Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Alaska
The state-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
CSP payments by fiscal year in Alaska
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Alaska
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $2,412,333 |
| 2 | Cropland Annual Payment | $699,686 |
| 3 | Pasture Annual Payment | $79,094 |
| 4 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $52,200 |
| 5 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $23,444 |
| 6 | Structures for Wildlife | $186 |
| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 3,266,943 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|
The state-level CSP data only includes practices that had more than four contracts in a state for a particular year. Because of this, the data contained within the state pages will not sum up to the total payments by practice on the national page.
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Alaska, 2022
Land in Alaska, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,173 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 869,852 |
| Cropland Acres: | 72,708 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 681,036 |
| Woodland Acres: | 42,986 |
Livestock in Alaska, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 16,840 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 11,666 |
| Layers inventory | 10,134 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,604 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,143 |
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