Conservation Stewardship Program Fiscal Year 2024 United States Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

311 Alley Cropping Single Row Ac $78.88

311 Alley Cropping Two or more Rows Ac $68.27

314 Brush Management Biological Brush Management Low Density Ac $77.77

314 Brush Management Chemical, Aerial Applied Ac $3.28

314 Brush Management Hand Cut and Chemical, Small Shrubs, Dense Infestation Ac $95.84

314 Brush Management Mechanical and Chemical, Large Shrubs Ac $48.87

314 Brush Management Mechanical and Chemical, Small Shrubs Ac $18.45

314 Brush Management Mechanical, Large Shrubs Ac $45.10

314 Brush Management Mechanical, Small Shrubs Ac $15.67

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Biological Control Grazing for herbaceous weed control Ac $21.12

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Biological Management Low Density Ac $53.83

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Chemical, Ground Ac $5.00

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Control of Aquatic Invasives, Mechanical Ac $195.67

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Mechanical Ac $6.30

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment mechanical and chemical Ac $14.31

319 On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility Double Wall Tank, Combined Greater Than 3300 Gal, With Fueling Pad Gal $1.03

319 On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility Double Wall Tanks, Combined 3300 Gal or Less, With Fueling Pad Gal $1.85

319 On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility Fueling Pad for existing fuel storage SqFt $4.23

319 On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility Secondary Containment Structure Gal $0.36

324 Deep Tillage Deep Tillage less than 20 inches Ac $2.82

324 Deep Tillage Deep Tillage more than 20 inches Ac $6.58

327 Conservation Cover Conservation Cover for Water Quality and Wildlife, Foregone Income - Level 1 (Year 1) Ac $48.86

327 Conservation Cover Introduced Species Ac $21.70

327 Conservation Cover Introduced with Forgone Income Ac $52.89

327 Conservation Cover Monarch Species Mix Ac $101.40

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

327 Conservation Cover Native Species Ac $25.67

327 Conservation Cover Native Species with Forgone Income Ac $61.82

327 Conservation Cover Pollinator Mix-Small Footprint kSqFt $14.28

327 Conservation Cover Pollinator Species Ac $82.61

327 Conservation Cover Pollinator Species with Forgone Income Ac $95.31

328 Conservation Crop Rotation Basic Rotation Organic and Non-Organic Ac $1.55

328 Conservation Crop Rotation Short term perennial Ac $6.66

328 Conservation Crop Rotation Small grain Ac $4.72

328 Conservation Crop Rotation Specialty Crop Rotations-Small Scale kSqFt $4.02

328 Conservation Crop Rotation Specialty Crops Organic and Non-Organic Ac $4.13

329 Residue and Tillage Management, No Till No Till Adaptive Management No $395.17

329 Residue and Tillage Management, No Till No-Till / Strip - Till Complex Ac $3.73

329 Residue and Tillage Management, No Till No-Till/Strip-Till Ac $2.21

329 Residue and Tillage Management, No Till No-Till/Strip-Till with Herbicide and No Cover Crop Ac $4.21

329 Residue and Tillage Management, No Till Small Scale No Till kSqFt $4.56

336 Soil Carbon Amendment Compost - Off Site Ac $27.69

336 Soil Carbon Amendment Compost - On Site Ac $12.14

336 Soil Carbon Amendment Compost - Small Areas kSqFt $5.61

338 Prescribed Burning Level Terrain, Volatile or woody fuels Ac $25.03

338 Prescribed Burning Level to Moderate Terrain, Herbaceous Fuel Non-Volatile Ac $12.56

338 Prescribed Burning Steep Terrain, Herbaceous Fuel Ac $25.97

338 Prescribed Burning Tribal Special Purpose Ac $182.24

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - 1 acre or less Ac $57.67

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - Adaptive Management No $329.66

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - Basic (Organic and Non-organic) Ac $8.24

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - Multiple Species (Organic and Non-organic) Ac $10.30

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - No Termination Needed, Basic and organic/non-organic Ac $5.51

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

340 Cover Crop Multi-species Cover Crop per 1000 square feet kSqFt $6.49

342 Critical Area Planting Hydroseeding SqFt $0.01

342 Critical Area Planting Native or Introduced Vegetation - Moderate Grading (Organic and Non-Organic) Ac $87.33

342 Critical Area Planting Native or Introduced Vegetation - Normal Tillage (Organic and Non-Organic) Ac $32.07

342 Critical Area Planting Native or Introduced Vegetation including shrub planting - Normal Tillage Ac $126.37

342 Critical Area Planting Permanent Cover kSqFt $2.21

345 Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till Reduced Tillage less than 0.5 acres kSqFt $3.95

345 Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till Ac $2.30

372 Combustion System Improvement Electric Motor in-lieu of IC Engine HP $15.43

372 Combustion System Improvement IC Engine Repower, 50-99 bhp BHP $19.93

372 Combustion System Improvement Mobile IC System/Tractor Replacement, 25-160 bhp BHP $69.05

372 Combustion System Improvement Renewable Energy in-lieu of Fossil Fuel Power Source Kw $322.89

372 Combustion System Improvement Tractor Replacement, Electric HP $194.76

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Automatic Controller System No $247.41

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Enhanced Preheater SqFt $82.97

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Evaporator Wood-Fired, Air Injected SqFt $65.66

