EQIP in Wyoming
Wyoming
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Wyoming
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 Wyoming
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Wyoming
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sprinkler System  | $13,888,044 |
| 2 | Irrigation Pipeline | $7,856,773 |
| 3 | Prescribed Grazing  | $6,367,008 |
| 4 | Livestock Pipeline | $4,513,506 |
| 5 | Fence | $3,664,369 |
| 6 | Pumping Plant | $3,515,070 |
| 7 | Watering Facility | $3,130,184 |
| 8 | Structure for Water Control | $2,793,880 |
| 9 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $2,229,804 |
| 10 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $2,092,919 |
| 11 | Water Well | $1,805,147 |
| 12 | Forage Harvest Management | $1,773,301 |
| 13 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $1,457,524 |
| 14 | Cover Crop | $1,360,204 |
| 15 | Brush Management | $780,246 |
| 16 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $718,371 |
| 17 | Obstruction Removal | $605,214 |
| 18 | Forest Stand Improvement | $586,767 |
| 19 | Pest Management Conservation System | $521,685 |
| 20 | Woody Residue Treatment | $326,198 |
| 21 | High Tunnel System | $297,555 |
| 22 | Irrigation Water Management | $197,124 |
| 23 | Structures for Wildlife | $123,933 |
| 24 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $95,380 |
| 25 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $64,701 |
| 26 | Diversion | $52,496 |
| 27 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $48,690 |
| 28 | Channel Bed Stabilization | $36,779 |
| 29 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $34,172 |
| 30 | Livestock Shelter Structure | $33,966 |
| 31 | Sediment Basin | $26,804 |
| 32 | Nutrient Management | $22,518 |
| 33 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $22,019 |
| 34 | Conservation Cover | $16,765 |
| 35 | Spring Development | $12,947 |
| 36 | Mulching | $12,121 |
| 37 | Irrigation Reservoir | $11,721 |
| 38 | Critical Area Planting | $6,654 |
| 39 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $5,491 |
| 40 | Pond | $3,716 |
| 41 | Lined Waterway or Outlet | $3,057 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 61,114,823 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2022, Wyoming
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sprinkler System | $13,888,044 |
| 2 | Irrigation Pipeline | $7,856,773 |
| 3 | Prescribed Grazing | $6,367,008 |
| 4 | Pumping Plant | $3,515,070 |
| 5 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $2,229,804 |
| 6 | Cover Crop | $1,360,204 |
| 7 | Brush Management | $780,246 |
| 8 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $718,371 |
| 9 | Forest Stand Improvement | $586,767 |
| 10 | Woody Residue Treatment | $326,198 |
| 11 | Irrigation Water Management | $197,124 |
| 12 | Res. & Tillage Mgt- Mulch-till | $95,380 |
| 13 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $34,172 |
| 14 | Nutrient Management | $22,518 |
| 15 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $22,019 |
| 16 | Conservation Cover | $16,765 |
| 17 | Mulching | $12,121 |
| 18 | Critical Area Planting | $6,654 |
| 19 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | $5,491 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $38,040,729 | |
| Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $8,660,703 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2022 | $29,380,026 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Horn County, Wyoming | $6,665,261 |
| 2 | Fremont County, Wyoming | $4,816,280 |
| 3 | Park County, Wyoming | $3,341,352 |
| 4 | Sublette County, Wyoming | $3,203,930 |
| 5 | Sheridan County, Wyoming | $3,143,707 |
| 6 | Johnson County, Wyoming | $2,955,490 |
| 7 | Carbon County, Wyoming | $2,737,260 |
| 8 | Crook County, Wyoming | $2,689,072 |
| 9 | Washakie County, Wyoming | $2,036,477 |
| 10 | Lincoln County, Wyoming | $2,027,877 |
| 11 | Campbell County, Wyoming | $1,533,079 |
| 12 | Laramie County, Wyoming | $1,418,727 |
| 13 | Sweetwater County, Wyoming | $1,390,654 |
| 14 | Niobrara County, Wyoming | $1,239,818 |
| 15 | Converse County, Wyoming | $1,018,550 |
| 16 | Goshen County, Wyoming | $876,943 |
| 17 | Hot Springs County, Wyoming | $849,040 |
| 18 | Weston County, Wyoming | $743,275 |
| 19 | Natrona County, Wyoming | $554,450 |
| 20 | Platte County, Wyoming | $469,620 |
| 21 | Uinta County, Wyoming | $221,438 |
| 22 | Albany County, Wyoming | $74,528 |
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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 Wyoming, 2022
Land in Wyoming, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 10,544 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 28,776,321 |
| Cropland Acres: | 2,326,105 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 25,605,821 |
| Woodland Acres: | 502,050 |
Livestock in Wyoming, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,247,971 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 306,174 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 106,630 |
| Layers inventory | 28,750 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 6,525 |
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