Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Tennessee
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 Tennessee
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Tennessee
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $22,122,267 |
| 2 | Pasture Annual Payment | $4,966,181 |
| 3 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $2,849,006 |
| 4 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $2,589,126 |
| 5 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $2,052,669 |
| 6 | Associated Ag Land | $947,255 |
| 7 | Farmstead | $717,504 |
| 8 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $475,470 |
| 9 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat  | $468,757 |
| 10 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $433,928 |
| 11 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $407,099 |
| 12 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base | $386,350 |
| 13 | Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands | $378,892 |
| 14 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $377,884 |
| 15 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $362,136 |
| 16 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $132,613 |
| 17 | Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality | $123,844 |
| 18 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $122,152 |
| 19 | Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $100,587 |
| 20 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $99,102 |
| 21 | Pest Management Conservation System | $93,284 |
| 22 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies | $90,347 |
| 23 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $74,261 |
| 24 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $73,742 |
| 25 | Cover Crop | $68,581 |
| 26 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $55,734 |
| 27 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment  | $52,390 |
| 28 | Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators | $49,863 |
| 29 | Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species | $43,587 |
| 30 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health | $42,851 |
| 31 | Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM | $38,540 |
| 32 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $36,057 |
| 33 | Crop tree management for mast production | $34,835 |
| 34 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $33,502 |
| 35 | Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species | $32,689 |
| 36 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $29,740 |
| 37 | Soil health crop rotation | $29,351 |
| 38 | Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in dec | $27,797 |
| 39 | Cover crop to reduce water erosion | $25,378 |
| 40 | Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients or pathogens to surface water | $25,066 |
| 41 | Forest Stand Improvement | $23,818 |
| 42 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $23,782 |
| 43 | Conservation Cover | $22,349 |
| 44 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $22,299 |
| 45 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $21,149 |
| 46 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $20,594 |
| 47 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $17,411 |
| 48 | Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5- Soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in decision making | $17,287 |
| 49 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $16,967 |
| 50 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $16,661 |
| 51 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base | $14,974 |
| 52 | Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $13,769 |
| 53 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $13,637 |
| 54 | Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities | $13,547 |
| 55 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $12,017 |
| 56 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $10,897 |
| 57 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $10,805 |
| 58 | Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $10,250 |
| 59 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $10,215 |
| 60 | Prescribed Grazing | $10,042 |
| 61 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $9,074 |
| 62 | Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce nutrients in surface water | $9,061 |
| 63 | Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site | $8,260 |
| 64 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $8,178 |
| 65 | Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community | $8,148 |
| 66 | Cover crop to reduce soil erosion | $7,338 |
| 67 | Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health | $6,446 |
| 68 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $6,344 |
| 69 | Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects | $6,232 |
| 70 | No till to reduce water erosion | $5,535 |
| 71 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $5,359 |
| 72 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $4,587 |
| 73 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter) | $4,158 |
| 74 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife | $3,939 |
| 75 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat continuity (space) | $3,522 |
| 76 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $3,373 |
| 77 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion | $3,358 |
| 78 | Brush Management | $3,209 |
| 79 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $2,977 |
| 80 | Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or increase organic matter to build soil health | $2,329 |
| 81 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $2,328 |
| 82 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $2,309 |
| 83 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $2,225 |
| 84 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $2,184 |
| 85 | Roof Runoff Structure | $1,849 |
| 86 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $1,715 |
| 87 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health | $1,474 |
| 88 | Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings | $1,452 |
| 89 | Prescribed Burning | $1,319 |
| 90 | Close structures to capture and retain rainfall to improve cover and shelter for birds during winter | $1,196 |
| 91 | Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $848 |
| 92 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $695 |
| 93 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $694 |
| 94 | Irrigation Water Management | $612 |
| 95 | Nutrient Management | $371 |
| 96 | Field Border | $290 |
| 97 | Forage Harvest Management | $163 |
| 98 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $50 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 41,532,489 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Tennessee
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $468,757 |
| 2 | Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality | $123,844 |
| 3 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $74,261 |
