Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Alabama
CSP payments by fiscal year in Alabama
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CSP by Sign-up in Alabama
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CSP payments by land use and fiscal year in Alabama
- Cropland
- Rangeland
- Pasture
- Forestland
- Pastured Cropland
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CSP payments by existing or additional practices in Alabama
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CSP payments by contract size in Alabama
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Most commonly used enhancement practices for CSP contracts in Alabama
| Rank | Enhancement | Number of Contracts |
|---|
| 1 | Recycle 100% of farm lubricants | 203 |
| 2 | Forest Stand Improvement, Prescribed burning | 134 |
| 3 | Use drift reducing nozzles, low pressures, lower boom height and adjuvants to reduce pesticide drift | 115 |
| 4 | Rotation of supplement and feeding areas | 108 |
| 5 | GPS, targeted spray application (SmartSprayer), or other chemical application electronic control tec | 62 |
| 6 | Firebreak | 59 |
| 7 | Prescribed Burning | 53 |
| 8 | Forest stand improvement for habitat and soil quality | 49 |
| 9 | Retrofit watering facility for wildlife escape | 49 |
| 10 | Forest Wildlife Structures | 48 |
| 11 | Split nitrogen applications 50% after crop/pasture emergence/green up | 45 |
| 12 | Incorporate native grasses and/or legumes into 15% or more of the forage base | 42 |
| 13 | Harvest hay in a manner that allows wildlife to flush and escape | 36 |
| 14 | Forest Stand Improvement | 31 |
| 15 | Riparian forest buffer, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife habitat | 31 |
| 16 | Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect habitat | 26 |
| 17 | Establish pollinator habitat | 23 |
| 18 | SE Pine Forest Bundle #1 | 20 |
| 19 | Use deep rooted crops to breakup soil compaction | 19 |
| 20 | Nitrification inhibitors or urease inhibitors | 19 |
CSP contracts by Practice Suite in Alabama
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CSP acreage by land use in Alabama
- Cropland
- Rangeland
- Pasture
- Forestland
- Pastured Cropland
CSP Resource Concerns in Alabama
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CSP payments by county in Alabama, 2011-2014
| Rank | County | Payments |
|---|
| 1 | Pickens County, Alabama | $2,061,546 |
| 2 | Madison County, Alabama | $1,919,128 |
| 3 | Dallas County, Alabama | $1,751,684 |
| 4 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | $1,550,957 |
| 5 | Montgomery County, Alabama | $974,687 |
| 6 | Greene County, Alabama | $652,882 |
| 7 | Barbour County, Alabama | $640,317 |
| 8 | Marion County, Alabama | $635,195 |
| 9 | Choctaw County, Alabama | $571,092 |
| 10 | Monroe County, Alabama | $519,315 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Alabama, 2012
Land in Alabama, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|
| Number of Farms: | 43,223 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 8,902,654 |
| Cropland Acres: | 2,758,521 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,269,315 |
| Woodland Acres: | 3,333,046 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 541,772 |
Livestock in Alabama, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,001,776,907 |
| Layers inventory | 9,435,605 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,236,467 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 142,555 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 21,114 |
Crops in Alabama, 2012
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