Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Kentucky
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 Kentucky
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Kentucky
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $17,362,746 |
| 2 | Pasture Annual Payment | $3,751,007 |
| 3 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $2,515,978 |
| 4 | Farmstead | $2,421,094 |
| 5 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $1,443,671 |
| 6 | Associated Ag Land | $1,247,165 |
| 7 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $820,497 |
| 8 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $675,418 |
| 9 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $583,782 |
| 10 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $321,230 |
| 11 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses  | $316,442 |
| 12 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $214,388 |
| 13 | Cover Crop | $194,012 |
| 14 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $193,805 |
| 15 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base | $181,315 |
| 16 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $164,349 |
| 17 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $148,497 |
| 18 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment  | $125,657 |
| 19 | Pest Management Conservation System | $114,397 |
| 20 | Cover crop to reduce water erosion | $107,011 |
| 21 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $103,263 |
| 22 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health | $76,151 |
| 23 | Cover crop to reduce soil erosion | $65,668 |
| 24 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $62,741 |
| 25 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $59,386 |
| 26 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $58,698 |
| 27 | Nutrient Management | $57,108 |
| 28 | Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $55,094 |
| 29 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $54,556 |
| 30 | Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies | $44,446 |
| 31 | Prescribed Grazing | $27,368 |
| 32 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $26,067 |
| 33 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $23,535 |
| 34 | Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $21,099 |
| 35 | Conservation Cover | $19,970 |
| 36 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $18,130 |
| 37 | Forest Stand Improvement | $17,428 |
| 38 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $15,243 |
| 39 | Mulching | $14,667 |
| 40 | Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community | $12,871 |
| 41 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base | $11,088 |
| 42 | Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $10,129 |
| 43 | Creating structural diversity with patch openings | $10,068 |
| 44 | Grassed Waterway | $7,971 |
| 45 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $5,559 |
| 46 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $5,544 |
| 47 | Brush Management | $3,745 |
| 48 | Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to improve wildlife food sources | $3,526 |
| 49 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $3,222 |
| 50 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $3,027 |
| 51 | Fence | $2,613 |
| 52 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $2,341 |
| 53 | Watering Facility | $1,937 |
| 54 | Forage Harvest Management | $1,171 |
| 55 | Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects | $1,044 |
| 56 | Roof Runoff Structure | $440 |
| 57 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $373 |
| 58 | Field Border | $259 |
| 59 | Critical Area Planting | $243 |
| 60 | Access Control | $45 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 33,810,295 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Kentucky
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $316,442 |
| 2 | Cover Crop | $194,012 |
| 3 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $125,657 |
| 4 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health | $76,151 |
| 5 | Cover crop to reduce soil erosion | $65,668 |
| 6 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $59,386 |
| 7 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $58,698 |
| 8 | Nutrient Management | $57,108 |
| 9 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $54,556 |
| 10 | Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies | $44,446 |
| 11 | Prescribed Grazing | $27,368 |
| 12 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $26,067 |
| 13 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $23,535 |
| 14 | Conservation Cover | $19,970 |
| 15 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $18,130 |
| 16 | Forest Stand Improvement | $17,428 |
| 17 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $15,243 |
| 18 | Mulching | $14,667 |
| 19 | Creating structural diversity with patch openings | $10,068 |
| 20 | Grassed Waterway | $7,971 |
| 21 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $5,559 |
| 22 | Brush Management | $3,745 |
| 23 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $373 |
| 24 | Field Border | $259 |
| 25 | Critical Area Planting | $243 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,242,750 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,070,609 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $172,141 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan County, Kentucky | $20,426,493 |
| 2 | Warren County, Kentucky | $19,838,851 |
| 3 | Christian County, Kentucky | $19,056,101 |
| 4 | Hart County, Kentucky | $15,670,421 |
| 5 | Green County, Kentucky | $11,061,157 |
| 6 | Webster County, Kentucky | $10,349,284 |
| 7 | Graves County, Kentucky | $7,524,125 |
| 8 | Crittenden County, Kentucky | $7,407,838 |
| 9 | Allen County, Kentucky | $6,102,896 |
| 10 | Adair County, Kentucky | $5,649,715 |
