Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Maine
CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Maine
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021
Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Maine
| Rank | Practice | Acres | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grass plantings - introduced | 2,229 | 39.5% |
| 2 | State acres for wildlife enhancement | 2,099 | 37.2% |
| 3 | Existing grass | 824 | 14.6% |
| 4 | Existing trees | 213 | 3.8% |
| 5 | Tree plantings - softwoods | 90 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Filter strips | 57 | 1.0% |
| 7 | Grass waterways | 44 | 0.8% |
| 8 | Wildlife habitat | 38 | 0.7% |
| 9 | Riparian buffers | 29 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Marginal pasture buffers - wetland | 11 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife | 5 | < 0.1% |
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| Total Acres | 5,638 | ||
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aroostook County, Maine | $1,062,911 |
| 2 | Penobscot County, Maine | $19,174 |
| 3 | Franklin County, Maine | $6,546 |
| 4 | Oxford County, Maine | $2,378 |
| 5 | Androscoggin County, Maine | $283 |
| 6 | Washington County, Maine | $20 |
| 7 | Cumberland County, Maine | $0 |
| 8 | Hancock County, Maine | $0 |
| 9 | Kennebec County, Maine | $0 |
| 10 | Knox County, Maine | $0 |
| 11 | Lincoln County, Maine | $0 |
| 12 | Piscataquis County, Maine | $0 |
| 13 | Sagadahoc County, Maine | $0 |
| 14 | Somerset County, Maine | $0 |
| 15 | Waldo County, Maine | $0 |
| 16 | York County, Maine | $0 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Maine, 2017
Land in Maine, 2017
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 7,600 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 1,307,613 |
| Cropland Acres: | 472,508 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 62,369 |
| Woodland Acres: | 685,529 |
Livestock in Maine, 2017
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 222,347 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 79,416 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 13,488 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 4,632 |
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