Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in North Dakota
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 North Dakota
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, North Dakota
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $269,533,402 |
| 2 | Rangeland Annual Payment | $14,647,440 |
| 3 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $8,653,305 |
| 4 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies | $8,496,589 |
| 5 | Pasture Annual Payment | $6,672,880 |
| 6 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $4,649,177 |
| 7 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $4,000,904 |
| 8 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $3,220,039 |
| 9 | Cover Crop  | $1,804,647 |
| 10 | Pest Management Conservation System | $1,617,417 |
| 11 | Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement | $1,599,083 |
| 12 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $1,275,285 |
| 13 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $1,163,560 |
| 14 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $1,142,383 |
| 15 | Farmstead | $1,002,060 |
| 16 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $689,141 |
| 17 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $670,495 |
| 18 | Supplemental Payment | $602,657 |
| 19 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $559,263 |
| 20 | Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies | $553,920 |
| 21 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $517,536 |
| 22 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $492,238 |
| 23 | Enhanced wildlife habitat on expired grass/legume covered CRP acres | $487,834 |
| 24 | Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM | $404,955 |
| 25 | Nutrient Management | $346,083 |
| 26 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $332,757 |
| 27 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $319,366 |
| 28 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $272,329 |
| 29 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $246,925 |
| 30 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $235,698 |
| 31 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $235,383 |
| 32 | Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $230,945 |
| 33 | Resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction | $208,751 |
| 34 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $206,995 |
| 35 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $186,142 |
| 36 | Associated Ag Land | $139,086 |
| 37 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $125,538 |
| 38 | Enhancement - Soil Management | $116,661 |
| 39 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $115,770 |
| 40 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter) | $115,609 |
| 41 | Resource conserving crop rotation | $107,432 |
| 42 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $105,131 |
| 43 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter | $96,250 |
| 44 | Prescribed Grazing | $96,066 |
| 45 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $93,488 |
| 46 | Resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure | $88,555 |
| 47 | Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife | $88,115 |
| 48 | Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field | $78,360 |
| 49 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $72,036 |
| 50 | Cover crop to reduce wind erosion | $66,859 |
| 51 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $64,850 |
| 52 | Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess sediment in surface water | $57,672 |
| 53 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $57,394 |
| 54 | Brush management for improved structure and composition | $53,746 |
| 55 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $53,357 |
| 56 | Improved grazing management for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $51,762 |
| 57 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water | $50,474 |
| 58 | Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess nutrients in surface water | $50,141 |
| 59 | Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife | $49,012 |
| 60 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-surface water from nutrients | $46,448 |
| 61 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients | $46,240 |
| 62 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $43,515 |
| 63 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife | $40,592 |
| 64 | Stewardship Payment | $40,328 |
| 65 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $39,059 |
| 66 | Conservation Cover | $38,782 |
| 67 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities | $35,281 |
| 68 | No till system to reduce wind erosion | $33,263 |
| 69 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $32,521 |
| 70 | Soil health crop rotation | $31,495 |
| 71 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $28,856 |
| 72 | No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management | $28,698 |
| 73 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat continuity (space) | $28,180 |
| 74 | Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $27,803 |
| 75 | Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture for soil organic matter improvement | $27,735 |
| 76 | Improved grazing management for water erosion through monitoring activities | $27,630 |
| 77 | Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health | $26,816 |
| 78 | Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of cover and shelter for wildlife | $25,325 |
| 79 | Brush Management  | $24,407 |
| 80 | Cover crop to reduce soil erosion | $22,355 |
| 81 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $22,205 |
| 82 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $22,105 |
| 83 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water | $20,769 |
| 84 | Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health | $16,964 |
| 85 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $16,794 |
| 86 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $15,673 |
| 87 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $15,308 |
| 88 | No till to reduce water erosion | $15,235 |
| 89 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $13,042 |
| 90 | Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food for wildlife | $12,998 |
