Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Connecticut
CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Connecticut
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021
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, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2020 |
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| 1 | Litchfield County, Connecticut | $7,338 |
| 2 | New Haven County, Connecticut | $560 |
| 3 | Windham County, Connecticut | $376 |
| 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, 2017
Land in Connecticut, 2017
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 5,521 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 381,539 |
| Cropland Acres: | 148,609 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 31,923 |
| Woodland Acres: | 113,355 |
Livestock in Connecticut, 2017
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 83,468 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 49,949 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 6,049 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 3,538 |
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