Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in the United States

CSP payments by fiscal year in the United States


CSP payments by state, 2017-2020


Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2020, the United States

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2020
1Cropland Annual Payment$2,531,612,169
2Rangeland Annual Payment$416,767,122
3Pasture Annual Payment$201,254,713
4Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment$87,344,659
5Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques$62,901,637
6Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies$44,466,388
7Pastured Cropland Annual Payment$42,849,267
8Farmstead$28,438,236
9Associated Ag Land$24,064,288
10Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water$21,013,046
11Establish Monarch butterfly habitat$18,329,067
12Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques$13,837,318
13Existing Activity Payment-Land Use$11,420,569
14Minimum Payment Adjustment$9,693,013
15Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs$9,138,532
16Supplemental Payment$8,468,890
17Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques$8,241,364
18Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity$8,041,821
19Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern$7,071,169
20Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content$6,026,267
21Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species$5,713,809
22Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater$5,472,731
23Pest Management Conservation System$5,346,780
24Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat$5,017,009
25Close structures to capture/retain rainfall to improve food for waterfowl/wading birds during winter$4,659,758
26Cover Crop $4,300,710
27Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored- recorded- and used in decision making$3,636,431
28Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion$3,426,014
29Sequential patch burning$3,279,076
30Planting for high carbon sequestration rate$3,148,997
31Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored- recorded and used in decision making$2,846,647
32Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction$2,694,074
33Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles$2,513,323
34Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter$2,503,712
35Maintaining and improving forest soil quality by limiting compaction$2,419,957
36Cover crop to minimize soil compaction$2,331,324
37Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter$2,316,271
38Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content$2,175,902
39Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats$2,119,863
40Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion$2,117,923
41Intermittent flooding of rice fields$2,084,870
42Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands$2,077,602
43Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction$2,006,373
44Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in dec$1,940,527
45Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape$1,936,903
46Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover$1,864,105
47Improved grazing management for plant productivity/health through monitoring$1,850,325
48Maintaining and improving forest soil quality$1,830,913
49Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources$1,823,866
50Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site$1,682,114
51Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife$1,675,743
52Short-interval burn$1,648,476
53Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat$1,643,939
54Close structures to capture and retain rainfall to improve cover and shelter for birds during winter$1,607,475
55Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food$1,591,507
56Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community$1,450,134
57Prescribed Grazing $1,406,920
58Cover crop to reduce water erosion$1,391,547
59Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass$1,250,242
60Nutrient Management $1,248,298
61Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water$1,239,958
62Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement$1,129,242
63Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce nutrients in surface water$1,109,082
64Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-pathogens/chemicals$1,048,185
65Enhance development of the forest understory to improve site moisture$1,016,239
66Manipulate vegetation on fields where rainfall is to be captured and retained-food$998,597
67Improved grazing management for soil compaction on rangeland through monitoring activities$955,791
68Crop tree management for mast production$944,279
69No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content$936,242
70Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects$907,923
71Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk$897,108
72Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM$841,960
73Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife food$815,794
74Reduce forest stand density to improve wildlife food sources$790,067
75Herbaceous Weed Treatment$787,557
76Native grasses or legumes in forage base$777,371
77Reduce risks of nutrient losses to ground water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies to p$761,569
78Crop Bundle#6 - Soil Health Assessment- Reduced till$679,318
79Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for prescribed grazing-cover/shelter$650,254
80MRBI Bundle#1 - Irrigated Cropland$638,810
81Enhancement - Soil Management$634,514
82Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring$616,034
83Longleaf Pine Bundle#2$586,556
84Pasture and Hay Planting $574,573
85Enhance development of the forest understory to capture nutrients in surface water$563,357
86Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field$548,190
87Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for birds to improve habitat continuity$545,317
88Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health$542,498
89No till to reduce water erosion$541,311
90Improved grazing management for plant structure and composition through monitoring activities$504,897
91Enhance development of the forest understory to provide wildlife cover and shelter$485,363
92Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till $479,265
93Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients$477,999
94Herbaceous weed control (inadequate structure and comp) for desired plant communities/habitats$448,951
95Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects$448,273
96Manipulate vegetation on fields where rainfall is to be captured and retained-cover/shelter$431,008
97Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species$416,887
98Close structures to capture and retain rainfall to provide water for birds during winter$409,127
99Enhanced wildlife habitat on expired grass/legume covered CRP acres$403,819
100Improved grazing management for water erosion through monitoring activities$402,422
101Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter)$395,838
102Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management$389,133
103Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field$383,114
104Conservation Crop Rotation $372,285
105Residue and Tillage Management- No Till $372,123
106Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter$365,619
107Crop Bundle#5 - Soil Health Assessment- No till$358,520
108Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion$354,983
109Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion$347,464
110Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition$347,074
111Reduced tillage to reduce energy use$346,200
112Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings$346,184
113Upland Wildlife Habitat Management $343,195
114Cultural plantings$323,696
115Enhance development of the forest understory to create conditions resistant to pests$318,064
116Brush management for improved structure and composition$307,478
117Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water$306,250
118Resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction$299,579
119Stewardship Payment$297,737
120Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5- Soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in decision making$295,422
121Short-interval burns to promote a healthy herbaceous plant community for wildlife food$287,458
122Extend retention of rainfall to provide food for late winter habitat$286,859
123Enhance development of the forest understory to capture nutrients -ground water$279,205
124Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat$279,164
125Irrigation Water Management $276,230
126Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide enhanced cover and shelter for late winter habitat$274,579
127Provide early successional habitat between first rice crop and ratoon crop-continuity$270,207
128Creating structural diversity with patch openings$257,818
129Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and increase dung beetle populations$253,992
130Incorporating wildlife friendly fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources$251,916
131Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess nutrients in surface water$251,345
132Soil health crop rotation$247,764
133Modify field operations to reduce particulate matter$247,602
134Resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure$247,552
135Reduced tillage to reduce wind erosion$246,888
136Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce pathogens in surface water$244,598
137Conservation Cover $237,062
138Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition.$235,300
139Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability$225,492
140Install variable frequency drive(s) on pump(s)$223,404
141Crop Bundle#4 - Soil health rotation- Reduced till$219,511
142Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health$218,086
143Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess sediment in surface water$215,553
144Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction $215,049
145Create patch openings to enhance wildlife cover and shelter$212,940
146Range Bundle#2$210,297
147Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water$208,814
148Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities$206,983
149Crop Bundle#1 - Precision Ag- No till$200,818
150MRBI Bundle#2 - Non-Irrigated Cropland #1$193,540
151Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators$188,882
152Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-min sediment in surface water$188,164
153Brush Management$184,362
154Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects$177,045
155Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-surface water from nutrients$176,058
156Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques$175,144
157Provide early successional habitat between first rice crop and ratoon crop-food$170,958
158Enhanced field border to provide wildlife food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field$167,255
159Switch fuel source for pump motor(s)$166,326
160Stream crossing elimination$164,878
161Cover crop to reduce wind erosion$161,973
162Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils$161,323
163Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities$159,667
164Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter$157,961
165Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat$156,094
166Supplemental Payment Improved$154,133
167Increase riparian forest buffer width to reduce sediment loading$152,456
168Enhanced field border to provide wildlife habitat continuity along the edge(s) of a field$145,970
169Grazing management that improves Monarch butterfly habitat$145,653
170Tree/Shrub Establishment $141,712
171No till system to reduce wind erosion$141,502
172Increase on-site carbon storage$140,832
173Range planting for improving forage- browse- or cover for wildlife$138,607