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Evaporator Wood-Fired, Gasifier SqFt $116.85

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Grain Dryer, <= 675 bushel capacity Bu $29.48

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Heating - Radiant Systems No $186.57

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Heating - Root Zone Heating Lnft $0.40

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Heating (Building) No $358.45

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Low Energy Livestock Waterers No $127.55

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade = 1 HP No $86.14

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade > 1 and < 10 HP HP $24.90

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Plate Cooler Large No $3,676.26

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Plate Cooler-Small No $570.23

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Reverse Osmosis <= 250 GPH Gal/Hr $3.41

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Scroll Compressor HP $71.20

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Variable Speed Drive 15 HP or Less No $174.48

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Variable Speed Drive Over 15 HP HP $13.44

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Ventilation - Replacement of Conventional Exhaust Fan with High Efficiency Exhaust Fan No $228.55

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Ventilation - Replacement of Horizontal Air Flow Fan with Efficient HAF Fan No $30.40

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Washer - Extractor No $1,063.68

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Water Heating - Compressor Heat Recovery No $626.92

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Water Heating - High Efficiency or Tankless Water Heater No $370.53

376 Field Operations Emissions Reduction One Crop Per Year Ac $2.25

376 Field Operations Emissions Reduction Two Crops Per Year Ac $4.49

378 Pond Embankment with Pipe CuYd $1.04

378 Pond Excavated Pond without Pipe CuYd $0.69

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation 1 row windbreak, shrubs, hand planted Ft $0.08

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Hand Planted, Bare Root No $0.28

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Hand Planted, Potted No $0.87

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Renovation - Sod Release Ft $0.06

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Renovation - Thinning or tree/shrub removal with Skidsteer followed by hand planting Ft $0.58

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Renovation - Tree/shrub removal with chainsaw followed by hand planting Ft $0.46

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Renovation-Supplemental hand planting with container or bare root stock Ft $0.30

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Renovation-Thinning or tree removal with Dozer (trees > 8 inches DBH) followed by hand $0.64

planting

Ft

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Renovation-Thinning or tree/shrub removal with Skidsteer followed by machine planting Ft $0.38

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Trees, machine planted No $0.29

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Trees, machine planted, weed barrier Ft $0.11

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Trees, machine planted, wildlife protection (tubes) No $0.83

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Trees, machine planted, wildlife protection, weed barrier Ft $0.19

381 Silvopasture Commercial thin pine plantation - establish native grasses Ac $43.62

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 4 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

381 Silvopasture Container Trees and Shrubs, 2 gallon and larger with Tree Protection No $6.15

381 Silvopasture Establish pine into established forage Ac $23.84

382 Fence Confinement Ft $0.64

382 Fence Electric, High Tensile Ft $0.25

382 Fence Feed or Feeding Area Enclosure Ft $0.64

382 Fence High Tensile Electric One Strand Ft $0.12

382 Fence Large Animal 8 Wire High Tensile, Electric Ft $0.34

382 Fence Large Animal Perimeter 96 Inch Woven Wire Ft $0.85

382 Fence Multi Strand Barbed/Smooth Wire Ft $0.30

382 Fence Pasture Paddock Ft $0.06

382 Fence Woven Wire Ft $0.39

383 Fuel Break Fuel Break Ac $196.44

383 Fuel Break Hand Fuel Break Ac $247.17

383 Fuel Break Non Forest Fuel Break Ac $34.59

384 Woody Residue Treatment Chipping and hauling off site Ac $32.85

384 Woody Residue Treatment Forest Slash Treatment, Medium and or Heavy Ac $26.63

384 Woody Residue Treatment Restoration or conservation treatment following catastrophic events Ac $86.17

386 Field Border Field Border, Introduced Species, Forgone Income Ac $48.28

386 Field Border Field Border, Native Species, Forgone Income Ac $56.30

386 Field Border Field Border, Pollinator, Forgone Income Ac $89.78

386 Field Border Small Scale Field Border kSqFt $8.72

390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover Native Species with forgone income Ac $49.72

390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover Native Species, Pollinator Planting with forgone income Ac $63.11

390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover Plugging and Seeding Ac $420.08

391 Riparian Forest Buffer Bare Root, hand planted Ac $408.44

391 Riparian Forest Buffer Bare Root, machine planted Ac $302.47

391 Riparian Forest Buffer Cuttings Ac $547.82

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

393 Filter Strip Filter Strip, Introduced species, Forgone Income Ac $58.88

393 Filter Strip Filter Strip, Native species, Forgone Income Ac $64.86

394 Firebreak Constructed, Medium equipment, flat to medium slopes Ft $0.08

394 Firebreak Vegetated permanent firebreak Ft $0.02

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Instream rock placement, each No $97.53

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Instream wood placement No $35.71

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Lunker Structure No $110.58

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Blockage Removal No $422.14

396 Aquatic Organism Passage CMP Culvert, Less Than or Equal to 96 inch Diameter Cu-Ft $5.58

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Earthen Dam Removal CuYd $2.15

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Articulating Concrete Block Mat Chute with Drainage System SqFt $3.45

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Concrete Block or Rock Chute SqFt $1.79

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment Dam - Drainage Area >100 Acres No $4,597.15

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment Dam - Drainage Area 0 to 10 Acres No $1,078.04

