Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in West Virginia
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 West Virginia
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, West Virginia
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasture Annual Payment | $3,732,301 |
| 2 | Cropland Annual Payment | $3,424,529 |
| 3 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $2,293,270 |
| 4 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $1,103,400 |
| 5 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $1,029,808 |
| 6 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition | $182,981 |
| 7 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $170,719 |
| 8 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $102,728 |
| 9 | Farmstead | $72,032 |
| 10 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $41,743 |
| 11 | Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality  | $35,396 |
| 12 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health | $26,275 |
| 13 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $25,974 |
| 14 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $20,146 |
| 15 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $16,317 |
| 16 | Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health | $11,991 |
| 17 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $9,779 |
| 18 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $6,337 |
| 19 | Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to improve wildlife food sources | $4,282 |
| 20 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $2,106 |
| 21 | Brush Management  | $1,689 |
| 22 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $1,459 |
| 23 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,194 |
| 24 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $1,010 |
| 25 | Prescribed Grazing | $946 |
| 26 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $930 |
| 27 | Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health | $768 |
| 28 | Structures for Wildlife | $749 |
| 29 | Nutrient Management | $481 |
| 30 | Forage Harvest Management | $423 |
| 31 | Field Border | $72 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 12,321,835 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, West Virginia
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality | $35,396 |
| 2 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $20,146 |
| 3 | Brush Management | $1,689 |
| 4 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $1,459 |
| 5 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,194 |
| 6 | Prescribed Grazing | $946 |
| 7 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $930 |
| 8 | Nutrient Management | $481 |
| 9 | Field Border | $72 |
| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $62,313 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $57,971 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $4,342 |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
| Rank | State | CSP Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grant County, West Virginia | $695,057 |
| 2 | Hampshire County, West Virginia | $653,605 |
| 3 | Mason County, West Virginia | $470,309 |
| 4 | Greenbrier County, West Virginia | $327,893 |
| 5 | Hardy County, West Virginia | $170,974 |
| 6 | Berkeley County, West Virginia | $110,451 |
| 7 | Pendleton County, West Virginia | $88,845 |
| 8 | Pocahontas County, West Virginia | $83,592 |
| 9 | Randolph County, West Virginia | $74,627 |
| 10 | Jefferson County, West Virginia | $72,822 |
| 11 | Putnam County, West Virginia | $62,556 |
| 12 | Monroe County, West Virginia | $43,741 |
| 13 | Nicholas County, West Virginia | $18,632 |
| 14 | Preston County, West Virginia | $16,470 |
| 15 | Morgan County, West Virginia | $15,023 |
| 16 | Harrison County, West Virginia | $11,880 |
| 17 | Tyler County, West Virginia | $11,369 |
| 18 | Fayette County, West Virginia | $9,738 |
| 19 | Lincoln County, West Virginia | $8,905 |
| 20 | Summers County, West Virginia | $7,977 |
| 21 | Gilmer County, West Virginia | $7,742 |
| 22 | Wood County, West Virginia | $7,469 |
| 23 | Kanawha County, West Virginia | $7,376 |
| 24 | Clay County, West Virginia | $6,414 |
| 25 | Calhoun County, West Virginia | $4,085 |
| 26 | Mercer County, West Virginia | $3,778 |
| 27 | Braxton County, West Virginia | $3,527 |
| 28 | Tucker County, West Virginia | $3,395 |
| 29 | Mineral County, West Virginia | $3,037 |
| 30 | Doddridge County, West Virginia | $2,640 |
| 31 | Cabell County, West Virginia | $2,532 |
| 32 | Upshur County, West Virginia | $2,457 |
| 33 | Jackson County, West Virginia | $2,111 |
| 34 | Raleigh County, West Virginia | $1,793 |
| 35 | Pleasants County, West Virginia | $1,746 |
| 36 | Wirt County, West Virginia | $1,318 |
| 37 | Monongalia County, West Virginia | $1,196 |
| 38 | Webster County, West Virginia | $1,188 |
| 39 | McDowell County, West Virginia | $488 |
| 40 | Lewis County, West Virginia | $436 |
| 41 | Marshall County, West Virginia | $179 |
| 42 | Roane County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 43 | Wetzel County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 44 | Wayne County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 45 | Brooke County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 46 | Wyoming County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 47 | Taylor County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 48 | Hancock County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 49 | Ritchie County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 50 | Marion County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 51 | Ohio County, West Virginia | $0 |
| 52 | Barbour County, West Virginia | $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 West Virginia, 2022
Land in West Virginia, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 22,787 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 3,549,104 |
| Cropland Acres: | 877,701 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 940,744 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,492,323 |
Livestock in West Virginia, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 70,182,475 |
| Layers inventory | 1,394,182 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 367,634 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 32,754 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 5,204 |
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