Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Iowa
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 Iowa
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Iowa
Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
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1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $127,848,983 |
2 | Pasture Annual Payment | $7,006,187 |
3 | Associated Ag Land | $5,094,614 |
4 | Farmstead | $5,006,222 |
5 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $3,571,054 |
6 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $2,435,880 |
7 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies | $2,090,838 |
8 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $1,837,395 |
9 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $1,263,012 |
10 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $1,220,587 |
11 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $1,007,692 |
12 | Cover Crop | $885,828 |
13 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $788,538 |
14 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $600,158 |
15 | Pest Management Conservation System | $423,983 |
16 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $346,062 |
17 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $295,474 |
18 | Nutrient Management | $294,650 |
19 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $254,453 |
20 | Cover crop to reduce water erosion | $251,676 |
21 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $249,738 |
22 | Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies | $246,206 |
23 | Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $221,492 |
24 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $220,896 |
25 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $213,913 |
26 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $211,939 |
27 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $211,708 |
28 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $179,102 |
29 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $144,922 |
30 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $142,652 |
31 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $135,751 |
32 | No till to reduce water erosion | $133,352 |
33 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $132,285 |
34 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $93,631 |
35 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $93,433 |
36 | Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $91,884 |
37 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $90,213 |
38 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to ground water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies to p | $79,710 |
39 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $77,644 |
40 | Crop tree management for mast production | $76,578 |
41 | Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators | $70,654 |
42 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $65,872 |
43 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $65,132 |
44 | Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field | $64,301 |
45 | Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community | $58,475 |
46 | Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion | $57,790 |
47 | Grazing Bundle 1 - Range and Pasture | $57,256 |
48 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $46,297 |
49 | Cover crop to reduce soil erosion | $46,195 |
50 | Cover crop to reduce wind erosion | $44,354 |
51 | Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM | $43,527 |
52 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $42,385 |
53 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $39,804 |
54 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $38,506 |
55 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $34,360 |
56 | Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion | $33,044 |
57 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $31,879 |
58 | Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion | $29,581 |
59 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base | $28,370 |
60 | Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality | $27,621 |
61 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water | $27,250 |
62 | Supplemental Payment | $22,875 |
63 | Conservation Cover | $21,338 |
64 | Crop tree management for mast production | $17,735 |
65 | Forest management to enhance understory vegetation | $16,525 |
66 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $16,316 |
67 | Prescribed Grazing | $14,960 |
68 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $14,631 |
69 | Brush Management | $14,142 |
70 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife | $13,082 |
71 | Management Intensive Rotational Grazing | $12,598 |
72 | Stewardship Payment | $11,659 |
73 | Forest Stand Improvement | $11,464 |