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment Dam - Drainage Area 10.1 to 40 Acres No $1,691.08

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment Dam - Drainage Area 40.1 to 100 Acres No $3,470.64

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Side Inlet Structure No $476.01

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Weir drop structure 4' and less drop SqFt $39.55

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Weir drop structure over 4' drop SqFt $37.61

412 Grassed Waterway Grassed Waterway with checks between 200 and 600 ac drainage area Ft $0.92

412 Grassed Waterway Waterway DA between 200 and 600 acres Ft $0.54

412 Grassed Waterway Waterway DA greater than 600 acre Ft $1.03

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting High Species Diversity on Cropland with Foregone Income Ac $116.32

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting High Species Diversity on Fallow or Non-Cropland, no Foregone Income Ac $58.94

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Low Species Diversity on Cropland with Foregone Income Ac $79.01

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Low Species Diversity on Non-Cropland, no Foregone Income Ac $31.04

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Specialized Habitat Requirements on Cropland with Foregone Income Ac $160.53

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Specialized Habitat Requirements on Non-Cropland, no Foregone Income Ac $121.97

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Very Small Acreage (<.5 ac) Planting with Seedlings SqFt $0.07

422 Hedgerow Planting Pollinator Habitat Ft $0.43

422 Hedgerow Planting Wildlife Cool Season Ft $0.42

422 Hedgerow Planting Wildlife, Warm Season Grass Ft $0.43

430 Irrigation Pipeline Deep Buried HDPE or PVC Pipe, 5 to 6 feet deep, to service microirrigation system Lb $3.88

430 Irrigation Pipeline Directional Boring Lnft $19.67

430 Irrigation Pipeline HDPE (Iron Pipe Size & Tubing), Diameter 8 inches and less, Underground installation Lb $0.49

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Iron Pipe Size), less than or equal to 4 inch, Small Scale System Lnft $1.00

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Small Microirrigation System SqFt $0.13

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) Ac $260.09

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface drip irrigation, hoop house SqFt $0.03

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface Tape Ac $308.61

442 Sprinkler System Center Pivot System with VRI Ac $134.85

442 Sprinkler System Center Pivot System, 60 acres and smaller Ac $171.28

442 Sprinkler System Center Pivot System, greater than 60 acres Ac $80.61

442 Sprinkler System Fertigation Retrofit, 80 gph Pump No $460.20

442 Sprinkler System Renovation of Existing Sprinkler System Ft $0.76

442 Sprinkler System VRI System - Zone Lnft $5.09

449 Irrigation Water Management Advanced IWM, greater than 30 acres Ac $4.63

449 Irrigation Water Management Basic IWM, greater than 30 acres Ac $2.11

449 Irrigation Water Management Intermediate IWM, greater than 30 acres Ac $2.84

449 Irrigation Water Management IWM, less than or equal to 30 acres No $375.10

449 Irrigation Water Management Soil Moisture Sensors with Data Recorder with Telemetry_YR1 No $342.79

449 Irrigation Water Management Soil Moisture Sensors with Data Recorder_YR1 No $248.50

449 Irrigation Water Management Soil Moisture Sensors_YR1 No $188.72

462 Precision Land Forming and Smoothing Minor Shaping Ac $78.13

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 7 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

472 Access Control Protection of a designated sensitive area threatened by environmental stressors Ac $6.66

472 Access Control Trail/Road Access Control with hand tools No $81.60

484 Mulching Erosion Control Blanket SqFt $0.04

484 Mulching Hydromulch SqFt $0.01

484 Mulching Natural Material, Full Coverage SqFt $0.00

484 Mulching Natural Material, Partial Coverage Ac $11.22

484 Mulching Tree and Shrub Mats or Mulch No $0.11

484 Mulching Tree and Shrub Rolls SqFt $0.01

484 Mulching Very Small Acreage (<.5 ac) Natural Material, Partial Coverage SqFt $0.03

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Chemical, Ground Application Ac $21.97

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Hand site preparation Ac $29.22

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Heavy Mechanical with Chemical Ac $63.04

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Light Mechanical with Chemical Ac $27.38

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Mechanical, Heavy Machinery Ac $24.70

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Mechanical, Light or moderate machinery Ac $10.27

511 Forage Harvest Management Delayed Mowing for Ground Nesting Birds, FI Ac $13.20

511 Forage Harvest Management Forage Crop Harvest Management Ac $1.53

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Cool Season Ac $31.86

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Frost Seeding Ac $19.76

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Interseed Ac $25.63

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Warm Season, 2 or more species Ac $45.42

516 Livestock Pipeline Deep Buried HDPE or PVC Pipe (Year Round Use), 5 to 6 feet deep with trencher Ft $0.83

516 Livestock Pipeline Directional Boring (Year Round Use) Ft $4.10

516 Livestock Pipeline Pipe for Filling Aquaculture Ponds Ft $3.37

516 Livestock Pipeline Rural Water Connection Equipment (LSR) No $631.98

516 Livestock Pipeline Shallow Buried HDPE or PVC Pipe Ft $0.33

516 Livestock Pipeline Surface HDPE or PVC Pipe Ft $0.20

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 8 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

