Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Tennessee

CSP payments by fiscal year in Tennessee

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CSP by Sign-up in Tennessee

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CSP payments by land use and fiscal year in Tennessee

Cropland
Rangeland
Pasture
Forestland
Pastured Cropland

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CSP payments by existing or additional practices in Tennessee

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CSP payments by contract size in Tennessee

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Most commonly used enhancement practices for CSP contracts in Tennessee

Rank	Enhancement	Number of Contracts
1	Use drift reducing nozzles, low pressures, lower boom height and adjuvants to reduce pesticide drift	238
2	Rotation of supplement and feeding areas	228
3	Recycle 100% of farm lubricants	143
4	Harvest hay in a manner that allows wildlife to flush and escape	119
5	Incorporate native grasses and/or legumes into 15% or more of the forage base	111
6	Monitor key grazing areas to improve grazing management	91
7	Retrofit watering facility for wildlife escape	84
8	Forest Wildlife Structures	77
9	GPS, targeted spray application (SmartSprayer), or other chemical application electronic control tec	70
10	Split nitrogen applications 50% after crop/pasture emergence/green up	69
11	Forest stand improvement for habitat and soil quality	52
12	Managing Calving to Coincide with Forage Availability	47
13	Shallow water habitat	34
14	Nitrification inhibitors or urease inhibitors	27
15	On-farm forage based grazing system	27
16	Stockpiling Forages to Extend the Grazing Season	26
17	Continuous no till with high residue	26
18	Locally grown and marketed farm products	26
19	Retrofit watering facility for wildlife escape and enhanced access for bats and bird species	24
20	Establish pollinator habitat	22

CSP contracts by Practice Suite in Tennessee

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CSP acreage by land use in Tennessee

Cropland
Rangeland
Pasture
Forestland
Pastured Cropland

CSP Resource Concerns in Tennessee

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CSP payments by county in Tennessee, 2011-2014

Rank	County	Payments
1	Madison County, Tennessee	$1,307,592
2	Lake County, Tennessee	$1,061,794
3	Lincoln County, Tennessee	$800,688
4	Henry County, Tennessee	$593,913
5	Giles County, Tennessee	$583,136
6	Smith County, Tennessee	$424,403
7	Coffee County, Tennessee	$422,305
8	Obion County, Tennessee	$414,279
9	Crockett County, Tennessee	$391,552
10	Jackson County, Tennessee	$381,791
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tennessee, 2012

Land in Tennessee, 2012

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	68,050
Total Acres in Farms:	10,867,812
Cropland Acres:	5,329,692
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	2,915,268
Woodland Acres:	2,303,156
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres:	319,696

Livestock in Tennessee, 2012

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	165,803,445
Cattle and calves inventory	1,856,316
Layers inventory	1,675,399
Hogs and pigs inventory	147,795
Sheep and lambs inventory	43,836

Crops in Tennessee, 2012

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