Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Indiana

CSP payments by fiscal year in Indiana

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CSP by Sign-up in Indiana

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CSP payments by land use and fiscal year in Indiana

Cropland
Rangeland
Pasture
Forestland
Pastured Cropland

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CSP payments by existing or additional practices in Indiana

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CSP payments by contract size in Indiana

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Most commonly used enhancement practices for CSP contracts in Indiana

Rank	Enhancement	Number of Contracts
1	Use drift reducing nozzles, low pressures, lower boom height and adjuvants to reduce pesticide drift	176
2	Plant Tissue Testsing and Analysis to Improve Nitrogen Management	150
3	GPS, targeted spray application (SmartSprayer), or other chemical application electronic control tec	97
4	Use of Cover Crop Mixes	71
5	Recycle 100% of farm lubricants	65
6	Use deep rooted crops to breakup soil compaction	61
7	Split nitrogen applications 50% after crop/pasture emergence/green up	48
8	Plant an annual grass-type cover crop that will scavenge residual nitrogen	47
9	Precision application technology to apply nutrients	41
10	Apply controlled release nitrogen fertilizer	33
11	Nitrogen stabilizers for air emissions control	31
12	Continuous cover crops	29
13	Resource-Conserving Crop Rotation	28
14	Apply nutrients no more than 30 days prior to planned planting date	25
15	Continuous no till with high residue	24
16	High level Integrated Pest Management to reduce pesticide environmental risk	21
17	Establish pollinator habitat	20
18	Apply split applications of nitrogen based on a pre-sidedress nitrogen test on cropland	18
19	Incorporate native grasses and/or legumes into 15% or more of the forage base	14
20	Controlled traffic system	13

CSP contracts by Practice Suite in Indiana

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CSP acreage by land use in Indiana

Cropland
Rangeland
Pasture
Forestland
Pastured Cropland

CSP Resource Concerns in Indiana

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CSP payments by county in Indiana, 2011-2014

Rank	County	Payments
1	Benton County, Indiana	$2,031,055
2	Wayne County, Indiana	$1,633,017
3	Noble County, Indiana	$1,347,390
4	Lake County, Indiana	$1,290,099
5	Tipton County, Indiana	$1,164,804
6	Montgomery County, Indiana	$1,146,733
7	Howard County, Indiana	$1,144,284
8	Tippecanoe County, Indiana	$1,143,606
9	Pulaski County, Indiana	$1,068,812
10	Fountain County, Indiana	$1,016,391
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Indiana, 2012

Land in Indiana, 2012

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	58,695
Total Acres in Farms:	14,720,396
Cropland Acres:	12,590,633
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	551,221
Woodland Acres:	1,048,632
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres:	529,910

Livestock in Indiana, 2012

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	41,579,130
Layers inventory	25,587,222
Hogs and pigs inventory	3,747,352
Cattle and calves inventory	821,265
Sheep and lambs inventory	52,169

Crops in Indiana, 2012

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