Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Florida
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 Florida
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Florida
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasture Annual Payment | $5,926,136 |
| 2 | Cropland Annual Payment | $2,217,887 |
| 3 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $1,478,032 |
| 4 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $928,444 |
| 5 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $665,381 |
| 6 | Rangeland Annual Payment | $652,705 |
| 7 | Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality  | $460,285 |
| 8 | Sequential patch burning | $402,243 |
| 9 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $119,134 |
| 10 | Associated Ag Land | $114,336 |
| 11 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health | $66,112 |
| 12 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site  | $65,924 |
| 13 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $60,815 |
| 14 | Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health | $53,332 |
| 15 | Farmstead | $51,473 |
| 16 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $44,982 |
| 17 | Forest management to enhance understory vegetation | $35,787 |
| 18 | Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5- Soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in decision making | $25,850 |
| 19 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $21,260 |
| 20 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $19,477 |
| 21 | Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife | $17,839 |
| 22 | Prescribed Grazing | $16,707 |
| 23 | Brush management for improved structure and composition | $16,615 |
| 24 | Brush Management | $12,117 |
| 25 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture | $10,001 |
| 26 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $8,902 |
| 27 | Pest Management Conservation System | $8,870 |
| 28 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $8,290 |
| 29 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $7,465 |
| 30 | Nutrient Management | $3,419 |
| 31 | Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $3,063 |
| 32 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $2,425 |
| 33 | Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site | $1,312 |
| 34 | Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food for wildlife | $1,025 |
| 35 | Irrigation Water Management | $556 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 13,550,106 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Florida
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality | $460,285 |
| 2 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $65,924 |
| 3 | Forest management to enhance understory vegetation | $35,787 |
| 4 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $21,260 |
| 5 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $19,477 |
| 6 | Prescribed Grazing | $16,707 |
| 7 | Brush Management | $12,117 |
| 8 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture | $10,001 |
| 9 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $8,290 |
| 10 | Nutrient Management | $3,419 |
| 11 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $2,425 |
| 12 | Irrigation Water Management | $556 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $656,248 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $501,127 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $155,121 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson County, Florida | $1,466,236 |
| 2 | Okaloosa County, Florida | $1,064,814 |
| 3 | Walton County, Florida | $768,388 |
| 4 | Jefferson County, Florida | $762,866 |
| 5 | Holmes County, Florida | $655,115 |
| 6 | Santa Rosa County, Florida | $630,538 |
| 7 | Madison County, Florida | $488,946 |
| 8 | Washington County, Florida | $438,524 |
| 9 | Escambia County, Florida | $358,072 |
| 10 | Columbia County, Florida | $74,000 |
| 11 | Calhoun County, Florida | $68,163 |
| 12 | Leon County, Florida | $48,348 |
| 13 | Gadsden County, Florida | $31,299 |
| 14 | Gulf County, Florida | $15,440 |
| 15 | Hamilton County, Florida | $13,668 |
| 16 | Sumter County, Florida | $7,550 |
| 17 | Citrus County, Florida | $3,209 |
| 18 | Wakulla County, Florida | $0 |
| 19 | Osceola County, Florida | $0 |
| 20 | Union County, Florida | $0 |
| 21 | Volusia County, Florida | $0 |
| 22 | Orange County, Florida | $0 |
| 23 | Okeechobee County, Florida | $0 |
| 24 | Polk County, Florida | $0 |
| 25 | Martin County, Florida | $0 |
| 26 | Marion County, Florida | $0 |
| 27 | Lake County, Florida | $0 |
| 28 | Palm Beach County, Florida | $0 |
| 29 | Pasco County, Florida | $0 |
| 30 | Pinellas County, Florida | $0 |
| 31 | Putnam County, Florida | $0 |
| 32 | Saint Johns County, Florida | $0 |
| 33 | Saint Lucie County, Florida | $0 |
| 34 | Taylor County, Florida | $0 |
| 35 | Sarasota County, Florida | $0 |
| 36 | Seminole County, Florida | $0 |
| 37 | Suwannee County, Florida | $0 |
| 38 | Glades County, Florida | $0 |
| 39 | Baker County, Florida | $0 |
| 40 | Bay County, Florida | $0 |
| 41 | Bradford County, Florida | $0 |
| 42 | Brevard County, Florida | $0 |
| 43 | Broward County, Florida | $0 |
| 44 | Charlotte County, Florida | $0 |
| 45 | Collier County, Florida | $0 |
| 46 | DeSoto County, Florida | $0 |
| 47 | Dixie County, Florida | $0 |
| 48 | Duval County, Florida | $0 |
| 49 | Flagler County, Florida | $0 |
| 50 | Gilchrist County, Florida | $0 |
| 51 | Manatee County, Florida | $0 |
| 52 | Hardee County, Florida | $0 |
| 53 | Hendry County, Florida | $0 |
| 54 | Hernando County, Florida | $0 |
| 55 | Highlands County, Florida | $0 |
| 56 | Hillsborough County, Florida | $0 |
| 57 | Indian River County, Florida | $0 |
| 58 | Lafayette County, Florida | $0 |
| 59 | Alachua County, Florida | $0 |
| 60 | Lee County, Florida | $0 |
| 61 | Levy County, Florida | $0 |
| 62 | Liberty County, Florida | $0 |
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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 Florida, 2022
Land in Florida, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 44,703 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 9,701,400 |
| Cropland Acres: | 2,874,871 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,547,177 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,349,120 |
Livestock in Florida, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 64,995,839 |
| Layers inventory | 7,096,782 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,574,057 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 24,329 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 14,482 |
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