Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Maine
CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Maine
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Maine
Rank | Practice | Acres | Percent |
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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, 2017-2022
Rank | State | CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022 |
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1 | Aroostook County, Maine | $1,706,735 |
2 | Penobscot County, Maine | $35,001 |
3 | Franklin County, Maine | $8,922 |
4 | Oxford County, Maine | $4,203 |
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, 2022
Land in Maine, 2022
Land type | Acres |
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Number of Farms: | 7,036 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 1,225,046 |
Cropland Acres: | 445,379 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 56,660 |
Woodland Acres: | 626,151 |
Livestock in Maine, 2022
Livestock | Number of Animals |
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Layers inventory | 543,946 |
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 351,860 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 72,275 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 11,510 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 5,016 |