74 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $10,830 |
75 | Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field | $10,170 |
76 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $9,756 |
77 | Edge feathering for wildlife cover | $9,598 |
78 | Field Border | $9,506 |
79 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $9,079 |
80 | Resource conserving crop rotation | $8,846 |
81 | Critical Area Planting | $8,467 |
82 | Roof Runoff Structure | $7,895 |
83 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $7,707 |
84 | Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health | $7,704 |
85 | Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings | $7,014 |
86 | Enhancement - Soil Management | $6,377 |
87 | Brush management for improved structure and composition | $5,298 |
88 | Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $5,164 |
89 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate | $5,051 |
90 | Reduced tillage to reduce wind erosion | $4,622 |
91 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition | $4,388 |
92 | Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $4,304 |
93 | Short-interval burns to promote a healthy herbaceous plant community | $3,682 |
94 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $3,605 |
95 | Existing Practice Payment | $2,916 |
96 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $2,896 |
97 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $2,014 |
98 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $1,811 |
99 | Filter Strip | $1,683 |
100 | Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $1,679 |
101 | Prescribed Burning | $1,528 |
102 | Fence | $1,308 |
103 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $1,216 |
104 | Structures for Wildlife | $833 |
105 | Watering Facility | $760 |
106 | Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects | $725 |
107 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $484 |
108 | Forage Harvest Management | $428 |
109 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $392 |
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Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 166,899,235 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Iowa
Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
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1 | Cover Crop | $885,828 |
2 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $600,158 |
3 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $346,062 |
4 | Nutrient Management | $294,650 |
5 | Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies | $246,206 |
6 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $211,939 |
7 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $93,631 |
8 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $65,872 |
9 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $65,132 |
10 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $46,297 |
11 | Cover crop to reduce soil erosion | $46,195 |
12 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $42,385 |
13 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $38,506 |
14 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $31,879 |
15 | Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion | $29,581 |
16 | Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality | $27,621 |
17 | Conservation Cover | $21,338 |
18 | Crop tree management for mast production | $17,735 |
19 | Forest management to enhance understory vegetation | $16,525 |
20 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $16,316 |
21 | Prescribed Grazing | $14,960 |
22 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $14,631 |
23 | Brush Management | $14,142 |
24 | Management Intensive Rotational Grazing | $12,598 |
25 | Forest Stand Improvement | $11,464 |
26 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $10,830 |
27 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $9,756 |
28 | Field Border | $9,506 |
29 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $9,079 |
30 | Resource conserving crop rotation | $8,846 |
31 | Critical Area Planting | $8,467 |
32 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $7,707 |
33 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $2,014 |
34 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $1,811 |
35 | Filter Strip | $1,683 |
36 | Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $1,679 |
37 | Prescribed Burning | $1,528 |
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Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $3,284,557 | |
Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $3,180,832 | |
Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $103,725 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
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1 | Ringgold County, Iowa | $52,894,724 |
2 | Woodbury County, Iowa | $51,916,267 |
