Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Maryland

CSP payments by fiscal year in Maryland


CSP payments by county, 2017-2020


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

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2020
1Cropland Annual Payment$2,931,261
2Pasture Annual Payment$243,417
3Farmstead$83,208
4Existing Activity Payment-Land Use$60,156
5Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water$57,538
6Associated Ag Land$51,599
7Supplemental Payment$49,711
8Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern$32,400
9Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment$31,230
10Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies$30,956
11Establish Monarch butterfly habitat$14,121
12Enhancement - Soil Management$14,035
13Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs$12,598
14Enhancement - Nutrient Management$9,241
15Cover crop to minimize soil compaction$9,210
16Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover$8,823
17Supplemental Payment Improved$6,340
18Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter$6,108
19Stewardship Payment$5,401
20Native grasses or legumes in forage base$4,763
21Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in dec$4,639
22Increase on-site carbon storage$4,399
23Incorporating wildlife friendly fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources$3,900
24Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques$3,856
25Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect food habitat$3,655
26Forest Bundle#1$2,913
27Minimum Payment Adjustment$2,759
28Enhancement - Habitat Management$2,529
29Install variable frequency drive(s) on pump(s)$2,477
30No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content$2,358
31Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques$2,315
32Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content$2,216
33No till to reduce water erosion$2,106
34Silvopasture for wildlife habitat (structure and composition)$2,012
35Cover crop to minimize soil compaction $1,945
36Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition$1,753
37Crop tree management for mast production$1,719
38Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat$1,544
39Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5- Soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in decision making$1,542
40Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects$1,522
41Enhancement - Energy Management$1,400
42Soil health crop rotation$1,399
43Existing Practice Payment$1,354
44Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce nutrients in surface water$1,110
45Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field$1,107
46Pastured Cropland Annual Payment$1,100
47Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $1,087
48Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food$1,021
49Enhancement - Pest Management$1,017
50Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats$982
51Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field$787
52Native grass or legumes in forage base to provide wildlife food$778
53Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health$703
54Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation$677
55Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion$651
56Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients$603
57Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to reduce sediment loading$470
58Enhancement - Grazing Management$431
59Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site$415
60Pest Management Conservation System$316
61Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat$244
62Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape$243
63Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings$219
64Fence$177
65Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction$165
66Structures for Wildlife$135
67Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities$131
68Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources$27
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 Total Payments, 2017-20203,733,025
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, Maryland

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2020
1Cover crop to minimize soil compaction $1,945
2Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $1,087
 Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2020$3,032
NRCS climate smart practice.

CSP payments by county, 2017-2021

RankStateCSP Payments, 2017-2020
1Queen Anne's County, Maryland$6,569,407
2Dorchester County, Maryland$6,172,888
3Carroll County, Maryland$4,533,625
4Worcester County, Maryland$4,113,447
5Kent County, Maryland$3,950,036
6Talbot County, Maryland$3,637,200
7Wicomico County, Maryland$3,095,458
8Frederick County, Maryland$2,265,753
9Somerset County, Maryland$1,789,781
10Caroline County, Maryland$1,639,368
11Cecil County, Maryland$1,315,283
12Washington County, Maryland$1,268,313
13Harford County, Maryland$635,545
14Saint Mary's County, Maryland$483,842
15Montgomery County, Maryland$434,857
16Charles County, Maryland$426,883
17Allegany County, Maryland$276,339
18Garrett County, Maryland$257,140
19Howard County, Maryland$240,085
20Baltimore County, Maryland$237,982
21Prince George's County, Maryland$100,295
22Calvert County, Maryland$52,931
23Anne Arundel County, Maryland$2,743
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Maryland, 2017

Land in Maryland, 2017

Land typeAcres
Number of Farms:12,429
Total Acres in Farms:1,990,122
Cropland Acres:1,426,671
Permanent pasture and rangeland:133,321
Woodland Acres:316,647

Livestock in Maryland, 2017

LivestockNumber of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold307,690,339
Layers inventory 2,971,918
Cattle and calves inventory185,281
Sheep and lambs inventory23,399
Hogs and pigs inventory18,379

Crops in Maryland, 2017

 

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