528 Prescribed Grazing Deferred Grazing, Foregone Income Ac $5.65

528 Prescribed Grazing Grazing System Managed to benefit Wildlife Habitat Ac $7.55

528 Prescribed Grazing Pasture Intensive Ac $9.05

528 Prescribed Grazing Pasture Standard Ac $4.10

533 Pumping Plant 313 Subsurface Drain Pump with sump chamber No $851.22

533 Pumping Plant Electric-Powered Pump between 10 and 40 HP HP $60.25

533 Pumping Plant Electric-Powered Pump between 3 and 10 HP HP $120.39

533 Pumping Plant Electric-Powered Pump greater than 40 HP HP $48.86

533 Pumping Plant Electric-Powered Pump less than or equal to 3 HP with Pressure Tank HP $416.65

533 Pumping Plant Milkhouse or Silage waste Pump HP $249.74

533 Pumping Plant Photovoltaic-Powered Pump HP $1,848.31

533 Pumping Plant Pump House No $126.28

533 Pumping Plant Pump, Manure, Solid Piston No $4,064.61

533 Pumping Plant Silage Leachate and Runoff Pump Controller No $451.51

533 Pumping Plant Tailwater Recovery - Diesel pump and sump HP $95.78

533 Pumping Plant Tailwater Recovery, Electric HP $80.75

533 Pumping Plant Tractor Power Take Off (PTO) Manure Pump No $4,554.13

533 Pumping Plant Variable Frequency Drive (LSR) HP $13.60

533 Pumping Plant Variable Frequency Drive, 15HP or Less No $307.22

533 Pumping Plant Wastewater pump and controller system No $992.64

550 Range Planting Native -Standard prep Ac $18.47

550 Range Planting Non-Native - Standard prep Ac $9.75

554 Drainage Water Management Drainage Water Management Ac $1.56

558 Roof Runoff Structure Existing fascia, Small 4 to 6 inch gutter, Heavy duty hangers Ft $1.66

558 Roof Runoff Structure High Tunnel Roof Runoff Trench Drain and Storage Lnft $4.19

558 Roof Runoff Structure Medium 7 to 9 inch gutter, Heavy hangers Ft $2.73

558 Roof Runoff Structure New fascia, Small 4 to 6 inch gutter, Heavy duty hangers Ft $2.44

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

558 Roof Runoff Structure Roof Gutter, 6 inches wide with runoff Storage Tank Ft $2.15

558 Roof Runoff Structure Trench Drain Ft $2.42

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Asphalt Pavement SqFt $0.39

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Concrete Flatwork, 5 inches thick, no wall SqFt $0.98

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Rock/Gravel on Geotextile (LSR) SqFt $0.15

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Rock/Gravel on Geotextile, Small SqFt $0.41

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Rock/Gravel Surfacing Without Geotextile (Includes Hoof Contact Gravel & Rock) SqFt $0.11

570 Stormwater Runoff Control Erosion Control Measure Ft $0.42

574 Spring Development Spring Development, Horizontal Pipe with Collection Box No $582.24

576 Livestock Shelter Structure Fabricated Wind Shelter Ft $3.88

576 Livestock Shelter Structure Portable Shade Structure SqFt $0.70

578 Stream Crossing Bridge, Manufactured, Foundation Modification Lnft $400.09

578 Stream Crossing Culvert installation, < 25 inch Diameter, Single culvert Ft $8.54

578 Stream Crossing Culvert, > 25 inch Diameter to <= 48 inch Diameter, Single Culvert Ft $9.70

578 Stream Crossing Rock Surfaced Stream Crossing SqFt $0.21

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Bioengineered Ft $3.18

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Riprap on bank 4 ft to 9 ft high measure from bank top to toe of slope Ft $6.09

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Riprap on bank less than 4 ft high measure from bank top to toe of slope Ft $4.06

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Stream Barb CuYd $16.35

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Structural Toewood w/Vegetation Ft $11.26

587 Structure for Water Control Automated DWM Control Structure, 12 to 18 inch diameter pipe No $1,115.40

587 Structure for Water Control Automated DWM Control Structure, 6 to 10 inch diameter pipe No $632.89

587 Structure for Water Control Culvert <30 inches DiaInFt $0.38

587 Structure for Water Control Culvert Guard, Grill or Fence In $26.10

587 Structure for Water Control Drainage Water Management Structure No $350.89

587 Structure for Water Control Flap gate structure Ft $83.75

587 Structure for Water Control Inline Flashboard Riser, Commercial DiaInFt $0.73

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

587 Structure for Water Control Inline or Inlet Flashboard Riser, Metal DiaInFt $0.55

590 Nutrient Management Adaptive NM No $310.98

590 Nutrient Management Nutrient Management Ac $4.04

590 Nutrient Management Nutrient Management - Non-Organic Ac $3.03

590 Nutrient Management Precision Nutrient Application Ac $8.72

590 Nutrient Management Prescription Nutrient Efficiency Ac $6.43

590 Nutrient Management Small Scale Basic Nutrient Management kSqFt $3.82

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) Low labor only Ac $1.76

595 Pest Management Conservation System Water Quality Pesticide Mitigation = 30 Point AND/OR Beneficial Insect Pesticide Mitigation Ac $4.50

595 Pest Management Conservation System Water Quality Pesticide Mitigation = 30 Point AND/OR Beneficial Insect Pesticide Mitigation - $144.75

