Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in New York
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 York
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, New York
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $21,306,022 |
| 2 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $1,069,089 |
| 3 | Pasture Annual Payment | $891,942 |
| 4 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $821,729 |
| 5 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $641,100 |
| 6 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $351,240 |
| 7 | Associated Ag Land | $306,035 |
| 8 | Farmstead | $243,151 |
| 9 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $207,764 |
| 10 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $117,313 |
| 11 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies | $108,407 |
| 12 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $107,826 |
| 13 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses  | $103,338 |
| 14 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $81,605 |
| 15 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $72,329 |
| 16 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $60,798 |
| 17 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $47,608 |
| 18 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $39,266 |
| 19 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $38,486 |
| 20 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water | $36,976 |
| 21 | Cover Crop | $30,792 |
| 22 | Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $24,252 |
| 23 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $21,283 |
| 24 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $20,560 |
| 25 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $13,804 |
| 26 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $11,057 |
| 27 | Forest Stand Improvement  | $9,756 |
| 28 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $7,686 |
| 29 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $7,526 |
| 30 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $5,866 |
| 31 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife | $4,354 |
| 32 | No till to reduce water erosion | $3,383 |
| 33 | Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site | $3,354 |
| 34 | Cover crop to reduce water erosion | $3,208 |
| 35 | Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $2,726 |
| 36 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $2,668 |
| 37 | Conservation Cover | $2,346 |
| 38 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $2,285 |
| 39 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $1,893 |
| 40 | Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings | $1,752 |
| 41 | Roof Runoff Structure | $1,215 |
| 42 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $1,126 |
| 43 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $1,089 |
| 44 | Brush Management | $1,084 |
| 45 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $664 |
| 46 | Forage Harvest Management | $614 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 26,838,367 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, New York
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $103,338 |
| 2 | Cover Crop | $30,792 |
| 3 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $11,057 |
| 4 | Forest Stand Improvement | $9,756 |
| 5 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $5,866 |
| 6 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $2,668 |
| 7 | Conservation Cover | $2,346 |
| 8 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $2,285 |
| 9 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $1,089 |
| 10 | Brush Management | $1,084 |
| 11 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $664 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $170,945 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $153,575 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $17,370 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orange County, New York | $2,605,842 |
| 2 | Chenango County, New York | $1,611,816 |
| 3 | Delaware County, New York | $1,546,649 |
| 4 | Cortland County, New York | $944,501 |
| 5 | Broome County, New York | $830,195 |
| 6 | Steuben County, New York | $709,091 |
| 7 | Livingston County, New York | $557,556 |
| 8 | Cattaraugus County, New York | $415,714 |
| 9 | Jefferson County, New York | $404,742 |
| 10 | Ontario County, New York | $398,300 |
| 11 | Wyoming County, New York | $286,568 |
| 12 | Tioga County, New York | $283,242 |
| 13 | Oneida County, New York | $280,328 |
| 14 | Onondaga County, New York | $264,373 |
| 15 | Madison County, New York | $261,767 |
| 16 | Saint Lawrence County, New York | $260,705 |
| 17 | Cayuga County, New York | $254,896 |
| 18 | Allegany County, New York | $244,463 |
| 19 | Herkimer County, New York | $235,894 |
| 20 | Genesee County, New York | $204,226 |
| 21 | Yates County, New York | $181,500 |
| 22 | Tompkins County, New York | $129,889 |
| 23 | Chemung County, New York | $126,565 |
| 24 | Chautauqua County, New York | $124,788 |
| 25 | Orleans County, New York | $105,673 |
| 26 | Wayne County, New York | $88,127 |
| 27 | Otsego County, New York | $84,546 |
| 28 | Greene County, New York | $83,981 |
| 29 | Monroe County, New York | $80,018 |
| 30 | Schoharie County, New York | $66,996 |
| 31 | Franklin County, New York | $63,098 |
| 32 | Erie County, New York | $62,514 |
| 33 | Essex County, New York | $55,667 |
| 34 | Columbia County, New York | $53,825 |
| 35 | Albany County, New York | $50,955 |
| 36 | Washington County, New York | $50,091 |
| 37 | Montgomery County, New York | $47,943 |
| 38 | Rensselaer County, New York | $36,802 |
| 39 | Sullivan County, New York | $24,263 |
| 40 | Niagara County, New York | $23,503 |
| 41 | Lewis County, New York | $22,542 |
| 42 | Saratoga County, New York | $13,108 |
| 43 | Schuyler County, New York | $10,929 |
| 44 | Oswego County, New York | $8,715 |
| 45 | Clinton County, New York | $6,579 |
| 46 | Seneca County, New York | $5,968 |
| 47 | Dutchess County, New York | $3,401 |
| 48 | Ulster County, New York | $3,282 |
| 49 | Fulton County, New York | $2,797 |
| 50 | Suffolk County, New York | $0 |
| 51 | Schenectady County, New York | $0 |
| 52 | Rockland County, New York | $0 |
| 53 | Warren County, New York | $0 |
| 54 | Putnam County, New York | $0 |
| 55 | Westchester County, New York | $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 York, 2022
Land in New York, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 30,650 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 6,502,286 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,076,225 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 474,430 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,424,367 |
Livestock in New York, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 6,388,603 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,538,860 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,380,585 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 72,574 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 42,889 |
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