EQIP in West Virginia

West Virginia

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in West Virginia

EQIP payments by fiscal year in West Virginia

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020

Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, West Virginia

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Roofs and Covers	$3,715,113
2	Fence	$3,630,697
3	Heavy Use Area Protection	$3,442,327
4	High Tunnel System	$3,099,194
5	Streambank and Shoreline Protection	$1,725,627
6	Waste Storage Facility	$1,703,023
7	Watering Facility	$1,253,613
8	Livestock Pipeline	$1,201,119
9	Forage and Biomass Planting	$1,002,237
10	Water Well	$674,747
11	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan	$654,935
12	Cover Crop	$598,462
13	Forest Stand Improvement	$531,934
14	Access Road	$516,521
15	Brush Management	$408,883
16	Stream Crossing	$354,632
17	Roof Runoff Structure	$341,255
18	Structure for Water Control	$276,389
19	Stream Habitat Improvement and Management	$258,544
20	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$250,907
21	Pumping Plant	$247,527
22	Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation	$237,850
23	Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt	$223,388
24	Energy Efficient Building Envelope	$218,298
25	Underground Outlet	$210,876
26	Prescribed Grazing	$200,427
27	Forage Harvest Management	$193,271
28	Spring Development	$186,282
29	Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops	$186,267
30	Critical Area Planting	$183,232
31	Nutrient Management	$140,264
32	Channel Bed Stabilization	$123,010
33	Pond	$121,822
34	Irrigation System- Microirrigation	$112,478
35	Energy Efficient Lighting System	$111,769
36	Irrigation Reservoir	$104,679
37	Irrigation Pipeline	$73,137
38	Animal Mortality Facility	$71,631
39	Trails and Walkways	$70,465
40	Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written	$61,573
41	Agrichemical Handling Facility	$48,216
42	Mulching	$47,915
43	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$47,300
44	Conservation Cover	$34,154
45	Conservation Plan Supporting Organic Transition	$33,966
46	Lined Waterway or Outlet	$33,619
47	Structures for Wildlife	$29,488
48	Access Control	$29,359
49	Subsurface Drain	$28,468
50	Pest Management Conservation System	$20,211
51	Tree/Shrub Site Preparation	$19,960
52	Water Harvesting Catchment	$19,623
53	Waste Transfer	$11,560
54	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$9,907
55	Well Decommissioning	$9,766
56	Integrated Pest Management Plan - Written	$7,103
57	Aquatic Organism Passage	$6,982
58	Forest Management Plan	$6,516
59	Conservation Crop Rotation	$3,370
60	Field Border	$3,139
61	Riparian Forest Buffer	$3,037
62	Forest Trails and Landings	$2,340
63	Diversion	$2,277
64	Other Payment	$914
65	Obstruction Removal	$509
66	Irrigation Water Management	$454
67	Groundwater Testing	$49
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	Total Payments, 2017-2020	29,178,604

NRCS climate smart practice.

NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, West Virginia

Rank	Practice	Payments, 2017-2020
1	Forage and Biomass Planting	$1,002,237
2	Cover Crop	$598,462
3	Tree & Shrub Establishment	$250,907
4	Prescribed Grazing	$200,427
5	Nutrient Management	$140,264
6	Mulching	$47,915
7	Upland Wildlife Habitat Management	$47,300
8	Conservation Cover	$34,154
9	Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.)	$9,907
10	Conservation Crop Rotation	$3,370
11	Field Border	$3,139
12	Riparian Forest Buffer	$3,037
13	Irrigation Water Management	$454
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	Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020	$2,341,574

NRCS climate smart practice.

EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	EQIP Payments, 2017-2020
1	Hardy County, West Virginia	$1,181,142
2	Barbour County, West Virginia	$1,009,959
3	Mason County, West Virginia	$903,869
4	Greenbrier County, West Virginia	$833,851
5	Hampshire County, West Virginia	$798,566
6	Monroe County, West Virginia	$753,900
7	Mineral County, West Virginia	$684,103
8	Pendleton County, West Virginia	$614,675
9	Braxton County, West Virginia	$478,133
10	Grant County, West Virginia	$449,676
11	Jackson County, West Virginia	$403,115
12	Harrison County, West Virginia	$357,945
13	Wood County, West Virginia	$274,353
14	Wirt County, West Virginia	$270,847
15	Preston County, West Virginia	$244,091
16	Jefferson County, West Virginia	$201,087
17	Upshur County, West Virginia	$194,844
18	Ritchie County, West Virginia	$142,858
19	Roane County, West Virginia	$136,709
20	Pocahontas County, West Virginia	$130,072
21	Morgan County, West Virginia	$128,391
22	Putnam County, West Virginia	$97,012
23	Lewis County, West Virginia	$89,505
24	Berkeley County, West Virginia	$87,012
25	Calhoun County, West Virginia	$80,657
26	Lincoln County, West Virginia	$58,206
27	Kanawha County, West Virginia	$54,794
28	Cabell County, West Virginia	$44,687
29	Marshall County, West Virginia	$39,543
30	Nicholas County, West Virginia	$38,568
31	Summers County, West Virginia	$31,818
32	Doddridge County, West Virginia	$24,871
33	Gilmer County, West Virginia	$17,762
34	Tyler County, West Virginia	$17,266
35	Pleasants County, West Virginia	$8,473
36	Monongalia County, West Virginia	$4,287
37	Marion County, West Virginia	$2,601
38	Wayne County, West Virginia	$854
39	Webster County, West Virginia	$269
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for West Virginia, 2017

Land in West Virginia, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	23,622
Total Acres in Farms:	3,662,178
Cropland Acres:	947,710
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	1,016,457
Woodland Acres:	1,460,507

Livestock in West Virginia, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	84,728,299
Layers inventory	1,215,655
Cattle and calves inventory	380,299
Sheep and lambs inventory	34,865
Hogs and pigs inventory	5,314

Crops in West Virginia, 2017

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