This information is based on an analysis of Fiscal Year 2008 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) data that was maintained by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The contracts in the FSA database are labeled by Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) field office personnel at the time of contract development, indicating the primary resource concern addressed. If that resource concern is livestock-related, the type of animal is identified: beef, dairy, horses, poultry, sheep, swine, or other. The conservation practices in the database were sorted into three categories:
Practices typically associated with confined livestock
Practices typically associated with unconfined livestock uses, and
Practices that could be used with either confined or unconfined livestock operations.
The purpose of the information is to provide NRCS at the State level a tool to assist them, working with State Technical Committees, to assess their use of EQIP funds and implement strategies to allocate their program funds in a manner consistent with National priorities and State and local resource concerns.
Livestock Type
Total Cost-Share
Confined Cost-Share Approved
Unconfined Cost-Share Approved
Practices Undistinguishable Cost-Share Approved
Number of Contracts
Beef
$399,675,405
$49,992,658
$83,185,397
$266,497,351
22,066
Dairy
$99,310,497
$66,954,679
$4,645,947
$27,709,871
2,614
Poultry
$32,182,702
$22,768,923
$486,948
$9,016,830
1,186
Swine
$29,755,652
$23,831,199
$192,046
$5,732,408
920
Other*
$11,742,091
$1,051,149
$3,025,946
$7,664,996
769
Horses
$10,962,666
$1,749,561
$2,577,201
$6,635,905
870
Sheep
$8,792,584
$839,971
$2,381,197
$5,571,416
421
Subtotal
$592,421,597
$167,098,139
$96,494,681
$328,828,776
28,846
Non-Livestock
$353,724,020
$0
$0
$0
19,754
Total
$943,407,338
$167,098,139
$96,494,681
$328,828,776
48,116
Livestock Type
Confined Livestock Cost-Share Approved
Unconfined Livestock Cost-Share Approved
Beef
30%
86%
Dairy
39%
5%
Poultry
14%
1%
Swine
14%
0.2%
Other
1%
3%
Horses
1%
3%
Sheep
1%
2%
* The designation "Other" is only used when none of the other listed livestock selections apply.
** The designation "non-livestock" is used for all operations that do not raise livestock
