Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Delaware
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 Delaware
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Delaware
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $6,204,835 |
| 2 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $199,371 |
| 3 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $133,837 |
| 4 | Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $55,441 |
| 5 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $28,800 |
| 6 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $4,934 |
| 7 | Complete pumping plant eval for all pumps on a farm to determine the VFD potential | $4,159 |
| 8 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $1,873 |
| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 6,633,250 |
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NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sussex County, Delaware | $1,534,637 |
| 2 | Kent County, Delaware | $1,356,392 |
| 3 | New Castle County, Delaware | $196,229 |
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 Delaware, 2022
Land in Delaware, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 2,158 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 522,834 |
| Cropland Acres: | 425,973 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 7,917 |
| Woodland Acres: | 46,593 |
Livestock in Delaware, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 242,072,919 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 10,093 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 2,935 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,288 |
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