Small Farm

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595 Pest Management Conservation System Water Quality Pesticide Mitigation > 30 Point AND/OR Beneficial Insect Pesticide Mitigation Ac $7.93

595 Pest Management Conservation System Water Quality Pesticide Mitigation > 30 Point AND/OR Beneficial Insect Pesticide Mitigation - $235.81

Small Farm

No

604 Saturated Buffer Saturated Buffer Ft $1.31

604 Saturated Buffer Saturated Buffer with Automated Water Control Structure Ft $2.08

605 Denitrifying Bioreactor Bioreactor With Soil Cover CuYd $11.23

605 Denitrifying Bioreactor Bioreactor With Soil Cover with Automated WCS CuYd $14.40

606 Subsurface Drain Secondary Main Retrofit for DWM Ft $0.87

606 Subsurface Drain Structural Practice Support Drain Ft $0.56

606 Subsurface Drain Waste Storage Facility Perimeter Drain, 9 or less feet deep Ft $3.48

606 Subsurface Drain Waste Storage Facility Perimeter Drain, greater than 9 feet deep Ft $4.39

610 Salinity and Sodic Soil Management Soil Management (non-Irrigated) Ac $2.18

610 Salinity and Sodic Soil Management Soil Management (Irrigated) Ac $4.03

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Hardwood Est.-Direct Seeding Ac $69.01

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Individual Tree with Mesh Protectors No $0.40

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Individual Tree with Solid Protector No $1.37

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 11 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Individual Tree with Woven Wire Tree Cage No $3.33

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Individual Tree, 1-gallon pots No $0.68

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Individual tree, hand planting No $0.17

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Perimeter Based Tree-Shrub Regeneration Area with Protection Lnft $0.45

614 Watering Facility Frost Free Fountain No $94.64

614 Watering Facility Geothermal or heated livestock watering facility No $152.58

614 Watering Facility Summer Automatic Waterier No $48.70

614 Watering Facility Tank Greater Than 150 and Less Than or Equal to 500 Gallons Gal $0.25

614 Watering Facility Tank Greater Than 500 Gallons Gal $0.15

614 Watering Facility Tank less than or equal to 150 gallons Gal $0.34

620 Underground Outlet 10 inch corrugated plastic tubing Ft $1.13

620 Underground Outlet 12 inch corrugated plastic tubing or larger Ft $1.28

620 Underground Outlet 15-21 inch pipe conduit Ft $2.50

620 Underground Outlet 24 inch pipe conduit Ft $4.30

620 Underground Outlet 30 inch pipe conduit Ft $4.96

620 Underground Outlet 36 inch pipe conduit or larger Ft $6.29

620 Underground Outlet 6 inch corrugated plastic tubing or smaller Ft $0.82

620 Underground Outlet 6 inch pipe conduit Ft $1.66

620 Underground Outlet 8 -12 inch pipe conduit Ft $1.95

620 Underground Outlet 8 inch corrugated plastic tubing Ft $0.95

620 Underground Outlet Blind Inlet for Water Quality CuYd $11.70

620 Underground Outlet Intake Riser and short offset outlet No $64.01

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Habitat Monitoring and Management, Medium Intensity and Complexity Ac $1.48

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Restoring and Managing unique or diminishing native terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems Ac $12.92

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Specialized Species on Cropland, with FI Ac $150.99

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Specialized Species on Fallow or Non-Cropland, no FI Ac $112.24

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Idling Cropland for Wetland Wildlife - Level 2 Ac $42.87

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 12 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Management and Monitoring on Idled Cropland for Wetland Wildlife, foregone income - $42.87

Level 1 (Year 2-5)

Ac

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Monitoring and Management - Level 3 Ac $31.29

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Wild Rice Seeding Ac $74.58

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Delayed Mowing on Hay Fields to Meet Life History Requirements Ac $18.85

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Honeybee Habitat Multi Species Mix with Monitoring and Foregone Income Ac $43.29

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Inter-seeding Milkweed for Monarch Habitat Ac $26.01

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Management of Mid-Successional Habitat Conditions Ac $6.04

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Ac $2.25

646 Shallow Water Development and Management Shallow Water Management, High Level Ac $38.43

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Disking Ac $17.76

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Edge Feathering (Cutback Borders) Ac $72.49

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Mowing Ac $16.18

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Regeneration of aspen stands. Ac $84.40

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Woody Vegetation Removal-Mechanical Ac $44.61

649 Structures for Wildlife Bat Boxes No $16.37

649 Structures for Wildlife Brush Pile - Large No $18.94

649 Structures for Wildlife Brush Pile - Small No $4.56

649 Structures for Wildlife Snake Hibernaculum No $199.48

649 Structures for Wildlife Woody Habitat, On Site No $14.54

654 Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment Road or Trail Abandonment or Rehabilitation, Light Ft $0.46

655 Forest Trails and Landings Grading and Shaping with Vegetative Establishment Ft $0.36

655 Forest Trails and Landings Trail and Landing Installation Ft $0.19

660 Tree-Shrub Pruning Pruning- High Height Ac $44.74

660 Tree-Shrub Pruning Pruning-Fire Hazard Ac $25.54

660 Tree-Shrub Pruning Pruning-Low Height Ac $19.53

660 Tree-Shrub Pruning Root Pruning for Oak Wilt Control Lnft $0.51

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 13 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

