Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Massachusetts

CSP payments by fiscal year in Massachusetts


CSP payments by county, 2017-2020


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

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2020
1Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment$212,583
2Cropland Annual Payment$107,567
3Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern$87,000
4Pasture Annual Payment$29,464
5Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1- Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring$18,688
6Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands$15,187
7Existing Activity Payment-Land Use$11,948
8Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community$11,714
9Crop tree management for mast production$7,384
10Minimum Payment Adjustment$7,375
11Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored- recorded- and used in decision making$3,891
12Farmstead$3,222
13Associated Ag Land$3,198
14Forest Stand Improvement$3,008
15Brush Management$2,714
16Management Intensive Rotational Grazing $2,533
17Pest Management Conservation System$2,384
18Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water$2,226
19Herbaceous Weed Treatment$2,090
20Create patch openings to enhance wildlife cover and shelter$1,957
21Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques$1,707
22Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat$1,246
23Establish Monarch butterfly habitat$1,195
24Enhancement - Nutrient Management$992
25Brush management for improved structure and composition$857
26Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt$693
27Stewardship Payment$599
28Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats$544
29Enhancement - Soil Management$541
30Enhance development of the forest understory to provide wildlife cover and shelter$488
31Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects$440
32Pasture and Hay Planting $429
33Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content$354
34Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects$338
35Nutrient Management $337
36Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat$309
37Cover Crop $216
38Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till $198
39Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $192
40Existing Practice Payment$166
41Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter $160
42Enhancement - Energy Management$150
43Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils$149
44Conservation Cover $137
45Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess sediment in surface water$93
46Native grasses or legumes in forage base$49
47Structures for Wildlife$38
48Conservation Crop Rotation $23
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 Total Payments, 2017-2020548,773
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, Massachusetts

RankPracticePayments,
2017-2020
1Management Intensive Rotational Grazing $2,533
2Pasture and Hay Planting $429
3Nutrient Management $337
4Cover Crop $216
5Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till $198
6Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content $192
7Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter $160
8Conservation Cover $137
9Conservation Crop Rotation $23
 Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2020$4,223
NRCS climate smart practice.

CSP payments by county, 2017-2021

RankStateCSP Payments, 2017-2020
1Franklin County, Massachusetts$9,306
2Barnstable County, Massachusetts$0
3Berkshire County, Massachusetts$0
4Bristol County, Massachusetts$0
5Dukes County, Massachusetts$0
6Essex County, Massachusetts$0
7Hampden County, Massachusetts$0
8Hampshire County, Massachusetts$0
9Middlesex County, Massachusetts$0
10Nantucket County, Massachusetts$0
11Norfolk County, Massachusetts$0
12Plymouth County, Massachusetts$0
13Worcester County, Massachusetts$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Massachusetts, 2017

Land in Massachusetts, 2017

Land typeAcres
Number of Farms:7,241
Total Acres in Farms:491,653
Cropland Acres:171,496
Permanent pasture and rangeland:46,341
Woodland Acres:194,189

Livestock in Massachusetts, 2017

LivestockNumber of Animals
Layers inventory 155,008
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold56,291
Cattle and calves inventory36,574
Sheep and lambs inventory13,310

Crops in Massachusetts, 2017

 

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