Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin
CSP payments by county, 2017-2022
Practices and enhancements on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Wisconsin
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $72,554,087 |
| 2 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $9,451,968 |
| 3 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $5,453,764 |
| 4 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $5,375,889 |
| 5 | Pasture Annual Payment | $4,465,870 |
| 6 | Farmstead | $4,453,663 |
| 7 | Associated Ag Land | $4,408,490 |
| 8 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $2,418,642 |
| 9 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat  | $1,756,323 |
| 10 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $1,386,945 |
| 11 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $495,927 |
| 12 | Cover Crop | $476,266 |
| 13 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $471,399 |
| 14 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $334,692 |
| 15 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $289,272 |
| 16 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $251,155 |
| 17 | Supplemental Payment | $241,345 |
| 18 | Conservation Cover | $190,837 |
| 19 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $180,011 |
| 20 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $124,275 |
| 21 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $100,655 |
| 22 | Crop tree management for mast production | $100,076 |
| 23 | Creating structural diversity with patch openings | $86,043 |
| 24 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $74,237 |
| 25 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $71,017 |
| 26 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $67,244 |
| 27 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $62,709 |
| 28 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water | $55,292 |
| 29 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife | $49,759 |
| 30 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $49,474 |
| 31 | Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion | $44,957 |
| 32 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $42,358 |
| 33 | Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands | $35,508 |
| 34 | Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality | $35,025 |
| 35 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $34,874 |
| 36 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients | $34,116 |
| 37 | Nutrient Management | $34,035 |
| 38 | Cover crop to reduce water erosion | $33,510 |
| 39 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $28,765 |
| 40 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate | $25,564 |
| 41 | Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field | $24,222 |
| 42 | Creating structural diversity with patch openings  | $20,035 |
| 43 | No till to reduce water erosion | $18,407 |
| 44 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter | $17,878 |
| 45 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate | $17,227 |
| 46 | Create patch openings to enhance wildlife cover and shelter | $15,776 |
| 47 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $15,342 |
| 48 | Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement | $14,492 |
| 49 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $14,009 |
| 50 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water | $13,941 |
| 51 | Forest Stand Improvement | $12,534 |
| 52 | Supplemental Payment Improved | $12,468 |
| 53 | Brush Management | $12,321 |
| 54 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $10,912 |
| 55 | Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $10,449 |
| 56 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $10,441 |
| 57 | Extend existing filter strip to reduce water quality impacts | $9,997 |
| 58 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $9,864 |
| 59 | Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands | $9,397 |
| 60 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $9,234 |
| 61 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $9,042 |
| 62 | Cover crop to reduce soil erosion | $8,783 |
| 63 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $8,678 |
| 64 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $8,645 |
| 65 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $8,463 |
| 66 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $8,395 |
| 67 | Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field | $7,572 |
| 68 | Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $6,792 |
| 69 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $6,743 |
| 70 | Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings | $6,647 |
| 71 | Facilitating oak forest regeneration | $6,610 |
| 72 | Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability | $6,488 |
| 73 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $6,383 |
| 74 | Brush management for improved structure and composition | $5,622 |
| 75 | Structures for Wildlife | $5,520 |
| 76 | Crop tree management for mast production | $5,425 |
| 77 | Prescribed Grazing | $4,747 |
| 78 | Pest Management Conservation System | $4,586 |
| 79 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $4,451 |
| 80 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $4,449 |
| 81 | Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community | $4,300 |
| 82 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $3,736 |
| 83 | Forage Harvest Management | $3,528 |
| 84 | Field Border | $3,521 |
| 85 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $2,563 |
| 86 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $2,523 |
| 87 | Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species | $2,516 |
| 88 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base | $2,418 |
| 89 | Resource conserving crop rotation | $2,279 |
| 90 | Fence | $2,271 |
| 91 | Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $2,039 |
| 92 | Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $1,971 |
| 93 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $1,725 |
| 94 | Mulching | $1,592 |
| 95 | On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility | $1,472 |
| 96 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $1,344 |
| 97 | Prescribed Burning | $1,322 |
| 98 | Short-interval burn | $1,205 |
| 99 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health | $1,092 |
| 100 | Critical Area Planting | $1,052 |
| 101 | Filter Strip | $756 |
| 102 | Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion | $707 |
| 103 | Forage harvest to reduce water quality impacts by utilization of excess soil nutrients | $667 |
| 104 | Roof Runoff Structure | $539 |
| 105 | Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce water erosion | $472 |
| 106 | Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat | $461 |
| 107 | Tree/Shrub Pruning | $205 |
| 108 | Access Control | $23 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2022 | 116,376,482 | |
NRCS 2024 climate smart practice.