666 Forest Stand Improvement Even-aged Stand Marking, Commercial Harvest Ac $8.99

666 Forest Stand Improvement Heavy Equipment, Mechanical Treatment Ac $75.94

666 Forest Stand Improvement Patch Clearcuts, Non-commercial Ac $103.52

666 Forest Stand Improvement Thinning for Wildlife and Forest Health Ac $76.88

666 Forest Stand Improvement Tree Release, Light Equipment Ac $33.07

666 Forest Stand Improvement Uneven-aged Stand Marking, Commercial Harvest Ac $17.35

782 Phosphorus Removal System Tile Discharge, in-ground earthen chamber No $694.37

782 Phosphorus Removal System Tile discharge, in-ground tank No $1,048.48

B000BFF1 Buffer Bundle#1 Buffer Bundle#1 Ac $3,825.14

B000CPL10 YEAR 1 Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) YEAR 1 Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) Ac $163.84

B000CPL11 YEAR 2+ Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) YEAR 2+ Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) Ac $64.48

B000CPL12 Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) Ac $49.13

B000CPL13 Non-Irrigated Cropland (MRBI) Non-Irrigated Cropland (MRBI) Ac $43.22

B000CPL14 YEAR 1 Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) YEAR 1 Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) Ac $166.86

B000CPL15 YEAR 2+ Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) YEAR 2+ Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) Ac $67.50

B000CPL16 Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies (MRBI) Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies (MRBI) Ac $54.19

B000CPL17 Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies Riparian Forest $99.81

Buffer (MRBI)

Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies Riparian Forest Buffer (MRBI) Ac

B000CPL18 Crop Bundle #18 - Precision Ag Crop Bundle #18 - Precision Ag Ac $50.19

B000CPL19 Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag Ac $48.98

B000CPL20 Crop Bundle #20 - Soil Health Assessment Crop Bundle #20 - Soil Health Assessment Ac $48.28

B000CPL21 Crop Bundle #21 - Crop Bundle (Organic) Crop Bundle #21 - Crop Bundle (Organic) Ac $76.67

B000CPL22 Crop Bundle #22 - Erosion Bundle (Organic) Crop Bundle #22 - Erosion Bundle (Organic) Ac $53.05

B000CPL23 Crop Bundle #23 - Pheasant and quail habitat Crop Bundle #23 - Pheasant and quail habitat Ac $74.92

B000CPL24 Crop Bundle #24 - Cropland Soil Health Management System Crop Bundle #24- Cropland Soil Health Management System Ac $36.84

B000CPL25 Climate Smart Advanced Soil Health Crop Land Bundle# 25- Climate Smart Advanced Soil Health Ac $174.08

B000FST1 Forest Bundle#1 Forest Bundle#1 Ac $1,773.29

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 14 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

B000FST2 Forest Bundle #2 - Post-fire Management Forest Bundle #2 - Post-fire Management Ac $1,277.88

B000FST3 Forest Bundle #3 B000FST3 - Forest Bundle #3 Ac $676.22

B000FST4 Forest Bundle #4 B000FST4 - Forest Bundle #4 Ac $1,503.44

B000FST5 Forest Bundle #5 Climate Smart Increase Carbon Storage B000FST5 - Forest Bundle # 5: Increase Carbon Sequestration & Storage Ac $3,090.27

B000GRZ1 Grazing Bundle 1 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 1 - Range and Pasture Ac $116.66

B000GRZ2 Grazing Bundle 2 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 2 - Range and Pasture Ac $2,984.36

B000GRZ3 Grazing Bundle 3 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 3 - Range and Pasture Ac $1,972.54

B000GRZ4 Grazing Bundle 4 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 4 - Range and Pasture Ac $3,884.84

B000GRZ5 Grazing Bundle 5 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 5 - Range and Pasture Ac $7.55

B000LLP1 Longleaf Pine Bundle#1 Longleaf Pine Bundle#1 Ac $151.53

B000LLP2 Longleaf Pine Bundle#2 Longleaf Pine Bundle#2 Ac $471.00

B000LLP4 Longleaf Pine Bundle #4 Longleaf Pine Bundle #4 Ac $547.28

B000PST5 Pasture Bundle 5 Pasture Bundle #5 Ac $80.59

B000PSTX Pasture Bundle #6 - Pasture Pasture Bundle #6 Ac $109.97

B000RNG4 Range Bundle 4 Range Bundle #4 Ac $110.79

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Basic Comprehensive Conservation Plan-One Land Use No $2,570.12

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Operation with > 2 land uses and 2 or more resource $3,857.39

concerns

No

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Comprehensive Conservation Plan on 2 or more Land Use No $3,428.30

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Multiple Enterprise-High No $14,629.65

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Multiple Enterprise-Medium No $12,686.39

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Single Enterprise-High No $11,401.33

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Single Enterprise-Low No $7,087.92

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Single Enterprise-Medium No $9,231.16

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP AAL, Level 1 Ac $7.66

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP AAL, Level 1 Ac $8.09

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP AAL, Level 2 Ac $16.69

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 15 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP AAL, Level 2 Ac $17.61

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Cropland, Level 1 Ac $5.93

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Cropland, Level 1 Ac $6.26

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Cropland, Level 2 Ac $7.80

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Cropland, Level 2 Ac $8.22

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Cropland, Level 3 Ac $10.39

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Cropland, Level 3 Ac $10.96

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Farmstead, Level 1 Ac $10.22

