Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Rhode Island
CSP payments by fiscal year in Rhode Island
CSP payments by county, 2017-2020
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2020, Rhode Island
| Rank | Practice | Payments,
2017-2020 |
|---|
| 1 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $182,148 |
| 2 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $163,953 |
| 3 | Cropland Annual Payment | $63,856 |
| 4 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $30,600 |
| 5 | Farmstead | $26,266 |
| 6 | Pasture Annual Payment | $21,843 |
| 7 | Associated Ag Land | $10,505 |
| 8 | Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat | $6,519 |
| 9 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $4,636 |
| 10 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $2,210 |
| 11 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $2,170 |
| 12 | Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings | $1,978 |
| 13 | Cultural plantings | $1,649 |
| 14 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base | $810 |
| 15 | Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability | $515 |
| 16 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $394 |
| 17 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $373 |
| 18 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $290 |
| 19 | Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species | $164 |
| 20 | Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $98 |
| 21 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $69 |
| 22 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $22 |
| 23 | Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat | $21 |
| 24 | Brush Management | $20 |
| 25 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $2 |
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| | Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 521,112 |
NRCS climate smart practice: The list of NRCS climate smart CSP enhancements were not funded until 2020, so their total spending between 2017 and 2020 is small. However, CSP practices that have EQIP codes, like code 340 for cover crops, were funded before 2020. Payments for NRCS climate smart CSP enhancements are likely to be larger after 2020.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|
| 1 | Providence County, Rhode Island | $8,260 |
| 2 | Bristol County, Rhode Island | $0 |
| 3 | Kent County, Rhode Island | $0 |
| 4 | Newport County, Rhode Island | $0 |
| 5 | Washington County, Rhode Island | $0 |
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Rhode Island, 2017
Land in Rhode Island, 2017
| Land type | Acres |
|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,043 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 56,864 |
| Cropland Acres: | 17,654 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 5,914 |
| Woodland Acres: | 25,535 |
Livestock in Rhode Island, 2017
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|
| Layers inventory | 55,681 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 6,859 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,003 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,923 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,781 |
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