| 91 | Filter Strip | $12,370 |
| 92 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction on rangeland through monitoring activities | $11,067 |
| 93 | Conservation crop rotation to reduce the concentration of salts | $10,287 |
| 94 | Existing Practice Payment | $10,084 |
| 95 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $9,186 |
| 96 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $6,567 |
| 97 | Fence | $5,711 |
| 98 | Field Border | $5,300 |
| 99 | Forage Harvest Management | $4,071 |
| 100 | Critical Area Planting | $3,912 |
| 101 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $3,664 |
| 102 | Salinity and Sodic Soil Management | $759 |
| 103 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $617 |
| 104 | Structures for Wildlife | $254 |
| 105 | Access Control | $185 |
| 106 | Tree/Shrub Pruning | $102 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 340,221,506 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, North Dakota
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop | $1,804,647 |
| 2 | Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies | $553,920 |
| 3 | Nutrient Management | $346,083 |
| 4 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $332,757 |
| 5 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $235,698 |
| 6 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $125,538 |
| 7 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $115,770 |
| 8 | Resource conserving crop rotation | $107,432 |
| 9 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $105,131 |
| 10 | Prescribed Grazing | $96,066 |
| 11 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $93,488 |
| 12 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $57,394 |
| 13 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $53,357 |
| 14 | Conservation Cover | $38,782 |
| 15 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $32,521 |
| 16 | Soil health crop rotation | $31,495 |
| 17 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $28,856 |
| 18 | Brush Management | $24,407 |
| 19 | Cover crop to reduce soil erosion | $22,355 |
| 20 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $22,205 |
| 21 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $22,105 |
| 22 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $15,673 |
| 23 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $15,308 |
| 24 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $13,042 |
| 25 | Filter Strip | $12,370 |
| 26 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $9,186 |
| 27 | Field Border | $5,300 |
| 28 | Critical Area Planting | $3,912 |
| 29 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $3,664 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $4,328,462 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $4,284,718 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $43,744 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Forks County, North Dakota | $24,687,121 |
| 2 | Sargent County, North Dakota | $24,642,325 |
| 3 | Ransom County, North Dakota | $22,010,928 |
| 4 | Richland County, North Dakota | $21,654,660 |
| 5 | Stutsman County, North Dakota | $18,549,688 |
| 6 | Walsh County, North Dakota | $18,508,190 |
| 7 | Barnes County, North Dakota | $18,420,007 |
| 8 | Dickey County, North Dakota | $18,112,389 |
| 9 | Nelson County, North Dakota | $14,838,325 |
| 10 | Hettinger County, North Dakota | $14,146,531 |
| 11 | LaMoure County, North Dakota | $11,324,157 |
| 12 | McHenry County, North Dakota | $11,020,044 |
| 13 | Griggs County, North Dakota | $10,512,360 |
| 14 | McLean County, North Dakota | $10,220,673 |
| 15 | Cass County, North Dakota | $10,149,679 |
| 16 | Towner County, North Dakota | $9,405,032 |
| 17 | Bottineau County, North Dakota | $8,925,485 |
| 18 | Ramsey County, North Dakota | $8,282,333 |
| 19 | Burke County, North Dakota | $7,291,641 |
| 20 | Adams County, North Dakota | $7,279,633 |
| 21 | Steele County, North Dakota | $6,969,097 |
| 22 | Pierce County, North Dakota | $6,800,637 |
| 23 | Divide County, North Dakota | $6,715,694 |
| 24 | Stark County, North Dakota | $6,610,226 |
| 25 | Bowman County, North Dakota | $6,101,016 |
| 26 | Eddy County, North Dakota | $5,768,141 |
| 27 | Traill County, North Dakota | $5,725,880 |
| 28 | Emmons County, North Dakota | $5,584,559 |
| 29 | Rolette County, North Dakota | $5,493,011 |
| 30 | Cavalier County, North Dakota | $5,175,270 |
| 31 | Grant County, North Dakota | $4,879,178 |
| 32 | Benson County, North Dakota | $4,802,851 |
| 33 | Mountrail County, North Dakota | $4,701,704 |
| 34 | Kidder County, North Dakota | $4,681,987 |
| 35 | Pembina County, North Dakota | $4,668,426 |
| 36 | Burleigh County, North Dakota | $4,588,871 |
| 37 | Ward County, North Dakota | $3,980,484 |
| 38 | Wells County, North Dakota | $3,518,583 |
| 39 | Golden Valley County, North Dakota | $3,338,654 |
| 40 | Slope County, North Dakota | $2,901,132 |
| 41 | Sheridan County, North Dakota | $2,579,118 |
| 42 | Foster County, North Dakota | $2,531,872 |
| 43 | Logan County, North Dakota | $2,435,143 |
| 44 | Renville County, North Dakota | $1,792,374 |
| 45 | Morton County, North Dakota | $1,500,963 |
| 46 | Williams County, North Dakota | $1,444,901 |
| 47 | Dunn County, North Dakota | $1,427,904 |
| 48 | McIntosh County, North Dakota | $1,195,406 |
| 49 | McKenzie County, North Dakota | $966,878 |
| 50 | Billings County, North Dakota | $690,806 |
| 51 | Mercer County, North Dakota | $653,134 |
| 52 | Sioux County, North Dakota | $395,352 |
| 53 | Oliver County, North Dakota | $85,186 |
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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 North Dakota, 2022
Land in North Dakota, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 25,068 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 38,537,022 |
| Cropland Acres: | 26,260,012 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 10,809,507 |
| Woodland Acres: | 220,127 |
Livestock in North Dakota, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,699,272 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 161,489 |
| Layers inventory | 80,263 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 59,910 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 22,391 |
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