Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Illinois

CSP payments by fiscal year in Illinois


CSP payments by county, 2017-2020


Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2020, Illinois

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2020
1Cropland Annual Payment$136,691,127
2Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies$1,426,698
3Pasture Annual Payment$1,356,925
4Existing Activity Payment-Land Use$962,425
5Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques$671,904
6Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment$655,223
7Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs$605,395
8Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water$500,992
9Cover Crop $339,817
10Farmstead$251,545
11Associated Ag Land$249,711
12Minimum Payment Adjustment$228,271
13Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern$227,910
14Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles$197,884
15Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community$193,941
16Crop tree management for mast production$189,025
17Cover crop to minimize soil compaction$183,778
18Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators$179,573
19Pastured Cropland Annual Payment$132,288
20Establish Monarch butterfly habitat$131,134
21Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter$107,334
22Supplemental Payment$105,161
23Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources$94,563
24Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content$84,564
25No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content$70,265
26Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water$67,258
27Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content$62,756
28Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion$56,227
29Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter$48,407
30Cover crop to reduce water erosion$47,617
31Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field$44,101
32Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM$40,406
33Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats$38,757
34Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles $32,916
35Resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction$30,413
36Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater$29,640
37No till to reduce water erosion$29,309
38Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators$28,962
39Residue and Tillage Management- No Till $27,821
40Pasture and Hay Planting $26,545
41Reduce risks of nutrient losses to ground water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies to p$23,804
42Herbaceous Weed Treatment$19,603
43Pest Management Conservation System$18,921
44Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field$17,184
45Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife$16,114
46Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques$15,442
47Brush management for improved structure and composition$14,643
48Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter$14,634
49Forest Stand Improvement$13,687
50Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities$13,289
51Conservation Crop Rotation $12,199
52Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques$11,969
53Apply gypsum products to improve surface WQ quality by reducing dissolved P conc in surface runoff$11,952
54Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects$11,741
55Soil health crop rotation$11,517
56Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter $10,168
57Nutrient Management $9,387
58Brush Management$7,973
59Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site$7,273
60Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till $6,784
61Short-interval burn$5,804
62No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $5,312
63Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat$4,690
64Enhance development of the forest understory to capture nutrients in surface water$4,676
65Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food$4,558
66Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health$4,514
67Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water$4,448
68Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess sediment in surface water$4,379
69Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter $4,376
70Native grasses or legumes in forage base$4,367
71Enhancement - Soil Management$4,203
72Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects$4,053
73Crop tree management for mast production$3,851
74Sequential patch burning$3,761
75Enhanced field border to provide wildlife cover or shelter along the edge(s) of a field$3,480
76Cover crop to reduce soil erosion $3,430
77No till to reduce energy$3,183
78Grassed Waterway $3,096
79Grade Stabilization Structure$3,075
80Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion$2,899
81Cultural plantings$2,858
82Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce nutrients in surface water$2,773
83Facilitating oak forest regeneration$2,512
84Enhanced field border to provide wildlife food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field$2,502
85Conservation Cover $2,500
86No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter$2,241
87Stewardship Payment$2,103
88Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition$2,040
89Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $2,020
90Maintaining and improving forest soil quality$1,870
91Planting for high carbon sequestration rate$1,850
92Complete pumping plant evaluation for all pumps on a farm.$1,775
93Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $1,638
94Erroneous Underpayment$1,637
95Enhancement - Pest Management$1,534
96Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover$1,514
97Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings$1,460
98Tree/Shrub Establishment $1,407
99Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health$1,328
100Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture for soil organic matter improvement$1,278
101Critical Area Planting$1,245
102Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site$1,181
103Supplemental Payment Improved$1,113
104Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess nutrients in surface water$1,103
105Enhancement - Drainage Management$1,029
106Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat (structure and composition)$978
107Enhancement - Water Management$926
108Enhancement - Nutrient Management$901
109Equitable Relief Payment$893
110Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce pathogens in surface water$874
111Improved resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction$777
112Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat$719
113Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape$698
114Tree/Shrub Site Preparation$697
115Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat continuity (space)$695
116Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health$681
117Field Border $678
118Roof Runoff Structure$628
119Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques$621
120Subsurface Drain$620
121Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects$571
122Brush management to improve wildlife habitat$571
123Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils$540
124Existing Practice Payment$526
125Creating structural diversity with patch openings$513
126Prescribed Grazing $444
127Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for SOM improvement$366
128Increase riparian forest buffer width for nutrient reduction$356
129Prescribed Burning$351
130No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management$335
131Filter Strip $301
132Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products$185
133Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce water erosion$184
134Firebreak$169
135Tree/Shrub Pruning$157
136Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape$89
137Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter)$87
138Increase on-site carbon storage$78
139Forage and biomass planting that produces feedstock for biofuels or energy production$73
140Herbaceous weed control (inadequate structure and comp) for desired plant communities/habitats$65
141Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect habitat continuity (space)$60
142Enhancement - Energy Management$50
143Native grass or legumes in forage base to provide wildlife food$29
144Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect food habitat$29
145Forage Harvest Management$14
146Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce sediment loading$6
147Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt$4
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 Total Payments, 2017-2020146,861,075
NRCS climate smart practice: The list of NRCS climate smart CSP enhancements were not funded until 2020, so their total spending between 2017 and 2020 is small. However, CSP practices that have EQIP codes, like code 340 for cover crops, were funded before 2020. Payments for NRCS climate smart CSP enhancements are likely to be larger after 2020.

NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2020, Illinois

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2020
1Cover Crop $339,817
2Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles $32,916
3Residue and Tillage Management- No Till $27,821
4Pasture and Hay Planting $26,545
5Conservation Crop Rotation $12,199
6Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter $10,168
7Nutrient Management $9,387
8Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till $6,784
9No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $5,312
10Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter $4,376
11Cover crop to reduce soil erosion $3,430
12Grassed Waterway $3,096
13Conservation Cover $2,500
14Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $2,020
15Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $1,638
16Tree/Shrub Establishment $1,407
17Field Border $678
18Prescribed Grazing $444
19Filter Strip $301
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 Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2020$490,838
NRCS climate smart practice.

CSP payments by county, 2017-2021

RankStateCSP Payments, 2017-2020
1Iroquois County, Illinois$19,533,770
2Mason County, Illinois$17,510,848
3Pike County, Illinois$15,432,741
4Montgomery County, Illinois$14,771,711
5Whiteside County, Illinois$14,747,630
6Wayne County, Illinois$13,101,716
7Henry County, Illinois$13,057,004
8Vermilion County, Illinois$12,680,428
9Livingston County, Illinois$12,634,097
10McLean County, Illinois$12,217,876
11Mercer County, Illinois$11,875,551
12Cumberland County, Illinois$11,630,354
13Bureau County, Illinois$11,381,285
14Greene County, Illinois$11,294,656
15Hancock County, Illinois$11,219,903
16Cass County, Illinois$10,928,697
17Logan County, Illinois$10,894,966
18Brown County, Illinois$10,504,740
19Stephenson County, Illinois$10,079,531
20La Salle County, Illinois$10,061,221
21Macoupin County, Illinois$9,917,230
22Effingham County, Illinois$9,845,414
23Marion County, Illinois$9,837,957
24Clay County, Illinois$9,815,208
25Champaign County, Illinois$9,602,214
26Jo Daviess County, Illinois$9,532,471
27Adams County, Illinois$9,518,581
28Tazewell County, Illinois$9,325,889
29Shelby County, Illinois$9,320,897
30Carroll County, Illinois$9,244,037
31Christian County, Illinois$9,001,835
32Knox County, Illinois$8,529,537
33Fulton County, Illinois$8,490,440
34Crawford County, Illinois$8,425,706
35Hamilton County, Illinois$8,353,350
36Jasper County, Illinois$8,299,883
37Sangamon County, Illinois$8,204,392
38Ford County, Illinois$7,788,771
39Fayette County, Illinois$7,784,124
40Morgan County, Illinois$7,442,611
41Union County, Illinois$7,394,351
42Henderson County, Illinois$7,082,078
43Coles County, Illinois$6,301,068
44Woodford County, Illinois$6,287,610
45Calhoun County, Illinois$6,282,813
46Clark County, Illinois$6,275,337
47Jefferson County, Illinois$6,095,553
48Rock Island County, Illinois$6,068,526
49Winnebago County, Illinois$5,970,600
50DeKalb County, Illinois$5,709,678
51Menard County, Illinois$5,695,475
52Bond County, Illinois$5,684,916
53Ogle County, Illinois$5,447,369
54White County, Illinois$5,196,458
55Schuyler County, Illinois$5,060,836
56Jersey County, Illinois$4,880,904
57Johnson County, Illinois$4,853,988
58Edgar County, Illinois$4,831,569
59Lee County, Illinois$4,814,436
60Scott County, Illinois$4,799,304
61Richland County, Illinois$4,542,713
62De Witt County, Illinois$4,474,262
63Peoria County, Illinois$4,398,875
64Stark County, Illinois$3,988,379
65Douglas County, Illinois$3,961,146
66Macon County, Illinois$3,736,590
67McDonough County, Illinois$3,631,655
68Jackson County, Illinois$3,510,325
69Pope County, Illinois$3,457,072
70Piatt County, Illinois$3,411,878
71Franklin County, Illinois$3,316,303
72Massac County, Illinois$3,284,231
73Warren County, Illinois$3,252,717
74Randolph County, Illinois$3,188,989
75Marshall County, Illinois$3,111,872
76Clinton County, Illinois$3,018,492
77Kankakee County, Illinois$2,974,642
78Grundy County, Illinois$2,970,520
79Lawrence County, Illinois$2,824,038
80Saline County, Illinois$2,602,300
81Pulaski County, Illinois$2,561,819
82Moultrie County, Illinois$2,470,310
83Edwards County, Illinois$2,347,495
84Williamson County, Illinois$1,888,257
85Putnam County, Illinois$1,841,965
86Perry County, Illinois$1,774,980
87Monroe County, Illinois$1,767,864
88Madison County, Illinois$1,687,798
89Washington County, Illinois$1,600,779
90Wabash County, Illinois$1,445,691
91Gallatin County, Illinois$1,330,126
92Hardin County, Illinois$1,303,469
93Alexander County, Illinois$1,063,239
94Saint Clair County, Illinois$930,087
95McHenry County, Illinois$757,259
96Boone County, Illinois$619,303
97Will County, Illinois$369,653
98Kendall County, Illinois$329,616
99Kane County, Illinois$172,498
100Lake County, Illinois$16,237
101Cook County, Illinois$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Illinois, 2017

Land in Illinois, 2017

Land typeAcres
Number of Farms:72,651
Total Acres in Farms:27,006,288
Cropland Acres:24,003,086
Permanent pasture and rangeland:824,196
Woodland Acres:1,469,302

Livestock in Illinois, 2017

LivestockNumber of Animals
Layers inventory 5,470,158
Hogs and pigs inventory5,258,119
Cattle and calves inventory1,130,993
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold847,871
Sheep and lambs inventory57,956

Crops in Illinois, 2017

 

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