Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in New Hampshire
CRP rental payments by fiscal year in New Hampshire
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, New Hampshire
| Rank | Practice | Acres | Percent |
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| 1 | Riparian buffers | 4 | 100.0% |
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| Total Acres | 4 | ||
CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022 |
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| 1 | Belknap County, New Hampshire | $1,260 |
| 2 | Grafton County, New Hampshire | $585 |
| 3 | Carroll County, New Hampshire | $40 |
| 4 | Cheshire County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 5 | Coos County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 6 | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 7 | Merrimack County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 8 | Rockingham County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 9 | Strafford County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 10 | Sullivan County, New Hampshire | $0 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for New Hampshire, 2022
Land in New Hampshire, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 3,949 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 417,187 |
| Cropland Acres: | 105,297 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 24,246 |
| Woodland Acres: | 249,287 |
Livestock in New Hampshire, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 238,651 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 115,753 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 29,647 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 8,754 |
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