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Farmstead, Level 1 Ac $10.78

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Farmstead, Level 2 Ac $15.48

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Farmstead, Level 2 Ac $16.33

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Forest, Level 1 Ac $3.50

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Forest, Level 1 Ac $3.70

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Forest, Level 2 Ac $5.21

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Forest, Level 2 Ac $5.49

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Forest, Level 3 Ac $7.40

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Forest, Level 3 Ac $7.81

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Pasture, Level 1 Ac $4.88

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Pasture, Level 1 Ac $5.15

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Pasture, Level 2 Ac $6.21

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Pasture, Level 2 Ac $6.55

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Pasture, Level 3 Ac $9.24

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Pasture, Level 3 Ac $9.75

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Range, Level 1 Ac $3.55

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Range, Level 1 Ac $3.74

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Range, Level 2 Ac $4.58

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Range, Level 2 Ac $4.83

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 16 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Range, Level 3 Ac $5.78

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Range, Level 3 Ac $6.09

E300EAP2 Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern EAP2, General Contracts No $1,800.00

E300EAP2 Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern HU-EAP2, General Contracts No $3,000.00

E300EAP2 Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern EAP2, Renewal Contracts No $3,000.00

E300EAP2 Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern HU-EAP2, Renewal Contracts No $4,200.00

E314A Brush management to improve wildlife habitat Brush management to improve wildlife habitat Ac $24.38

E314A Brush management to improve wildlife habitat SU_Brush management to improve wildlife habitat Acre $36.57

E315A Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities $16.71

consistent with the ecological site

Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site Ac

E315A Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities $25.06

consistent with the ecological site

SU_Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological 

site

Acre

E327A Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects Ac $545.78

E327B Establish Monarch butterfly habitat Establish Monarch butterfly habitat Ac $902.39

E328A Resource conserving crop rotation Resource conserving crop rotation Ac $25.10

E328B Improved resource conserving crop rotation Improved resource conserving crop rotation Ac $8.96

E328C Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP $3.59

grass/legume cover

Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for water erosion Ac

E328D Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife Ac $5.28

E328E Soil health crop rotation Soil health crop rotation Ac $5.98

E328F Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic $2.46

matter

Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter Ac

E328G Crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover $5.98

for soil organic matter improvement

Crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for soil organic matter 

improvement

Ac

E328H Conservation crop rotation to reduce the concentration of $4.78

salts

Conservation crop rotation to reduce the concentration of salts Ac

E328I Forage harvest to reduce water quality impacts by utilization $5.50

of excess soil nutrients

Forage harvest to reduce water quality impacts by utilization of excess soil nutrients Ac

E328J Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators Ac $95.62

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 17 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E328K Multiple crop types to benefit wildlife Multiple crop types to benefit wildlife Ac $5.98

E328L Leaving tall crop residue for wildlife Leaving tall crop residue for wildlife Ac $11.95

E328M Diversify crop rotation with canola or sunflower to provide $11.95

benefits to pollinators

Diversify crop rotation with canola or sunflower to provide benefits to pollinators Ac

E328O Perennial Grain Conservation Crop Rotation Perennial Grain Rotation Ac $172.84

E328P Low Nitrogen Requirement Annual Crop Rotation Low Nitrogen Requirement Annual Crop Rotation Ac $30.71

E329A No till to reduce soil erosion No till to reduce soil erosion Ac $3.59

E329B No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter Ac $3.59

E329C No till to increase plant-available moisture No till to increase plant-available moisture Ac $3.59

E329D No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter $4.78

content

No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content Ac

E329E No till to reduce energy No till to reduce energy Ac $4.78

E329F No-till into green cover crop to improve soil organic matter $67.20

quantity and quality

Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till - Planting Green Ac

E334A Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction Ac $9.03

E338A Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution $8.31

and wildlife habitat

Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution and wildlife habitat Ac

E338A Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution $12.46

and wildlife habitat

SU_Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution and wildlife habitat Acre

E338B Short-interval burns to promote a healthy herbaceous plant $124.40

community

Short-interval burns to promote a healthy herbaceous plant community Ac

E338C Sequential patch burning Sequential patch burning Ac $305.28

E340A Cover crop to reduce soil erosion Cover crop to reduce soil erosion Ac $10.85

E340B Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil $18.33

organic matter content

Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content Ac

E340C Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and $16.64

increase soil organic matter

Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter Ac

E340D Intensive orchard/vineyard floor cover cropping to increase $16.64

soil health

Intensive orchard/vineyard floor cover cropping to increase soil health Ac

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 18 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E340E Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of $4.49

cover crop mix to improve soil health

Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil 

health

Ac

E340F Cover crop to minimize soil compaction Cover crop to minimize soil compaction Ac $15.99

E340G Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing $15.99

excess soil nutrients

Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients Ac

E340H Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break $16.64

pest cycles

Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles Ac

E340I Using cover crops for biological strip till Using cover crops for biological strip till Ac $18.60

E340J Cover crop to improve moisture use efficiency and reduce $65.86

salts

Cover crop to improve soil moisture use efficiency and reduce salt levels Ac

E345A Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion Ac $4.78

E345B Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter Ac $3.59

E345C Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture Ac $3.59

E345D Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter $4.78

content

Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content Ac

E345E Reduced tillage to reduce energy use Reduced tillage to reduce energy use Ac $3.59