174Maintaining and improving forest soil quality$134,655
175Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses $131,637
176Fishpond management for native aquatic and terrestrial species$131,560
177Forest Bundle#1$131,297
178Improved grazing management that reduces undesirable plant pest pressure through monitoring$130,379
179Forest Stand Improvement$129,160
180Enhancement - Pest Management$128,922
181Crop Bundle#2 - Precision Ag- Reduced till$127,858
182Establish Monarch butterfly habitat $126,802
183Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health$125,358
184No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management$121,953
185Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian/watershed function-elevated water temperature$119,034
186Crop Bundle#3 - Soil health rotation- No till$119,024
187Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies $118,553
188Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques$116,541
189Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity $115,868
190Enhanced field border to provide wildlife cover or shelter along the edge(s) of a field$111,751
191Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to improve wildlife food sources$109,195
192Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat$108,825
193Improved grazing management for wind erosion through monitoring activities$107,645
194Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-ground water from nutrients$106,369
195Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality $105,629
196No till to reduce energy$105,376
197Cropland conversion to trees or shrubs for long term water erosion control$104,415
198Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion$104,263
199Increase riparian forest buffer width for nutrient reduction$104,120
200Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site$102,301
201Increase diversity in pine plantation monocultures$99,954
202Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health$96,510
203Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat continuity (space)$94,496
204Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food $92,334
205Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter$89,345
206Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1- Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring$88,218
207Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture for soil organic matter improvement$85,766
208Equitable Relief Payment$84,920
209Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk$83,537
210Intensive cover cropping (orchard/vineyard floor) to increase soil health and SOM content$79,234
211Improved resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement$77,660
212Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce wind erosion$76,568
213Fence$75,273
214Existing Practice Payment$74,523
215Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat$73,163
216Other Payment$70,572
217Automated Intermittent flood irrigation of rice fields- Year 2-5$67,014
218Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter $66,536
219Forage and biomass planting that produces feedstock for biofuels or energy production$66,421
220Native grass or legumes in forage base to provide wildlife food$65,569
221Forest management to enhance understory vegetation$65,251
222Complete pumping plant evaluation for all pumps on a farm.$61,688
223Strategic patch burning for grazing distribution/wildlife habitat (undesirable plant pressure)$60,605
224MRBI Bundle#6 - Pastureland$59,441
225Biochar production from woody residue$59,373
226Management Intensive Rotational Grazing $59,003
227MRBI Bundle#3 - Non-Irrigated Cropland #2$58,896
228Enhancement - Nutrient Management$58,585
229Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators$58,212
230Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients or pathogens to surface water$56,164
231Ogallala Bundle#2$56,068
232Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture $55,602
233Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag$54,718
234Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to reduce sediment loading$53,765
235Mulching $53,405
236Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion $52,836
237No till to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water$51,819
238Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of cover and shelter for wildlife$51,379
239Controlled Traffic Farming$49,450
240Enhancement - Water Management$48,683
241Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion $47,855
242Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife.$46,878
243Sugarbush management$46,309
244Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter $44,809
245Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment$44,646
246Stream corridor bank stability improvement$44,407
247Implementing sustainable practices for pine straw raking$41,850
248Cropland conversion to trees or shrubs for long term improvement of water quality$41,751
249Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for livestock feed and forage$41,285
250Firebreak$40,926
251Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat cover and shelter or structure and composition$39,336
252Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess pathogens and chemicals in surface water$38,823
253Pasture Bundle#3 -- Soil Health$38,412
254Critical Area Planting$38,335
255Enhancement - Habitat Management$38,206
256Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles $37,912
257Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass$37,685
258Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food for wildlife$37,142
259Facilitating oak forest regeneration$37,029
260Apply gypsum products to improve surface WQ quality by reducing dissolved P conc in surface runoff$35,605
261Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat (structure and composition)$35,142
262Converting loblolly and slash pine plantations to longleaf pine with FSI and prescribed burning$34,751