| 4 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $73,742 |
| 5 | Cover Crop | $68,581 |
| 6 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $55,734 |
| 7 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $52,390 |
| 8 | Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species | $43,587 |
| 9 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $36,057 |
| 10 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $33,502 |
| 11 | Soil health crop rotation | $29,351 |
| 12 | Forest Stand Improvement | $23,818 |
| 13 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $23,782 |
| 14 | Conservation Cover | $22,349 |
| 15 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $20,594 |
| 16 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $16,661 |
| 17 | Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities | $13,547 |
| 18 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $12,017 |
| 19 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $10,897 |
| 20 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $10,805 |
| 21 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $10,215 |
| 22 | Prescribed Grazing | $10,042 |
| 23 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $9,074 |
| 24 | Cover crop to reduce soil erosion | $7,338 |
| 25 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $4,587 |
| 26 | Brush Management | $3,209 |
| 27 | Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or increase organic matter to build soil health | $2,329 |
| 28 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $2,309 |
| 29 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $2,225 |
| 30 | Prescribed Burning | $1,319 |
| 31 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $695 |
| 32 | Irrigation Water Management | $612 |
| 33 | Nutrient Management | $371 |
| 34 | Field Border | $290 |
| 35 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $50 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,268,941 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $1,109,809 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $159,132 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haywood County, Tennessee | $7,076,481 |
| 2 | Madison County, Tennessee | $6,991,189 |
| 3 | Weakley County, Tennessee | $6,104,510 |
| 4 | Carroll County, Tennessee | $6,047,741 |
| 5 | Fayette County, Tennessee | $5,665,003 |
| 6 | Obion County, Tennessee | $4,166,662 |
| 7 | Lauderdale County, Tennessee | $3,977,492 |
| 8 | Gibson County, Tennessee | $3,759,206 |
| 9 | Hardeman County, Tennessee | $3,653,956 |
| 10 | Henry County, Tennessee | $3,351,340 |
| 11 | Henderson County, Tennessee | $2,540,744 |
| 12 | McNairy County, Tennessee | $2,106,054 |
| 13 | Hardin County, Tennessee | $1,872,112 |
| 14 | Crockett County, Tennessee | $1,869,186 |
| 15 | Lawrence County, Tennessee | $1,864,271 |
| 16 | Benton County, Tennessee | $1,527,284 |
| 17 | Dyer County, Tennessee | $1,454,974 |
| 18 | Cumberland County, Tennessee | $1,088,594 |
| 19 | Chester County, Tennessee | $1,043,072 |
| 20 | Giles County, Tennessee | $896,710 |
| 21 | Tipton County, Tennessee | $876,340 |
| 22 | Shelby County, Tennessee | $874,149 |
| 23 | Wayne County, Tennessee | $786,028 |
| 24 | Decatur County, Tennessee | $413,676 |
| 25 | Franklin County, Tennessee | $289,483 |
| 26 | Lincoln County, Tennessee | $281,978 |
| 27 | Robertson County, Tennessee | $276,960 |
| 28 | Montgomery County, Tennessee | $243,589 |
| 29 | Morgan County, Tennessee | $155,526 |
| 30 | Dickson County, Tennessee | $154,834 |
| 31 | Perry County, Tennessee | $148,735 |
| 32 | Cheatham County, Tennessee | $137,939 |
| 33 | Hickman County, Tennessee | $134,262 |
| 34 | Maury County, Tennessee | $132,178 |
| 35 | Rhea County, Tennessee | $105,187 |
| 36 | Lake County, Tennessee | $101,093 |
| 37 | Meigs County, Tennessee | $94,310 |
| 38 | Van Buren County, Tennessee | $93,050 |
| 39 | Bradley County, Tennessee | $79,301 |
| 40 | Overton County, Tennessee | $70,810 |
| 41 | Bedford County, Tennessee | $57,287 |
| 42 | Grundy County, Tennessee | $49,639 |
| 43 | Wilson County, Tennessee | $49,318 |
| 44 | Humphreys County, Tennessee | $49,207 |
| 45 | Bledsoe County, Tennessee | $48,029 |
| 46 | DeKalb County, Tennessee | $35,946 |
| 47 | Sequatchie County, Tennessee | $35,254 |
| 48 | Putnam County, Tennessee | $34,080 |
| 49 | Stewart County, Tennessee | $30,707 |
| 50 | Coffee County, Tennessee | $28,567 |
| 51 | Sumner County, Tennessee | $28,438 |
| 52 | White County, Tennessee | $25,054 |
| 53 | McMinn County, Tennessee | $24,304 |
| 54 | Clay County, Tennessee | $23,956 |
| 55 | Knox County, Tennessee | $22,003 |
| 56 | Polk County, Tennessee | $21,238 |
| 57 | Greene County, Tennessee | $18,314 |
| 58 | Warren County, Tennessee | $17,317 |
| 59 | Marion County, Tennessee | $14,075 |
| 60 | Macon County, Tennessee | $10,837 |
| 61 | Smith County, Tennessee | $9,740 |
| 62 | Roane County, Tennessee | $7,986 |
| 63 | Claiborne County, Tennessee | $6,166 |
| 64 | Loudon County, Tennessee | $5,765 |
| 65 | Cannon County, Tennessee | $5,434 |
| 66 | Lewis County, Tennessee | $5,428 |
| 67 | Hawkins County, Tennessee | $5,285 |
| 68 | Moore County, Tennessee | $5,195 |
| 69 | Grainger County, Tennessee | $4,304 |
| 70 | Fentress County, Tennessee | $3,031 |
| 71 | Marshall County, Tennessee | $2,794 |
| 72 | Jackson County, Tennessee | $2,773 |
| 73 | Houston County, Tennessee | $2,102 |
| 74 | Davidson County, Tennessee | $2,055 |
| 75 | Rutherford County, Tennessee | $1,937 |
| 76 | Hamblen County, Tennessee | $1,560 |
| 77 | Hamilton County, Tennessee | $1,236 |
| 78 | Union County, Tennessee | $1,085 |
| 79 | Anderson County, Tennessee | $869 |
| 80 | Hancock County, Tennessee | $752 |
| 81 | Pickett County, Tennessee | $462 |
| 82 | Campbell County, Tennessee | $179 |
| 83 | Williamson County, Tennessee | $137 |
| 84 | Sullivan County, Tennessee | $53 |
| 85 | Jefferson County, Tennessee | $0 |
| 86 | Carter County, Tennessee | $0 |
| 87 | Johnson County, Tennessee | $0 |
| 88 | Washington County, Tennessee | $0 |
| 89 | Blount County, Tennessee | $0 |
| 90 | Unicoi County, Tennessee | $0 |
| 91 | Trousdale County, Tennessee | $0 |
| 92 | Monroe County, Tennessee | $0 |
| 93 | Cocke County, Tennessee | $0 |
| 94 | Sevier County, Tennessee | $0 |
| 95 | Scott County, Tennessee | $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 Tennessee, 2022
Land in Tennessee, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 63,105 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 10,732,951 |
| Cropland Acres: | 5,273,992 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,319,328 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,550,106 |
Livestock in Tennessee, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 189,393,169 |
| Layers inventory | 2,520,707 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,636,047 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 281,105 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 54,827 |
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