Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in West Virginia
CSP payments by fiscal year in West Virginia
CSP payments by county, 2017-2020
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2020, West Virginia
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasture Annual Payment | $2,596,973 |
| 2 | Cropland Annual Payment | $2,417,613 |
| 3 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $1,611,832 |
| 4 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $819,301 |
| 5 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition | $120,858 |
| 6 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $99,238 |
| 7 | Farmstead | $48,278 |
| 8 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $35,805 |
| 9 | Associated Ag Land | $23,469 |
| 10 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients | $19,706 |
| 11 | Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce nutrients in surface water | $16,926 |
| 12 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health | $10,875 |
| 13 | Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass | $10,515 |
| 14 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $10,224 |
| 15 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $10,109 |
| 16 | Pasture and Hay Planting  | $9,735 |
| 17 | Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to improve wildlife food sources | $6,643 |
| 18 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $6,300 |
| 19 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $5,350 |
| 20 | Crop tree management for mast production | $4,730 |
| 21 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $4,354 |
| 22 | No till to reduce water erosion | $4,239 |
| 23 | Cultural plantings | $3,472 |
| 24 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-pathogens/chemicals | $3,176 |
| 25 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-min sediment in surface water | $3,035 |
| 26 | Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion | $2,714 |
| 27 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $2,551 |
| 28 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $2,530 |
| 29 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $2,357 |
| 30 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $2,086 |
| 31 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $1,943 |
| 32 | Creating structural diversity with patch openings | $1,828 |
| 33 | Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability | $1,636 |
| 34 | Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement | $1,420 |
| 35 | Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species | $1,233 |
| 36 | Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings | $1,210 |
| 37 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $1,092 |
| 38 | Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce pathogens in surface water | $1,090 |
| 39 | Enhancement - Soil Management | $1,088 |
| 40 | Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health | $1,058 |
| 41 | Increase on-site carbon storage | $1,002 |
| 42 | Supplemental Payment | $984 |
| 43 | Brush Management | $837 |
| 44 | Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $743 |
| 45 | Forest Stand Improvement | $734 |
| 46 | Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities | $623 |
| 47 | Prescribed Grazing | $571 |
| 48 | Enhancement - Grazing Management | $405 |
| 49 | Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $317 |
| 50 | Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands | $304 |
| 51 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $297 |
| 52 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $271 |
| 53 | Reduce forest stand density to improve wildlife food sources | $265 |
| 54 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality by limiting compaction | $215 |
| 55 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $212 |
| 56 | Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce water erosion | $189 |
| 57 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $185 |
| 58 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-ground water from nutrients | $183 |
| 59 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water | $181 |
| 60 | Stewardship Payment | $154 |
| 61 | Cover crop to reduce water erosion | $136 |
| 62 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $123 |
| 63 | Field Border | $77 |
| 64 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate | $72 |
| 65 | Existing Practice Payment | $39 |
| 66 | Conservation Cover | $36 |
| 67 | Nutrient Management | $17 |
| 68 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water | $15 |
| 69 | Resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction | $12 |
| 70 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $5 |
| 71 | Access Control | $2 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 7,937,797 | |
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, West Virginia
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $9,735 |
| 2 | Prescribed Grazing | $571 |
| 3 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $123 |
| 4 | Field Border | $77 |
| 5 | Conservation Cover | $36 |
| 6 | Nutrient Management | $17 |
| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2020 | $10,559 |
NRCS climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampshire County, West Virginia | $486,962 |
| 2 | Grant County, West Virginia | $457,947 |
| 3 | Mason County, West Virginia | $308,288 |
| 4 | Greenbrier County, West Virginia | $219,484 |
| 5 | Hardy County, West Virginia | $113,120 |
| 6 | Berkeley County, West Virginia | $75,261 |
| 7 | Pocahontas County, West Virginia | $55,232 |
| 8 | Pendleton County, West Virginia | $43,880 |
| 9 | Jefferson County, West Virginia | $43,745 |
| 10 | Putnam County, West Virginia | $42,189 |
| 11 | Randolph County, West Virginia | $40,332 |
| 12 | Monroe County, West Virginia | $26,234 |
| 13 | Nicholas County, West Virginia | $13,720 |
| 14 | Preston County, West Virginia | $12,531 |
| 15 | Harrison County, West Virginia | $11,154 |
| 16 | Morgan County, West Virginia | $11,142 |
| 17 | Tyler County, West Virginia | $8,252 |
| 18 | Gilmer County, West Virginia | $7,476 |
| 19 | Fayette County, West Virginia | $6,492 |
| 20 | Clay County, West Virginia | $5,778 |
| 21 | Lincoln County, West Virginia | $5,706 |
| 22 | Kanawha County, West Virginia | $4,918 |
| 23 | Wood County, West Virginia | $4,004 |
| 24 | Summers County, West Virginia | $3,512 |
| 25 | Calhoun County, West Virginia | $2,796 |
| 26 | Braxton County, West Virginia | $2,791 |
| 27 | Mercer County, West Virginia | $2,681 |
| 28 | Tucker County, West Virginia | $2,264 |
| 29 | Doddridge County, West Virginia | $2,112 |
| 30 | Mineral County, West Virginia | $1,928 |
| 31 | Cabell County, West Virginia | $1,688 |
| 32 | Upshur County, West Virginia | $1,640 |
| 33 | Jackson County, West Virginia | $1,408 |
| 34 | Webster County, West Virginia | $1,036 |
| 35 | Raleigh County, West Virginia | $964 |
| 36 | Pleasants County, West Virginia | $874 |
| 37 | Wirt County, West Virginia | $660 |
| 38 | Monongalia County, West Virginia | $597 |
| 39 | Lewis County, West Virginia | $436 |
| 40 | Marshall County, West Virginia | $180 |
| 41 | McDowell County, West Virginia | $163 |
| 42 | Wyoming County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 43 | Brooke County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 44 | Wetzel County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 45 | Wayne County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 46 | Hancock County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 47 | Taylor County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 48 | Roane County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 49 | Ritchie County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 50 | Marion County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 51 | Barbour County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 52 | Ohio County, West Virginia | $0 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for West Virginia, 2017
Land in West Virginia, 2017
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 23,622 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 3,662,178 |
| Cropland Acres: | 947,710 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,016,457 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,460,507 |
Livestock in West Virginia, 2017
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 84,728,299 |
| Layers inventory | 1,215,655 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 380,299 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 34,865 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 5,314 |
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