NRCS 2024 provisional climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on CSP acres, 2017-2022, Wisconsin
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $1,756,323 |
| 2 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses | $495,927 |
| 3 | Cover Crop | $476,266 |
| 4 | Conservation Cover | $190,837 |
| 5 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $180,011 |
| 6 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $124,275 |
| 7 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $67,244 |
| 8 | Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality | $35,025 |
| 9 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients | $34,116 |
| 10 | Nutrient Management | $34,035 |
| 11 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $28,765 |
| 12 | Creating structural diversity with patch openings | $20,035 |
| 13 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate | $17,227 |
| 14 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $14,009 |
| 15 | Forest Stand Improvement | $12,534 |
| 16 | Brush Management | $12,321 |
| 17 | Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects | $10,912 |
| 18 | Extend existing filter strip to reduce water quality impacts | $9,997 |
| 19 | Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands | $9,397 |
| 20 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $9,234 |
| 21 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $9,042 |
| 22 | Cover crop to reduce soil erosion | $8,783 |
| 23 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $8,645 |
| 24 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $8,395 |
| 25 | Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field | $7,572 |
| 26 | Facilitating oak forest regeneration | $6,610 |
| 27 | Crop tree management for mast production | $5,425 |
| 28 | Prescribed Grazing | $4,747 |
| 29 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $4,451 |
| 30 | No till to reduce soil erosion | $4,449 |
| 31 | Brush management to improve wildlife habitat | $3,736 |
| 32 | Field Border | $3,521 |
| 33 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $2,563 |
| 34 | Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site | $2,523 |
| 35 | Resource conserving crop rotation | $2,279 |
| 36 | Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $2,039 |
| 37 | Mulching | $1,592 |
| 38 | Prescribed Burning | $1,322 |
| 39 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health | $1,092 |
| 40 | Critical Area Planting | $1,052 |
| 41 | Filter Strip | $756 |
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| Total Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $3,629,084 | |
| Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $3,546,139 | |
| Provisional Climate Smart CSP payments, 2017-2022 | $82,945 | |
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, Wisconsin | $32,815,529 |
| 2 | Iowa County, Wisconsin | $21,651,897 |
| 3 | Lafayette County, Wisconsin | $18,243,606 |
| 4 | Dane County, Wisconsin | $12,835,841 |
| 5 | Rock County, Wisconsin | $8,734,544 |
| 6 | Trempealeau County, Wisconsin | $8,280,965 |
| 7 | Green County, Wisconsin | $8,089,806 |
| 8 | Eau Claire County, Wisconsin | $5,484,416 |
| 9 | Sauk County, Wisconsin | $4,116,786 |
| 10 | Richland County, Wisconsin | $3,781,748 |
| 11 | Dodge County, Wisconsin | $3,630,123 |
| 12 | Saint Croix County, Wisconsin | $3,226,623 |
| 13 | Buffalo County, Wisconsin | $2,867,427 |
