Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Massachusetts
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $240,971 |
| 2 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $227,400 |
| 3 | Cropland Annual Payment | $126,315 |
| 4 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $49,111 |
| 5 | Pasture Annual Payment | $22,646 |
| 6 | Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1- Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring | $18,688 |
| 7 | Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $6,999 |
| 8 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses  | $6,379 |
| 9 | Pest Management Conservation System | $2,670 |
| 10 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $2,667 |
| 11 | Brush Management  | $1,686 |
| 12 | Nutrient Management | $749 |
| 13 | Brush management for improved structure and composition | $661 |
| 14 | Cover Crop | $430 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 716,740 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Massachusetts
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $6,379 |
| 2 | Brush Management | $1,686 |
| 3 | Nutrient Management | $749 |
| 4 | Cover Crop | $430 |
| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $9,244 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $7,558 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,686 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County, Massachusetts | $11,104 |
| 2 | Barnstable County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 3 | Berkshire County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 4 | Bristol County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 5 | Dukes County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 6 | Essex County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 7 | Hampden County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 8 | Hampshire County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 9 | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 10 | Nantucket County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 11 | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 12 | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | $0 |
| 13 | Worcester County, Massachusetts | $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 Massachusetts, 2022
Land in Massachusetts, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 7,083 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 464,451 |
| Cropland Acres: | 159,611 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 40,445 |
| Woodland Acres: | 195,016 |
Livestock in Massachusetts, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 182,630 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 177,113 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 33,093 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 12,280 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 7,271 |
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