Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in New Hampshire
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 New Hampshire
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, New Hampshire
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $652,589 |
| 2 | Cropland Annual Payment | $314,483 |
| 3 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $191,100 |
| 4 | Farmstead | $111,585 |
| 5 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $83,946 |
| 6 | Pasture Annual Payment | $58,151 |
| 7 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $39,117 |
| 8 | Crop tree management for mast production  | $22,314 |
| 9 | Associated Ag Land | $14,422 |
| 10 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $13,281 |
| 11 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $1,753 |
| 12 | Structures for Wildlife | $41 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 1,502,782 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, New Hampshire
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crop tree management for mast production | $22,314 |
| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $22,314 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $0 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $22,314 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belknap County, New Hampshire | $1,260 |
| 2 | Grafton County, New Hampshire | $585 |
| 3 | Carroll County, New Hampshire | $40 |
| 4 | Cheshire County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 5 | Coos County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 6 | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 7 | Merrimack County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 8 | Rockingham County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 9 | Strafford County, New Hampshire | $0 |
| 10 | Sullivan County, New Hampshire | $0 |
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 New Hampshire, 2022
Land in New Hampshire, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 3,949 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 417,187 |
| Cropland Acres: | 105,297 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 24,246 |
| Woodland Acres: | 249,287 |
Livestock in New Hampshire, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 238,651 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 115,753 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 29,647 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 8,754 |
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