| 14 | Crawford County, Wisconsin | $2,807,586 |
| 15 | Jackson County, Wisconsin | $2,778,192 |
| 16 | Walworth County, Wisconsin | $2,776,111 |
| 17 | Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin | $2,664,908 |
| 18 | Columbia County, Wisconsin | $2,558,782 |
| 19 | Chippewa County, Wisconsin | $2,341,223 |
| 20 | Pierce County, Wisconsin | $2,308,421 |
| 21 | Monroe County, Wisconsin | $2,214,769 |
| 22 | Dunn County, Wisconsin | $2,068,961 |
| 23 | Manitowoc County, Wisconsin | $1,995,203 |
| 24 | Winnebago County, Wisconsin | $1,939,605 |
| 25 | La Crosse County, Wisconsin | $1,694,243 |
| 26 | Vernon County, Wisconsin | $1,620,400 |
| 27 | Juneau County, Wisconsin | $1,484,026 |
| 28 | Pepin County, Wisconsin | $1,438,978 |
| 29 | Jefferson County, Wisconsin | $1,430,185 |
| 30 | Waupaca County, Wisconsin | $1,209,957 |
| 31 | Outagamie County, Wisconsin | $986,674 |
| 32 | Polk County, Wisconsin | $927,908 |
| 33 | Kewaunee County, Wisconsin | $916,854 |
| 34 | Green Lake County, Wisconsin | $916,076 |
| 35 | Racine County, Wisconsin | $844,288 |
| 36 | Door County, Wisconsin | $724,270 |
| 37 | Wood County, Wisconsin | $724,038 |
| 38 | Brown County, Wisconsin | $561,044 |
| 39 | Barron County, Wisconsin | $526,356 |
| 40 | Kenosha County, Wisconsin | $477,365 |
| 41 | Portage County, Wisconsin | $432,442 |
| 42 | Calumet County, Wisconsin | $414,113 |
| 43 | Waukesha County, Wisconsin | $397,443 |
| 44 | Shawano County, Wisconsin | $355,318 |
| 45 | Ozaukee County, Wisconsin | $297,745 |
| 46 | Marquette County, Wisconsin | $286,611 |
| 47 | Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | $277,403 |
| 48 | Marathon County, Wisconsin | $270,506 |
| 49 | Washington County, Wisconsin | $259,685 |
| 50 | Clark County, Wisconsin | $177,025 |
| 51 | Waushara County, Wisconsin | $158,159 |
| 52 | Adams County, Wisconsin | $133,582 |
| 53 | Oconto County, Wisconsin | $125,814 |
| 54 | Milwaukee County, Wisconsin | $53,043 |
| 55 | Taylor County, Wisconsin | $39,644 |
| 56 | Langlade County, Wisconsin | $26,119 |
| 57 | Bayfield County, Wisconsin | $25,178 |
| 58 | Marinette County, Wisconsin | $13,043 |
| 59 | Rusk County, Wisconsin | $10,854 |
| 60 | Ashland County, Wisconsin | $8,935 |
| 61 | Lincoln County, Wisconsin | $4,488 |
| 62 | Washburn County, Wisconsin | $2,835 |
| 63 | Burnett County, Wisconsin | $2,580 |
| 64 | Florence County, Wisconsin | $1,163 |
| 65 | Price County, Wisconsin | $124 |
| 66 | Forest County, Wisconsin | $0 |
| 67 | Vilas County, Wisconsin | $0 |
| 68 | Douglas County, Wisconsin | $0 |
| 69 | Oneida County, Wisconsin | $0 |
| 70 | Menominee County, Wisconsin | $0 |
| 71 | Iron County, Wisconsin | $0 |
| 72 | Sawyer County, Wisconsin | $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 Wisconsin, 2022
Land in Wisconsin, 2022
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 58,521 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 13,784,678 |
| Cropland Acres: | 9,572,098 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 907,637 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,297,505 |
Livestock in Wisconsin, 2022
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 56,724,981 |
| Layers inventory | 6,490,101 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,330,920 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 335,975 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 71,801 |
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