| 11 | Todd County, Kentucky | $5,457,847 |
| 12 | Butler County, Kentucky | $5,295,353 |
| 13 | Edmonson County, Kentucky | $4,944,667 |
| 14 | Grayson County, Kentucky | $4,822,889 |
| 15 | Barren County, Kentucky | $4,554,805 |
| 16 | Trigg County, Kentucky | $4,196,231 |
| 17 | Metcalfe County, Kentucky | $3,957,539 |
| 18 | Union County, Kentucky | $3,823,372 |
| 19 | Taylor County, Kentucky | $3,754,282 |
| 20 | Hickman County, Kentucky | $3,710,703 |
| 21 | Hopkins County, Kentucky | $3,513,550 |
| 22 | Muhlenberg County, Kentucky | $3,364,663 |
| 23 | Calloway County, Kentucky | $3,349,970 |
| 24 | Livingston County, Kentucky | $2,975,954 |
| 25 | Simpson County, Kentucky | $2,947,306 |
| 26 | Caldwell County, Kentucky | $2,902,495 |
| 27 | Marshall County, Kentucky | $2,433,355 |
| 28 | Breckinridge County, Kentucky | $2,182,641 |
| 29 | Henderson County, Kentucky | $2,147,232 |
| 30 | Fulton County, Kentucky | $1,487,579 |
| 31 | McLean County, Kentucky | $1,436,189 |
| 32 | Daviess County, Kentucky | $1,426,149 |
| 33 | Hardin County, Kentucky | $1,312,852 |
| 34 | Carlisle County, Kentucky | $1,257,206 |
| 35 | Larue County, Kentucky | $1,096,367 |
| 36 | Hancock County, Kentucky | $848,530 |
| 37 | Russell County, Kentucky | $835,197 |
| 38 | Ballard County, Kentucky | $792,873 |
| 39 | Ohio County, Kentucky | $621,944 |
| 40 | Marion County, Kentucky | $477,339 |
| 41 | Shelby County, Kentucky | $463,096 |
| 42 | McCracken County, Kentucky | $438,264 |
| 43 | Meade County, Kentucky | $419,995 |
| 44 | Bourbon County, Kentucky | $257,536 |
| 45 | Lyon County, Kentucky | $246,765 |
| 46 | Nelson County, Kentucky | $188,104 |
| 47 | Washington County, Kentucky | $148,133 |
| 48 | Casey County, Kentucky | $146,518 |
| 49 | Monroe County, Kentucky | $108,295 |
| 50 | Fleming County, Kentucky | $104,409 |
| 51 | Boyle County, Kentucky | $86,551 |
| 52 | Wayne County, Kentucky | $79,510 |
| 53 | Harrison County, Kentucky | $76,113 |
| 54 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | $73,371 |
| 55 | Henry County, Kentucky | $45,429 |
| 56 | Pendleton County, Kentucky | $45,003 |
| 57 | Mercer County, Kentucky | $38,594 |
| 58 | Woodford County, Kentucky | $36,722 |
| 59 | Lincoln County, Kentucky | $36,649 |
| 60 | Fayette County, Kentucky | $36,528 |
| 61 | Bath County, Kentucky | $35,880 |
| 62 | Clark County, Kentucky | $35,878 |
| 63 | Montgomery County, Kentucky | $32,331 |
| 64 | Clinton County, Kentucky | $25,486 |
| 65 | Nicholas County, Kentucky | $23,590 |
| 66 | Oldham County, Kentucky | $20,703 |
| 67 | Mason County, Kentucky | $19,459 |
| 68 | Bullitt County, Kentucky | $17,364 |
| 69 | Madison County, Kentucky | $16,130 |
| 70 | Garrard County, Kentucky | $8,915 |
| 71 | Owen County, Kentucky | $5,410 |
| 72 | Jessamine County, Kentucky | $5,145 |
| 73 | Estill County, Kentucky | $4,920 |
| 74 | Knox County, Kentucky | $4,732 |
| 75 | Lewis County, Kentucky | $4,515 |
| 76 | Boyd County, Kentucky | $4,512 |
| 77 | Carter County, Kentucky | $3,392 |
| 78 | Campbell County, Kentucky | $3,313 |
| 79 | Kenton County, Kentucky | $3,310 |
| 80 | Bracken County, Kentucky | $3,170 |
| 81 | Boone County, Kentucky | $3,095 |
| 82 | Jefferson County, Kentucky | $2,909 |
| 83 | Whitley County, Kentucky | $1,894 |
| 84 | Greenup County, Kentucky | $1,880 |
| 85 | Robertson County, Kentucky | $1,609 |
| 86 | Rockcastle County, Kentucky | $1,593 |
| 87 | Scott County, Kentucky | $1,491 |
| 88 | Cumberland County, Kentucky | $1,305 |
| 89 | Franklin County, Kentucky | $1,188 |
| 90 | Anderson County, Kentucky | $940 |
| 91 | Grant County, Kentucky | $891 |
| 92 | Magoffin County, Kentucky | $801 |
| 93 | Floyd County, Kentucky | $750 |
| 94 | Powell County, Kentucky | $367 |
| 95 | Lee County, Kentucky | $365 |
| 96 | Jackson County, Kentucky | $181 |
| 97 | Bell County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 98 | Breathitt County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 99 | Carroll County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 100 | Clay County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 101 | Elliott County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 102 | Gallatin County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 103 | Johnson County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 104 | Knott County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 105 | Laurel County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 106 | Lawrence County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 107 | McCreary County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 108 | Menifee County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 109 | Morgan County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 110 | Owsley County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 111 | Perry County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 112 | Pike County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 113 | Rowan County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 114 | Spencer County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 115 | Trimble County, Kentucky | $0 |
| 116 | Wolfe County, Kentucky | $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 Kentucky, 2022
Land in Kentucky, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 69,425 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 12,431,190 |
| Cropland Acres: | 6,422,613 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,587,093 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,631,737 |
Livestock in Kentucky, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 262,581,637 |
| Layers inventory | 5,542,366 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,876,383 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 454,797 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 72,199 |
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