Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Vermont
CSP payments by fiscal year in Vermont
CSP payments by county, 2017-2020
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2020, Vermont
| Rank | Practice | Payments,
2017-2020 |
|---|
| 1 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $272,682 |
| 2 | Cropland Annual Payment | $104,067 |
| 3 | Pasture Annual Payment | $53,116 |
| 4 | Farmstead | $25,309 |
| 5 | Associated Ag Land | $12,309 |
| 6 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $8,555 |
| 7 | Enhancement - Soil Management | $5,742 |
| 8 | Enhancement - Plant Management | $1,930 |
| 9 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $1,461 |
| 10 | Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability | $1,230 |
| 11 | Create patch openings to enhance wildlife cover and shelter | $984 |
| 12 | Stewardship Payment | $695 |
| 13 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $672 |
| 14 | Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities | $628 |
| 15 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $536 |
| 16 | Enhancement - Habitat Management | $503 |
| 17 | Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife | $219 |
| 18 | Existing Practice Payment | $174 |
| 19 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $160 |
| 20 | Brush Management | $57 |
| 21 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management  | $15 |
| 22 | Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat | $2 |
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| | Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 491,045 |
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.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2020, Vermont
| Rank | Practice | Payments,
2017-2020 |
|---|
| 1 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $15 |
| | Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2020 | $15 |
NRCS climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|
| 1 | Addison County, Vermont | $383,523 |
| 2 | Franklin County, Vermont | $282,664 |
| 3 | Rutland County, Vermont | $139,835 |
| 4 | Orleans County, Vermont | $112,212 |
| 5 | Chittenden County, Vermont | $69,041 |
| 6 | Orange County, Vermont | $50,782 |
| 7 | Lamoille County, Vermont | $40,015 |
| 8 | Windham County, Vermont | $24,532 |
| 9 | Essex County, Vermont | $16,810 |
| 10 | Caledonia County, Vermont | $13,296 |
| 11 | Bennington County, Vermont | $11,407 |
| 12 | Washington County, Vermont | $7,377 |
| 13 | Windsor County, Vermont | $643 |
| 14 | Grand Isle County, Vermont | $0 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Vermont, 2017
Land in Vermont, 2017
| Land type | Acres |
|---|
| Number of Farms: | 6,808 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 1,193,437 |
| Cropland Acres: | 479,680 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 112,348 |
| Woodland Acres: | 527,520 |
Livestock in Vermont, 2017
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 345,831 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 254,796 |
| Layers inventory | 173,241 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 17,367 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 4,736 |
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