Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Utah
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 Utah
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Utah
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rangeland Annual Payment | $13,077,359 |
| 2 | Cropland Annual Payment | $7,891,960 |
| 3 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $2,476,645 |
| 4 | Pasture Annual Payment | $2,092,559 |
| 5 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $1,313,378 |
| 6 | Farmstead | $870,596 |
| 7 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $853,255 |
| 8 | Associated Ag Land | $746,130 |
| 9 | Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. | $185,452 |
| 10 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $173,159 |
| 11 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction on rangeland through monitoring activities | $165,095 |
| 12 | Improved grazing management for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $157,517 |
| 13 | Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health | $146,647 |
| 14 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site  | $134,597 |
| 15 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $121,926 |
| 16 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $85,932 |
| 17 | Improved grazing management through monitoring activities  | $68,569 |
| 18 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $64,419 |
| 19 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $55,753 |
| 20 | Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in dec | $46,323 |
| 21 | Prescribed Grazing | $44,073 |
| 22 | Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5- Soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in decision making | $41,545 |
| 23 | Pest Management Conservation System | $27,551 |
| 24 | Cover Crop | $17,526 |
| 25 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $13,608 |
| 26 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $12,386 |
| 27 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $11,774 |
| 28 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $9,241 |
| 29 | Brush Management | $8,948 |
| 30 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $7,737 |
| 31 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $7,609 |
| 32 | Irrigation Water Management | $7,594 |
| 33 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $6,651 |
| 34 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $6,303 |
| 35 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $6,188 |
| 36 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $4,240 |
| 37 | Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site | $4,058 |
| 38 | Nutrient Management | $3,692 |
| 39 | Herbaceous weed control (inadequate structure and comp) for desired plant communities/habitats | $3,504 |
| 40 | Conservation Cover | $2,173 |
| 41 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $1,980 |
| 42 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health | $1,849 |
| 43 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife | $1,805 |
| 44 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat cover- shelter or continuity | $1,303 |
| 45 | Forage Harvest Management | $1,256 |
| 46 | Structures for Wildlife | $588 |
| 47 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $284 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 30,982,737 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Utah
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $134,597 |
| 2 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $85,932 |
| 3 | Improved grazing management through monitoring activities | $68,569 |
| 4 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $64,419 |
| 5 | Prescribed Grazing | $44,073 |
| 6 | Cover Crop | $17,526 |
| 7 | Brush Management | $8,948 |
| 8 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $7,609 |
| 9 | Irrigation Water Management | $7,594 |
| 10 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $6,188 |
| 11 | Nutrient Management | $3,692 |
| 12 | Conservation Cover | $2,173 |
| 13 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $284 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $451,604 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $214,533 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $237,071 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Box Elder County, Utah | $12,022,718 |
| 2 | San Juan County, Utah | $5,011,995 |
| 3 | Utah County, Utah | $4,732,483 |
| 4 | Juab County, Utah | $2,667,345 |
| 5 | Cache County, Utah | $2,244,897 |
| 6 | Rich County, Utah | $2,191,380 |
| 7 | Millard County, Utah | $1,398,255 |
| 8 | Uintah County, Utah | $373,453 |
| 9 | Washington County, Utah | $107,897 |
| 10 | Tooele County, Utah | $19,551 |
| 11 | Morgan County, Utah | $3,836 |
| 12 | Summit County, Utah | $2,394 |
| 13 | Sevier County, Utah | $0 |
| 14 | Weber County, Utah | $0 |
| 15 | Wayne County, Utah | $0 |
| 16 | Carbon County, Utah | $0 |
| 17 | Wasatch County, Utah | $0 |
| 18 | Daggett County, Utah | $0 |
| 19 | Davis County, Utah | $0 |
| 20 | Duchesne County, Utah | $0 |
| 21 | Iron County, Utah | $0 |
| 22 | Sanpete County, Utah | $0 |
| 23 | Emery County, Utah | $0 |
| 24 | Salt Lake County, Utah | $0 |
| 25 | Garfield County, Utah | $0 |
| 26 | Piute County, Utah | $0 |
| 27 | Beaver County, Utah | $0 |
| 28 | Grand County, Utah | $0 |
| 29 | Kane County, Utah | $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 Utah, 2022
Land in Utah, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 17,386 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 10,494,923 |
| Cropland Acres: | 1,444,097 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,405,207 |
| Woodland Acres: | 352,938 |
Livestock in Utah, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 6,077,427 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 726,000 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 499,804 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 286,437 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 13,691 |
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