3 | Taylor County, Iowa | $48,830,234 |
4 | Clayton County, Iowa | $47,807,340 |
5 | Kossuth County, Iowa | $47,019,824 |
6 | Washington County, Iowa | $42,099,279 |
7 | Keokuk County, Iowa | $41,887,705 |
8 | Fayette County, Iowa | $39,850,660 |
9 | Audubon County, Iowa | $39,405,089 |
10 | Palo Alto County, Iowa | $38,873,090 |
11 | Guthrie County, Iowa | $38,862,481 |
12 | Butler County, Iowa | $37,185,878 |
13 | Monona County, Iowa | $35,807,442 |
14 | Clay County, Iowa | $34,589,959 |
15 | Howard County, Iowa | $34,208,945 |
16 | Clarke County, Iowa | $33,816,703 |
17 | Wayne County, Iowa | $32,819,295 |
18 | Crawford County, Iowa | $31,821,991 |
19 | Decatur County, Iowa | $31,805,174 |
20 | Winneshiek County, Iowa | $31,527,106 |
21 | Monroe County, Iowa | $30,766,327 |
22 | Jefferson County, Iowa | $30,334,316 |
23 | Henry County, Iowa | $29,211,808 |
24 | Union County, Iowa | $29,178,122 |
25 | Webster County, Iowa | $28,555,869 |
26 | Harrison County, Iowa | $27,979,396 |
27 | Mahaska County, Iowa | $27,923,747 |
28 | Iowa County, Iowa | $27,642,181 |
29 | Adams County, Iowa | $27,050,143 |
30 | Marion County, Iowa | $26,894,869 |
31 | Floyd County, Iowa | $26,710,483 |
32 | Warren County, Iowa | $26,621,542 |
33 | Adair County, Iowa | $26,364,637 |
34 | Allamakee County, Iowa | $26,324,048 |
35 | Calhoun County, Iowa | $26,242,510 |
36 | Delaware County, Iowa | $24,436,246 |
37 | Madison County, Iowa | $23,131,129 |
38 | Van Buren County, Iowa | $22,283,886 |
39 | Tama County, Iowa | $22,084,310 |
40 | Bremer County, Iowa | $21,927,124 |
41 | Black Hawk County, Iowa | $21,544,330 |
42 | Benton County, Iowa | $21,441,094 |
43 | Shelby County, Iowa | $21,101,656 |
44 | Chickasaw County, Iowa | $20,967,537 |
45 | Hamilton County, Iowa | $20,878,097 |
46 | Winnebago County, Iowa | $20,540,304 |
47 | Cass County, Iowa | $20,318,217 |
48 | Appanoose County, Iowa | $20,035,878 |
49 | Franklin County, Iowa | $20,029,692 |
50 | Wright County, Iowa | $19,824,888 |
51 | Jackson County, Iowa | $19,748,319 |
52 | Hancock County, Iowa | $19,112,271 |
53 | Wapello County, Iowa | $19,102,253 |
54 | Carroll County, Iowa | $18,849,833 |
55 | Boone County, Iowa | $18,730,793 |
56 | Cherokee County, Iowa | $18,557,571 |
57 | Poweshiek County, Iowa | $18,345,031 |
58 | Cerro Gordo County, Iowa | $17,913,896 |
59 | Jones County, Iowa | $17,542,720 |
60 | Lucas County, Iowa | $17,155,949 |
61 | Greene County, Iowa | $17,036,926 |
62 | Page County, Iowa | $16,995,930 |
63 | Sac County, Iowa | $16,698,573 |
64 | Montgomery County, Iowa | $16,450,950 |
65 | Davis County, Iowa | $16,412,318 |
66 | Buchanan County, Iowa | $16,063,781 |
67 | Lee County, Iowa | $15,744,317 |
68 | Marshall County, Iowa | $15,593,788 |
69 | Louisa County, Iowa | $15,444,229 |
70 | Humboldt County, Iowa | $15,378,034 |
71 | Worth County, Iowa | $15,033,252 |
72 | Muscatine County, Iowa | $14,991,343 |
73 | Hardin County, Iowa | $14,986,840 |
74 | Sioux County, Iowa | $14,827,126 |
75 | Jasper County, Iowa | $14,657,171 |
76 | Pocahontas County, Iowa | $14,623,442 |
77 | Story County, Iowa | $14,417,302 |
78 | Ida County, Iowa | $13,962,229 |
79 | Dallas County, Iowa | $13,812,621 |
80 | Johnson County, Iowa | $13,759,172 |
81 | Buena Vista County, Iowa | $13,667,050 |
82 | East Pottawattamie County, Iowa | $13,638,225 |
83 | Clinton County, Iowa | $13,209,759 |
84 | Dubuque County, Iowa | $13,182,559 |
85 | Linn County, Iowa | $13,137,068 |
86 | Plymouth County, Iowa | $12,780,447 |
87 | Cedar County, Iowa | $12,376,348 |
88 | Osceola County, Iowa | $11,530,296 |
89 | Mitchell County, Iowa | $10,964,079 |
90 | Dickinson County, Iowa | $10,802,190 |
91 | Grundy County, Iowa | $10,680,353 |
92 | Fremont County, Iowa | $10,447,316 |
93 | O'Brien County, Iowa | $10,170,205 |
94 | Emmet County, Iowa | $10,146,809 |
95 | Des Moines County, Iowa | $9,281,809 |
96 | Mills County, Iowa | $8,436,177 |
97 | Scott County, Iowa | $6,553,830 |
98 | Polk County, Iowa | $5,759,565 |
99 | Lyon County, Iowa | $3,600,732 |
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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 Iowa, 2022
Land in Iowa, 2022
Land type | Acres |
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Number of Farms: | 86,911 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 29,978,165 |
Cropland Acres: | 25,881,597 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,687,658 |
Woodland Acres: | 1,224,543 |
Livestock in Iowa, 2022
Livestock | Number of Animals |
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Layers inventory | 43,137,355 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 23,808,603 |
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 16,718,903 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 3,517,805 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 156,013 |