Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Oregon
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 Oregon
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Oregon
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $45,769,640 |
| 2 | Rangeland Annual Payment | $20,835,486 |
| 3 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $6,804,356 |
| 4 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $5,188,883 |
| 5 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies | $4,050,581 |
| 6 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $3,624,343 |
| 7 | Pasture Annual Payment | $3,506,304 |
| 8 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $1,342,796 |
| 9 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $1,244,263 |
| 10 | Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. | $1,191,748 |
| 11 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $1,013,504 |
| 12 | Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $941,374 |
| 13 | Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife | $622,331 |
| 14 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $478,788 |
| 15 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $475,427 |
| 16 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $465,517 |
| 17 | Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies  | $375,514 |
| 18 | Farmstead | $368,578 |
| 19 | Associated Ag Land | $357,012 |
| 20 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $348,326 |
| 21 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $293,676 |
| 22 | Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $284,627 |
| 23 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site  | $279,874 |
| 24 | Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife | $228,422 |
| 25 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $181,207 |
| 26 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $160,784 |
| 27 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $159,454 |
| 28 | Prescribed Grazing | $151,348 |
| 29 | Herbaceous weed control (inadequate structure and comp) for desired plant communities/habitats | $142,402 |
| 30 | Pest Management Conservation System | $140,824 |
| 31 | Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for prescribed grazing-cover/shelter | $132,715 |
| 32 | Management Intensive Rotational Grazing | $116,343 |
| 33 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $116,251 |
| 34 | Grazing Bundle 1 - Range and Pasture | $104,974 |
| 35 | Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health | $101,297 |
| 36 | Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored- recorded- and used in decision making | $90,116 |
| 37 | Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce nutrients in surface water | $80,911 |
| 38 | Improved grazing management through monitoring activities | $79,553 |
| 39 | Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction | $77,213 |
| 40 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $75,993 |
| 41 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $72,594 |
| 42 | Improved grazing management for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $70,581 |
| 43 | Range planting for improving forage- browse- or cover for wildlife | $68,587 |
| 44 | No till to reduce water erosion | $62,684 |
| 45 | Improved grazing management for water erosion through monitoring activities | $53,333 |
| 46 | Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction | $50,301 |
| 47 | Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $39,684 |
| 48 | Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce pathogens in surface water | $39,538 |
| 49 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $37,617 |
| 50 | Forest Stand Improvement | $37,592 |
| 51 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction on rangeland through monitoring activities | $37,127 |
| 52 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $34,516 |
| 53 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $34,439 |
| 54 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $33,046 |
| 55 | Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability | $31,921 |
| 56 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $31,857 |
| 57 | Improved grazing management for plant structure and composition through monitoring activities | $30,476 |
| 58 | Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter | $22,662 |
| 59 | Nutrient Management | $20,650 |
| 60 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $20,617 |
| 61 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion | $18,043 |
| 62 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $17,662 |
| 63 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter) | $15,572 |
| 64 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $14,496 |
| 65 | Brush management for improved structure and composition | $13,696 |
| 66 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $12,875 |
| 67 | Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management | $12,035 |
| 68 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $11,611 |
| 69 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $11,086 |
| 70 | Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site | $8,435 |
| 71 | Forage Harvest Management | $7,830 |
| 72 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $7,523 |
| 73 | Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat | $3,874 |
| 74 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $3,416 |
| 75 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $2,798 |
| 76 | Irrigation Water Management | $2,774 |
| 77 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $2,088 |
| 78 | Cover crop to reduce water erosion | $1,777 |
| 79 | Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat | $1,744 |
| 80 | Cover Crop | $1,493 |
| 81 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat cover- shelter or continuity | $1,322 |
| 82 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $1,214 |
| 83 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $843 |
| 84 | Brush Management | $631 |
| 85 | Structures for Wildlife | $245 |
| 86 | Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect habitat continuity (space) | $138 |
| 87 | Conservation Cover | $123 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 103,007,921 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Oregon
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies | $375,514 |
| 2 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $279,874 |
| 3 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $160,784 |
| 4 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $159,454 |
| 5 | Prescribed Grazing | $151,348 |
| 6 | Management Intensive Rotational Grazing | $116,343 |
| 7 | Improved grazing management through monitoring activities | $79,553 |
| 8 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $75,993 |
| 9 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $72,594 |
| 10 | Forest Stand Improvement | $37,592 |
| 11 | Nutrient Management | $20,650 |
| 12 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $20,617 |
| 13 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $11,086 |
| 14 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $2,798 |
| 15 | Irrigation Water Management | $2,774 |
| 16 | Cover Crop | $1,493 |
| 17 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $1,214 |
| 18 | Brush Management | $631 |
| 19 | Conservation Cover | $123 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,570,435 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,170,773 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $399,662 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umatilla County, Oregon | $49,577,033 |
| 2 | Morrow County, Oregon | $35,502,290 |
| 3 | Gilliam County, Oregon | $24,606,314 |
| 4 | Sherman County, Oregon | $23,353,820 |
| 5 | Wasco County, Oregon | $17,079,705 |
| 6 | Wallowa County, Oregon | $6,449,790 |
| 7 | Baker County, Oregon | $3,304,213 |
| 8 | Union County, Oregon | $3,243,323 |
| 9 | Wheeler County, Oregon | $1,664,483 |
| 10 | Jefferson County, Oregon | $1,335,473 |
| 11 | Klamath County, Oregon | $1,245,800 |
| 12 | Grant County, Oregon | $1,141,859 |
| 13 | Harney County, Oregon | $833,408 |
| 14 | Douglas County, Oregon | $800,077 |
| 15 | Linn County, Oregon | $796,708 |
| 16 | Benton County, Oregon | $656,097 |
| 17 | Yamhill County, Oregon | $534,371 |
| 18 | Washington County, Oregon | $468,111 |
| 19 | Polk County, Oregon | $456,558 |
| 20 | Curry County, Oregon | $445,420 |
| 21 | Crook County, Oregon | $440,400 |
| 22 | Columbia County, Oregon | $236,411 |
| 23 | Malheur County, Oregon | $155,831 |
| 24 | Lane County, Oregon | $142,517 |
| 25 | Marion County, Oregon | $140,863 |
| 26 | Lincoln County, Oregon | $118,484 |
| 27 | Coos County, Oregon | $86,478 |
| 28 | Deschutes County, Oregon | $61,818 |
| 29 | Jackson County, Oregon | $48,857 |
| 30 | Clackamas County, Oregon | $46,537 |
| 31 | Lake County, Oregon | $34,028 |
| 32 | Clatsop County, Oregon | $15,477 |
| 33 | Multnomah County, Oregon | $7,090 |
| 34 | Josephine County, Oregon | $522 |
| 35 | Tillamook County, Oregon | $0 |
| 36 | Hood River County, Oregon | $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 Oregon, 2022
Land in Oregon, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 35,547 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 15,295,779 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,358,927 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,833,816 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,576,892 |
Livestock in Oregon, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 18,594,126 |
| Layers inventory | 3,225,396 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,200,296 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 152,512 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 9,813 |
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