263Prescribed Burning$34,236
264Forest songbird habitat maintenance$32,348
265Buffer Bundle#1$32,050
266Enhanced field borders to reduce wind induced erosion along the windward side(s) of a field$31,837
267Working Lands for Wildlife Bundle$31,059
268No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter$30,936
269Erroneous Underpayment$30,214
270Tree/Shrub Pruning$29,999
271Enhancement - Grazing Management$29,904
272Grassed Waterway $29,175
273Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure$28,498
274Complete pumping plant evaluation for all existing pumps on a farm.$28,345
275Watering Facility$28,009
276Improved resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction$27,897
277Establish/maintain habitat continuity- naturally occurring vegetation in ditches/ditch bank borders$27,878
278Filter Strip $26,772
279Conservation crop rotation to reduce the concentration of salts$26,480
280Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat$25,631
281Range Planting $24,998
282Roof Runoff Structure$23,800
283Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water $23,155
284Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife$22,977
285Crop tree management for mast production$22,844
286Short-interval prescribed burning to promote a healthy herbaceous plant community$22,842
287Silvopasture for wildlife habitat (structure and composition)$22,312
288Grazing Bundle 1 - Range and Pasture$21,810
289Forage Harvest Management$20,928
290Pasture Bundle#2$20,842
291Complete pumping plant eval for all pumps on a farm to determine the VFD potential$20,774
292Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest resistance to Bt crops$20,444
293Crop Bundle #18 - Precision Ag$20,233
294Salinity and Sodic Soil Management$19,855
295Facilitating oak forest regeneration$19,808
296Field Border $19,660
297Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement$19,247
298Installation of end of pipe or ditch treatment for nitrogen$18,528
299On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility$17,879
300Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce wind erosion$17,873
301Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $17,554
302Shorebird habitat- extended late season shallow water with manipulation to improve food sources$17,448
303Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect food habitat$17,394
304Buffer Bundle#2$17,161
305Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands$16,688
306Shorebird habitat- late season shallow water with manipulation to enhance habitat continuity$16,538
307Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI)$16,495
308Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt$15,678
309Tree/Shrub Site Preparation$15,525
310Forest Trails and Landings$15,493
311Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement$15,235
312Heavy Use Area Protection$14,766
313Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife $14,016
314Renovate small- shallow pothole and playa sites which may seasonally hold water$13,714
315Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for nutrient reduction$13,674
316Improved resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure$13,665
317Extend the periods of soil saturation or shallow ponding for wildlife$12,613
318Reducing routine neonicotinoid seed treatments on corn and soybean crops.$12,610
319Structures for Wildlife$12,381
320Cover crop to minimize soil compaction $12,279
321Grade Stabilization Structure$12,247
322Increase on-site carbon storage$12,049
323Land Smoothing$11,967
324Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk$11,902
325Resource conserving crop rotation $11,556
326Grazing-maintained fuel break to reduce the risk of fire$11,541
327Enhanced field borders to decrease particulate emissions along the edge(s) of the field$11,476
328Short-interval burns to promote a healthy herbaceous plant community$11,211
329Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects $11,168
330Creating structural diversity with patch openings$10,872
331Improved grazing management for soil compaction on pasture through monitoring activities$10,790
332Cover crop to reduce soil erosion $10,601
333Improved grazing management through monitoring activities$10,489
334Enhancement - Energy Management$9,973
335Native grasses or legumes in forage base$9,714
336Enhancement - Air Resource Management$9,712
337Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat cover- shelter or continuity$9,632
338MRBI Bundle#4 - Cropland with Water Bodies- No till$9,502
339Woody Residue Treatment$9,246
340Deep Tillage$8,780
341Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect habitat continuity (space)$8,750
342Grazing Bundle 2 - Range and Pasture$8,712
343Shorebird habitat- late season shallow water with manipulation$8,711
344Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat (cover and shelter)$8,640
345Cropland conversion to trees or shrubs for long term improvement of water quality $8,612
346Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health$7,987
347Pasture Bundle#1 - Organic$7,854
348Strategically planned- patch burning for grazing distribution and wildlife habitat (fuel loading)$7,713
349Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients $7,688
350Intermediate IWM - Year 1- Equipment with Soil or Water Level monitoring$7,597
351Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape$7,158
352Pasture Bundle 5$7,042
353Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk and improve habitat$7,007
354Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide habitat continuity during late winter$6,952
355Pond$6,899
356Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce water erosion$6,674
357Livestock Shelter Structure$6,566
358Increase diversity in pine plantation monocultures$6,556
359Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce sediment loading$6,438
360Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for wildlife $6,434
361Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities $6,244
362Stream Crossing$5,931
363Installing electrical fence offsets and wire for cross-fencing to improve grazing management$5,931
364No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $5,846
365Pumping Plant$5,793
366Judicial or NAD Payment$5,725
367Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $5,600
368Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or ground water from nutrients $5,457
369Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion $5,444
370Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for SOM improvement$5,314
371Brush management to improve wildlife habitat$5,245
372Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products$5,115
373Converting loblolly and slash pine plantations to longleaf pine to retain soil moisture$5,113
374Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction$4,974
375Mulching to improve soil health$4,773
376Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife $4,612
377Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation $4,497
378Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and nutrient reduction $4,467
379Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of dung beetles$4,335
380Access Control$4,257
381Drainage Water Management$4,212
382Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide late winter water habitat$4,203
383Sprinkler System$4,165
384Using cover crops for biological strip till $4,123
385Fuel Break$3,904
386Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities $3,879
387Planting for high carbon sequestration rate $3,787
388Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation $3,687
389Dust Control on Unpaved Roads and Surfaces$3,499
390Establish and maintenance of moist soil vegetation on cropland edges to increase wildlife food$3,383
391Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health $3,240
392Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings$3,194
393Grazing Bundle 5 - Range and Pasture$3,192
394Crop Bundle#7 - Soil Health -Organic$2,884
395Structure for Water Control$2,843
396Riparian Herbaceous Cover $2,753
397Range planting for improving forage- browse- or cover for wildlife $2,671
398Mulching to improve soil health $2,621
399Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community$2,119
400No till to reduce soil erosion $2,067
401Precision Land Forming and Smoothing$1,980
402Enhancement - Plant Management$1,930
403Riparian Forest Buffer $1,887
404Improved resource conserving crop rotation $1,815
405Shallow Water Development and Management$1,777
406Establish Monarch butterfly habitat in pastures$1,718
407Grazing-maintained fuel break to reduce the risk of fire$1,681
408Crop Bundle #20 - Soil Health Assessment$1,659
409Extend existing filter strip to reduce water quality impacts $1,624
410Livestock Pipeline$1,590
411Shorebird habitat- late season shallow water with manipulation to improve food sources$1,578
412Edge feathering for wildlife cover $1,512
413Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils $1,477
414Establish and maintenance of moist soil vegetation on cropland edges to increase cover/shelter$1,372
415Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for wind erosion$1,356
416Cropland conversion to trees or shrubs for long term wind erosion control$1,325
417Incorporating wildlife friendly fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources$1,204
418Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture $1,197
419Forest songbird habitat maintenance$1,130
420Enhancement - Drainage Management$1,029
421Subsurface Drain$958
422Establish wildlife corridors to enhance access to water$927
423Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field $921
424Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or increase organic matter to build soil health $804
425Hedgerow Planting $792
426Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation$715
427Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce wind erosion$654
428Reduced tillage to reduce energy use $649
429Apply gypsum to improve WQ- contaminants transported from manure/biosolid application-surface water$615
430Establish wildlife corridors to provide habitat continuity$606
431Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter $566
432Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for water erosion$539
433Underground Outlet$507
434Forage harvest to reduce water quality impacts by utilization of excess soil nutrients$359
435Prescribed grazing on pastureland that improves riparian and watershed function $289
436Stream Habitat Improvement and Management$271
437Apply gypsum products to improve surface WQ by reducing dissolved P conc in subsurface drainage$240
438Cropland conversion to grass for soil organic matter improvement $197
439Irrigation System- Microirrigation$186
440Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for waterfowl and wading bird winter habitat$174
441Silvopasture for wildlife habitat (cover and shelter)$143
442Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat $122
443Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife$111
444Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management$88
445Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil erosion $72
446Non-Irrigated Cropland (MRBI)$70
447Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch habitat $63
448Grazing management that improves monarch butterfly habitat$58
449Mulching with natural materials in specialty crops for weed control $18
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 Total Payments, 2017-20203,717,461,582
NRCS climate smart practice: The list of NRCS climate smart CSP enhancements were not funded until 2020, so their total spending between 2017 and 2020 is small. However, CSP practices that have EQIP codes, like code 340 for cover crops, were funded before 2020. Payments for NRCS climate smart CSP enhancements are likely to be larger after 2020.

NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2020, the United States

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2020
1Cover Crop $4,300,710
2Prescribed Grazing $1,406,920
3Nutrient Management $1,248,298
4Pasture and Hay Planting $574,573
5Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till $479,265
6Conservation Crop Rotation $372,285
7Residue and Tillage Management- No Till $372,123
8Upland Wildlife Habitat Management $343,195
9Irrigation Water Management $276,230
10Conservation Cover $237,062
11Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction $215,049
12Tree/Shrub Establishment $141,712
13Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses $131,637
14Establish Monarch butterfly habitat $126,802
15Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies $118,553
16Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity $115,868
17Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality $105,629
18Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food $92,334
19Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter $66,536
20Management Intensive Rotational Grazing $59,003
21Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture $55,602
22Mulching $53,405
23Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion $52,836
24Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion $47,855
25Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter $44,809
26Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles $37,912
27Grassed Waterway $29,175
28Filter Strip $26,772
29Range Planting $24,998
30Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water $23,155
31Field Border $19,660
32Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $17,554
33Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife $14,016
34Cover crop to minimize soil compaction $12,279
35Resource conserving crop rotation $11,556
36Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects $11,168
37Cover crop to reduce soil erosion $10,601
38Cropland conversion to trees or shrubs for long term improvement of water quality $8,612
39Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients $7,688
40Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for wildlife $6,434
41Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities $6,244
42No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $5,846
43Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $5,600
44Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or ground water from nutrients $5,457
45Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion $5,444
46Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife $4,612
47Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation $4,497
48Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and nutrient reduction $4,467
49Using cover crops for biological strip till $4,123
50Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities $3,879
51Planting for high carbon sequestration rate $3,787
52Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation $3,687
53Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health $3,240
54Riparian Herbaceous Cover $2,753
55Range planting for improving forage- browse- or cover for wildlife $2,671
56Mulching to improve soil health $2,621
57No till to reduce soil erosion $2,067
58Riparian Forest Buffer $1,887
59Improved resource conserving crop rotation $1,815
60Extend existing filter strip to reduce water quality impacts $1,624
61Edge feathering for wildlife cover $1,512
62Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils $1,477
63Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture $1,197
64Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field $921
65Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or increase organic matter to build soil health $804
66Hedgerow Planting $792
67Reduced tillage to reduce energy use $649
68Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter $566
69Prescribed grazing on pastureland that improves riparian and watershed function $289
70Cropland conversion to grass for soil organic matter improvement $197
71Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat $122
72Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil erosion $72
73Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch habitat $63
74Mulching with natural materials in specialty crops for weed control $18
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 Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2020$11,384,870
NRCS climate smart practice.

CSP payments by state, 2017-2021

RankStateCSP Payments, 2017-2020
1South Dakota$318,911,803
2Arkansas$279,781,850
3Minnesota$279,099,266
4North Dakota$263,327,358
5Mississippi$237,726,141
6Nebraska$219,043,821
7Oklahoma$189,502,738
8Georgia$187,407,112
9Kansas$169,489,880
10Illinois$146,861,075
11Montana$144,608,998
12Iowa$124,603,145
13Louisiana$117,162,223
14Texas$116,678,239
15Missouri$109,383,938
16Colorado$87,392,543
17Oregon$85,731,528
18Wisconsin$81,674,152
19Washington$76,480,221
20New Mexico$71,597,149
21Indiana$38,091,294
22Tennessee$30,026,326
23Ohio$27,517,673
24Virginia$27,448,941
25Pennsylvania$26,918,389
26South Carolina$26,532,817
27Alabama$24,929,776
28Idaho$24,292,781
29Utah$23,994,046
30Michigan$23,589,602
31New York$21,530,074
32Kentucky$21,087,283
33Wyoming$19,768,371
34California$17,729,465
35North Carolina$10,188,987
36Florida$10,128,925
37West Virginia$7,937,797
38Arizona$7,651,635
39Delaware$5,745,483
40Maryland$3,733,025
41Alaska$3,336,189
42Nevada$1,554,093
43Maine$1,309,182
44New Hampshire$1,192,160
45New Jersey$1,006,754
46Connecticut$763,345
47Hawaii$587,857
48Massachusetts$548,773
49Rhode Island$521,112
50Vermont$491,045
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for the United States, 2017

Land in the United States, 2017

Land typeAcres
Number of Farms:2,042,220
Total Acres in Farms:900,217,576
Cropland Acres:396,433,817
Permanent pasture and rangeland:400,771,178
Woodland Acres:73,092,054

Livestock in the United States, 2017

LivestockNumber of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold8,889,759,283
Layers inventory 368,241,393
Cattle and calves inventory93,648,041
Hogs and pigs inventory72,381,007
Sheep and lambs inventory5,391,252

Crops in the United States, 2017

 

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