Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in California
CSP payments by fiscal year in California
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CSP by Sign-up in California
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CSP payments by land use and fiscal year in California
- Cropland
- Rangeland
- Pasture
- Forestland
- Pastured Cropland
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CSP payments by existing or additional practices in California
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CSP payments by contract size in California
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Most commonly used enhancement practices for CSP contracts in California
Rank | Enhancement | Number of Contracts |
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1 | Retrofit watering facility for wildlife escape | 137 |
2 | Recycle 100% of farm lubricants | 118 |
3 | Rotation of supplement and feeding areas | 116 |
4 | Locally grown and marketed farm products | 98 |
5 | Monitor key grazing areas to improve grazing management | 98 |
6 | Plant Tissue Testsing and Analysis to Improve Nitrogen Management | 97 |
7 | Use drift reducing nozzles, low pressures, lower boom height and adjuvants to reduce pesticide drift | 82 |
8 | Regional weather networks for irrigation scheduling | 75 |
9 | Irrigation pumping plant evaluation | 64 |
10 | High level Integrated Pest Management to reduce pesticide environmental risk | 55 |
11 | Replace burning of prunings and other crop residues with non-burning alternatives | 54 |
12 | Grazing management to improve wildlife habitat | 46 |
13 | Harvest hay in a manner that allows wildlife to flush and escape | 43 |
14 | Managing livestock access to water bodies/courses | 42 |
15 | Biological suppression and other non-chemical techniques to manage brush, weeds and invasive species | 39 |
16 | Pumping plant powered by renewable energy | 37 |
17 | Establish pollinator habitat | 36 |
18 | GPS, targeted spray application (SmartSprayer), or other chemical application electronic control tec | 34 |
19 | Shallow water habitat | 33 |
20 | Use of Cover Crop Mixes | 32 |
CSP contracts by Practice Suite in California
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CSP acreage by land use in California
- Cropland
- Rangeland
- Pasture
- Forestland
- Pastured Cropland
CSP Resource Concerns in California
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CSP payments by county in California, 2011-2014
Rank | County | Payments |
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1 | Riverside County, California | $3,269,191 |
2 | Lassen County, California | $2,167,454 |
3 | Modoc County, California | $1,731,705 |
4 | Humboldt County, California | $1,296,931 |
5 | Kern County, California | $1,211,413 |
6 | Siskiyou County, California | $1,202,587 |
7 | Colusa County, California | $1,024,130 |
8 | Tehama County, California | $980,045 |
9 | Madera County, California | $949,279 |
10 | Plumas County, California | $942,035 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for California, 2012
Land in California, 2012
Land type | Acres |
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Number of Farms: | 77,857 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 25,569,001 |
Cropland Acres: | 9,591,783 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 13,036,448 |
Woodland Acres: | 1,575,520 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,365,250 |
Livestock in California, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
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Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 273,277,272 |
Layers inventory | 19,000,779 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 5,370,531 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 668,517 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 111,893 |
Crops in California, 2012