Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Nevada
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 Nevada
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Nevada
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $1,304,973 |
| 2 | Pasture Annual Payment | $188,295 |
| 3 | Farmstead | $155,353 |
| 4 | Associated Ag Land | $142,989 |
| 5 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $123,900 |
| 6 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $111,076 |
| 7 | Rangeland Annual Payment | $96,077 |
| 8 | Irrigation Water Management  | $45,131 |
| 9 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $12,606 |
| 10 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $4,832 |
| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 2,185,232 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Nevada
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irrigation Water Management | $45,131 |
| 2 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $12,606 |
| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $57,737 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $0 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $57,737 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washoe County, Nevada | $10,195 |
| 2 | Eureka County, Nevada | $8,918 |
| 3 | Churchill County, Nevada | $0 |
| 4 | Clark County, Nevada | $0 |
| 5 | Douglas County, Nevada | $0 |
| 6 | Elko County, Nevada | $0 |
| 7 | Esmeralda County, Nevada | $0 |
| 8 | Humboldt County, Nevada | $0 |
| 9 | Lander County, Nevada | $0 |
| 10 | Lincoln County, Nevada | $0 |
| 11 | Lyon County, Nevada | $0 |
| 12 | Mineral County, Nevada | $0 |
| 13 | Nye County, Nevada | $0 |
| 14 | Pershing County, Nevada | $0 |
| 15 | White Pine County, Nevada | $0 |
| 16 | Carson City, Nevada | $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 Nevada, 2022
Land in Nevada, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 3,122 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 5,896,654 |
| Cropland Acres: | 653,891 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 4,819,992 |
| Woodland Acres: | 61,686 |
Livestock in Nevada, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 438,511 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 71,699 |
| Layers inventory | 15,363 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 2,366 |
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