Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Maryland
CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Maryland
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021
Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Maryland
Rank | Practice | Acres | Percent |
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1 | Filter strips | 21,924 | 44.8% |
2 | Riparian buffers | 10,139 | 20.7% |
3 | Grass plantings - introduced | 6,301 | 12.9% |
4 | Wetland restoration - floodplain | 1,915 | 3.9% |
5 | Grass plantings - native | 1,847 | 3.8% |
6 | Wildlife habitat | 1,050 | 2.1% |
7 | Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife | 1,033 | 2.1% |
8 | Shallow water for wildlife | 960 | 2.0% |
9 | CRP grasslands - introduced grasses | 894 | 1.8% |
10 | Rare and declining habitat | 597 | 1.2% |
11 | Tree plantings - softwoods | 530 | 1.1% |
12 | Upland bird habitat buffers | 399 | 0.8% |
13 | Tree plantings - hardwoods | 358 | 0.7% |
14 | Wetland restoration - non-floodplain | 324 | 0.7% |
15 | Grass waterways | 197 | 0.4% |
16 | Existing grass | 164 | 0.3% |
17 | Marginal pasture buffers - wetland | 154 | 0.3% |
18 | Existing trees | 109 | 0.2% |
19 | CRP grasslands - native grasses | 35 | < 0.1% |
20 | Pollinator habitat | 33 | < 0.1% |
21 | Wildlife food plots | 13 | < 0.1% |
22 | Wetland restoration | 9 | < 0.1% |
23 | Wildlife corridors | 3 | < 0.1% |
24 | Contour grass strips | 1 | < 0.1% |
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Total Acres | 48,988 |
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021
Rank | State | CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2020 |
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1 | Queen Anne's County, Maryland | $6,569,407 |
2 | Dorchester County, Maryland | $6,172,888 |
3 | Carroll County, Maryland | $4,533,625 |
4 | Worcester County, Maryland | $4,113,447 |
5 | Kent County, Maryland | $3,950,036 |
6 | Talbot County, Maryland | $3,637,200 |
7 | Wicomico County, Maryland | $3,095,458 |
8 | Frederick County, Maryland | $2,265,753 |
9 | Somerset County, Maryland | $1,789,781 |
10 | Caroline County, Maryland | $1,639,368 |
11 | Cecil County, Maryland | $1,315,283 |
12 | Washington County, Maryland | $1,268,313 |
13 | Harford County, Maryland | $635,545 |
14 | Saint Mary's County, Maryland | $483,842 |
15 | Montgomery County, Maryland | $434,857 |
16 | Charles County, Maryland | $426,883 |
17 | Allegany County, Maryland | $276,339 |
18 | Garrett County, Maryland | $257,140 |
19 | Howard County, Maryland | $240,085 |
20 | Baltimore County, Maryland | $237,982 |
21 | Prince George's County, Maryland | $100,295 |
22 | Calvert County, Maryland | $52,931 |
23 | Anne Arundel County, Maryland | $2,743 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Maryland, 2017
Land in Maryland, 2017
Land type | Acres |
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Number of Farms: | 12,429 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 1,990,122 |
Cropland Acres: | 1,426,671 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 133,321 |
Woodland Acres: | 316,647 |
Livestock in Maryland, 2017
Livestock | Number of Animals |
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Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 307,690,339 |
Layers inventory | 2,971,918 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 185,281 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 23,399 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 18,379 |