Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Connecticut
CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Connecticut
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Connecticut
| Rank | Practice | Acres | Percent |
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| 1 | Riparian buffers | 1 | 100.0% |
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| Total Acres | 1 | ||
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022 |
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| 1 | Litchfield County, Connecticut | $8,623 |
| 2 | Windham County, Connecticut | $563 |
| 3 | New Haven County, Connecticut | $378 |
| 4 | Fairfield County, Connecticut | $0 |
| 5 | Hartford County, Connecticut | $0 |
| 6 | Middlesex County, Connecticut | $0 |
| 7 | New London County, Connecticut | $0 |
| 8 | Tolland County, Connecticut | $0 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Connecticut, 2022
Land in Connecticut, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 5,058 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 372,014 |
| Cropland Acres: | 139,558 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 31,048 |
| Woodland Acres: | 119,878 |
Livestock in Connecticut, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 223,640 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 45,837 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 4,083 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 3,701 |
USDA’s Conservation Reserve Program needs reform to improve climate benefits
Despite new climate-smart funds, agricultural conservation programs remain oversubscribed
Environmentally sensitive Mississippi River region croplands should be targeted for conservation
Major USDA conservation program must change to prioritize climate stewardship
$7.4B spent on two of USDA’s biggest conservation programs, very little went to ‘climate-smart’ agriculture
Climate change isn’t high priority for $1.2 billion USDA farm stewardship program
