Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in New Mexico
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 Mexico
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, New Mexico
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangeland Annual Payment | $70,192,893 |
| 2 | Cropland Annual Payment | $3,086,238 |
| 3 | Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. | $2,555,033 |
| 4 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $2,199,210 |
| 5 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $2,103,920 |
| 6 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $1,728,532 |
| 7 | Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health | $1,620,651 |
| 8 | Prescribed Grazing  | $1,130,147 |
| 9 | Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife | $541,886 |
| 10 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $496,085 |
| 11 | Pasture Annual Payment | $210,082 |
| 12 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $184,844 |
| 13 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction on rangeland through monitoring activities | $140,900 |
| 14 | Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of dung beetles | $109,091 |
| 15 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $56,765 |
| 16 | Structures for Wildlife | $735 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 86,357,012 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, New Mexico
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prescribed Grazing | $1,130,147 |
| 2 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $184,844 |
| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,314,991 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,314,991 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $0 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curry County, New Mexico | $31,602,019 |
| 2 | Roosevelt County, New Mexico | $22,803,339 |
| 3 | Quay County, New Mexico | $18,317,916 |
| 4 | Lea County, New Mexico | $5,185,854 |
| 5 | Union County, New Mexico | $4,118,612 |
| 6 | Harding County, New Mexico | $1,944,137 |
| 7 | Torrance County, New Mexico | $1,003,954 |
| 8 | Colfax County, New Mexico | $429,619 |
| 9 | DeBaca County, New Mexico | $180,531 |
| 10 | Cibola County, New Mexico | $115,388 |
| 11 | Santa Fe County, New Mexico | $97,215 |
| 12 | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico | $66,967 |
| 13 | San Miguel County, New Mexico | $44,702 |
| 14 | McKinley County, New Mexico | $28,554 |
| 15 | Taos County, New Mexico | $16,522 |
| 16 | Sandoval County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 17 | Sierra County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 18 | San Juan County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 19 | Valencia County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 20 | Socorro County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 21 | Bernalillo County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 22 | Otero County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 23 | Mora County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 24 | Luna County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 25 | Lincoln County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 26 | Hidalgo County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 27 | Guadalupe County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 28 | Grant County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 29 | Eddy County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 30 | Dona Ana County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 31 | Chaves County, New Mexico | $0 |
| 32 | Catron County, New Mexico | $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 New Mexico, 2022
Land in New Mexico, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 20,976 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 39,128,563 |
| Cropland Acres: | 2,094,233 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 33,718,286 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,650,378 |
Livestock in New Mexico, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,330,860 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 92,005 |
| Layers inventory | 91,564 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,955 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,747 |
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