2020	51,889,561

NRCS climate smart practice.

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

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till	$7,988,909
2	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$2,336,041
3	Prescribed Grazing	$2,229,914
4	Irrigation Water Management	$843,336
5	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$749,710
6	Cover Crop	$612,240
7	Range Planting	$286,306
8	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$207,141
9	Riparian Forest Buffer	$200,774
10	Conservation Cover	$198,044
11	Mulching	$127,229
12	Solid/Liquid Waste Separation Facility	$115,325
13	Forage and Biomass Planting	$106,709
14	Nutrient Management	$89,853
15	Hedgerow Planting	$68,614
16	Conservation Crop Rotation	$34,854
17	Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment	$10,392
18	Field Border	$8,240
19	Silvopasture	$6,103
20	Filter Strip	$622
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	Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020	$16,220,355

NRCS climate smart practice.

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	EQIP Payments, 2017-2020
1	Kittitas County, Washington	$2,354,881
2	Franklin County, Washington	$2,102,114
3	Douglas County, Washington	$1,946,025
4	Whatcom County, Washington	$1,615,704
5	Yakima County, Washington	$1,597,342
6	Grant County, Washington	$922,801
7	Lincoln County, Washington	$738,757
8	Stevens County, Washington	$705,062
9	Benton County, Washington	$557,251
10	Grays Harbor County, Washington	$546,645
11	Okanogan County, Washington	$473,080
12	Garfield County, Washington	$363,978
13	Clallam County, Washington	$341,120
14	Spokane County, Washington	$299,759
15	Whitman County, Washington	$206,353
16	Asotin County, Washington	$183,948
17	Thurston County, Washington	$179,671
18	Klickitat County, Washington	$170,056
19	Pacific County, Washington	$159,673
20	Adams County, Washington	$152,754
21	Clark County, Washington	$144,022
22	King County, Washington	$131,009
23	Chelan County, Washington	$104,527
24	Lewis County, Washington	$88,427
25	Ferry County, Washington	$82,937
26	Jefferson County, Washington	$45,751
27	Walla Walla County, Washington	$35,993
28	Pierce County, Washington	$32,721
29	Cowlitz County, Washington	$1,640
30	Columbia County, Washington	$553
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Washington, 2017

Land in Washington, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	35,793
Total Acres in Farms:	14,679,857
Cropland Acres:	7,488,625
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	4,628,666
Woodland Acres:	2,044,726

Livestock in Washington, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	27,101,183
Layers inventory	7,128,683
Cattle and calves inventory	1,155,544
Sheep and lambs inventory	52,329
Hogs and pigs inventory	19,809

Crops in Washington, 2017

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