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Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in San Luis Obispo County, California
CSP payments by fiscal year in San Luis Obispo County, California
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CSP by Sign-up in San Luis Obispo County, California
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CSP payments by land use and fiscal year in San Luis Obispo County, California
- Cropland
- Rangeland
- Pasture
- Forestland
- Pastured Cropland
See land use information by fiscal year
CSP payments by existing or additional practices in San Luis Obispo County, California
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CSP payments by contract size in San Luis Obispo County, California
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Most commonly used enhancement practices for CSP contracts in San Luis Obispo County, California
| Rank | Enhancement | Number of Contracts |
|---|
| 1 | Use of Cover Crop Mixes | 7 |
| 2 | Irrigation pumping plant evaluation | 5 |
| 3 | Locally grown and marketed farm products | 5 |
| 4 | Range Grazing Bundle # 8 (Addresses multiple resource concerns) | 4 |
| 5 | Retrofit watering facility for wildlife escape and enhanced access for bats and bird species | 4 |
| 6 | Regional weather networks for irrigation scheduling | 3 |
| 7 | Cover cropping in orchards, vineyards and other woody perennial horticultural crops | 3 |
| 8 | Continuous no till with high residue | 3 |
| 9 | Crop Technology Bundle #1 | 3 |
| 10 | Use drift reducing nozzles, low pressures, lower boom height and adjuvants to reduce pesticide drift | 3 |
| 11 | Harvest hay in a manner that allows wildlife to flush and escape | 3 |
| 12 | Dust control on unpaved roads and surfaces | 2 |
| 13 | Range Grazing Bundle #1 | 2 |
| 14 | Wildlife corridors | 2 |
| 15 | Plant Tissue Testsing and Analysis to Improve Nitrogen Management | 2 |
| 16 | Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till | 2 |
| 17 | Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect habitat | 2 |
| 18 | Apply controlled release nitrogen fertilizer | 2 |
| 19 | Pumping plant powered by renewable energy | 2 |
| 20 | Apply phosphorus fertilizer below soil surface | 2 |
CSP contracts by Practice Suite in San Luis Obispo County, California
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CSP acreage by land use in San Luis Obispo County, California
- Cropland
- Rangeland
- Pasture
- Forestland
- Pastured Cropland
CSP Resource Concerns in San Luis Obispo County, California
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CSP payments by county in California, 2011-2014
| Rank | County | Payments |
|---|
| 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 San Luis Obispo County, California, 2012
Land in San Luis Obispo County, California, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|
| Number of Farms: | 2,666 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 1,338,874 |
| Cropland Acres: | 255,378 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 940,992 |
| Woodland Acres: | 73,729 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 68,775 |
Livestock in San Luis Obispo County, California, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 58,095 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 13,276 |
| Layers inventory | 6,848 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 581 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 426 |
Crops in San Luis Obispo County, California, 2012
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: