Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in South Dakota
CSP payments by fiscal year in South Dakota
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CSP by Sign-up in South Dakota
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CSP payments by land use and fiscal year in South Dakota
- Cropland
- Rangeland
- Pasture
- Forestland
- Pastured Cropland
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CSP payments by existing or additional practices in South Dakota
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CSP payments by contract size in South Dakota
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Most commonly used enhancement practices for CSP contracts in South Dakota
| Rank | Enhancement | Number of Contracts |
|---|
| 1 | Use drift reducing nozzles, low pressures, lower boom height and adjuvants to reduce pesticide drift | 915 |
| 2 | Rotation of supplement and feeding areas | 903 |
| 3 | Monitor key grazing areas to improve grazing management | 723 |
| 4 | Plant Tissue Testsing and Analysis to Improve Nitrogen Management | 602 |
| 5 | Harvest hay in a manner that allows wildlife to flush and escape | 593 |
| 6 | GPS, targeted spray application (SmartSprayer), or other chemical application electronic control tec | 552 |
| 7 | Retrofit watering facility for wildlife escape | 475 |
| 8 | High level Integrated Pest Management to reduce pesticide environmental risk | 467 |
| 9 | Use of non-chemical methods to kill cover crops | 434 |
| 10 | Monitoring nutritional status of livestock using the NUTBAL PRO System | 399 |
| 11 | Use of Cover Crop Mixes | 370 |
| 12 | Precision application technology to apply nutrients | 268 |
| 13 | Use deep rooted crops to breakup soil compaction | 245 |
| 14 | Managing Calving to Coincide with Forage Availability | 222 |
| 15 | Resource-Conserving Crop Rotation | 211 |
| 16 | Grazing management to improve wildlife habitat | 191 |
| 17 | Split nitrogen applications 50% after crop/pasture emergence/green up | 152 |
| 18 | Plant an annual grass-type cover crop that will scavenge residual nitrogen | 126 |
| 19 | Biological suppression and other non-chemical techniques to manage brush, weeds and invasive species | 110 |
| 20 | Apply nutrients no more than 30 days prior to planned planting date | 105 |
CSP contracts by Practice Suite in South Dakota
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CSP acreage by land use in South Dakota
- Cropland
- Rangeland
- Pasture
- Forestland
- Pastured Cropland
CSP Resource Concerns in South Dakota
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CSP payments by county in South Dakota, 2011-2014
| Rank | County | Payments |
|---|
| 1 | Spink County, South Dakota | $11,888,704 |
| 2 | Dewey County, South Dakota | $8,477,490 |
| 3 | Tripp County, South Dakota | $8,034,109 |
| 4 | Brown County, South Dakota | $6,437,890 |
| 5 | Sully County, South Dakota | $5,183,532 |
| 6 | Lyman County, South Dakota | $4,890,006 |
| 7 | Roberts County, South Dakota | $4,703,830 |
| 8 | Ziebach County, South Dakota | $4,437,620 |
| 9 | Pennington County, South Dakota | $4,272,217 |
| 10 | Day County, South Dakota | $4,145,345 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for South Dakota, 2012
Land in South Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|
| Number of Farms: | 31,989 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 43,257,079 |
| Cropland Acres: | 19,147,320 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 22,545,069 |
| Woodland Acres: | 294,445 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,270,245 |
Livestock in South Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,893,251 |
| Layers inventory | 2,450,780 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,191,162 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 257,676 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 144,015 |
Crops in South Dakota, 2012
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