E372A Switch to Renewable Power Source Repower with Renewable Energy Source No $63,002.87

E372B Renewable Energy Source for Large Internal Combustion $49,149.35

Engines

Renewable Energy Power Source for Large IC Engines No

E373A Dust suppressant re-application for stabilization Dust Suppressant Re-application, Once per Year SqFt $0.28

E376A Modify field operations to reduce particulate matter Modify field operations to reduce particulate matter Ac $3.59

E381A Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat Ac $86.46

E382A Incorporating "wildlife friendly" fencing for connectivity of $0.24

wildlife food resources

Incorporating "wildlife friendly" fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources Ft

E382A Incorporating "wildlife friendly" fencing for connectivity of $0.36

wildlife food resources

SU_Incorporating "wildlife friendly" fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources Foot

E382B Installing electrical fence offsets and wire for cross-fencing to $0.65

improve grazing management

Installing electrical fence offsets and wire for cross-fencing to improve grazing management Ft

E382B Installing electrical fence offsets and wire for cross-fencing to $0.97

improve grazing management

SU_Installing electrical fence offsets and wire for cross-fencing to improve grazing 

management

Foot

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 19 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E383A Grazing-maintained fuel break to reduce the risk of fire Grazing-maintained fuel break to reduce the risk of fire Ac $311.43

E384A Biochar production from woody residue Biochar production from woody residue Ac $5,710.01

E386A Enhanced field borders to reduce soil erosion along the $1,233.15

edge(s) of a field

Enhanced field borders to reduce soil erosion along the edge(s) of a field Ac

E386B Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the $1,318.71

edge(s) of the field

Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field Ac

E386C Enhanced field borders to decrease particulate emissions $1,253.62

along the edge(s) of the field

Enhanced field borders to decrease particulate emissions along the edge(s) of the field Ac

E386D Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along $1,318.71

the edge(s) of a field

Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field Ac

E386E Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat $1,318.71

along the edge(s) of a field

Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat along the edge(s) of a field Ac

E390A Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for sediment and $594.72

nutrient reduction

Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for sediment and nutrient reduction Ac

E390B Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife $402.70

habitat

Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat Ac

E391A Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and $2,463.75

nutrient reduction

Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and nutrient reduction Ac

E391B Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction Ac $2,494.33

E391C Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife $2,494.33

habitat

Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat Ac

E393A Extend existing filter strip to reduce water quality impacts Extend existing filter strip to reduce water quality impacts Ac $1,557.76

E395A Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody $20,201.16

biomass

Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass Ac

E399A Fishpond management for native aquatic and terrestrial $1,611.00

species 

Fishpond management for native aquatic and terrestrial species Ac

E412A Enhance a grassed waterway Waterway, reshape/extend/widen Ac $4,041.99

E420A Establish pollinator habitat Establish Pollinator Habitat Ac $530.97

E420B Establish monarch butterfly habitat Establish Monarch Habitat Ac $902.39

E447A Advanced Tailwater Recovery Advanced Tailwater Recovery Ac $8.99

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 20 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E449A Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings No $4,427.96

E449B Alternated Wetting and Drying (AWD) of rice fields Alternated Wetting and Drying (AWD) of rice fields Ac $38.33

E449C Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture $26.61

monitoring

Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring Ac

E449D Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1, Equipment and soil $58.97

moisture or water level monitoring

Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring Ac

E449E Convert from Cascade to Furrow Irrigated Rice Production - $60.27

reduce irrigation water consumption

Convert from Cascade to Furrow Irrigated Rice Production - reduce irrigation water 

consumption

Ac

E449F Intermediate IWM - Year 1, Equipment with Soil or Water $47.91

Level monitoring

Intermediate IWM— Year 1, Equipment with Soil moisture or Water Level monitoring Ac

E449G Intermediate IWM - Years 2-5, Soil or Water Level monitoring Intermediate IWM— Years 2-5, Soil Moisture or Water Level monitoring Ac $11.35

E449H Intermediate IWM - Years 2 -5, using soil moisture or water $51.66

level monitoring

Intermediate IWM - Years 2 - 5, using soil moisture or water level monitoring Ac

E449I Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Retrofit IWM - Year 1, Retrofit Equipment with Speed Control on Sprinkler Irrigation No $1,962.89

E449J Intermediate IWM - 20% Reducing Water Usage Intermediate IWM - 20% Reduced Water Usage Ac $40.39

E472A Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients $3.19

or pathogens to surface water

Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients or pathogens to surface water Ft

E472A Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients $4.78

or pathogens to surface water

SU_Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients or pathogens to surface 

water

Foot

E484A Mulching to improve soil health Mulching to improve soil health Ac $2.39

E484B Reduce particulate matter emissions by using orchard or $18.07

vineyard generated woody materials as mulch

Reduce particulate matter emissions by using orchard or vineyard generated woody 

materials as mulch

Ac

E484C Mulching with natural materials in specialty crops for weed $63.66

control

Mulching with natural materials in specialty crops for weed control Ac

E484D Lowbush Blueberry Field Mulching for Moisture Management Lowbush blueberry field mulching Ac $14,474.88

E511A Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that $4.95

allow desired species to flush or escape

Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or 

escape

Ac

E511B Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife $5.50

habitat cover, shelter or continuity

Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat cover, shelter or continuity Ac

E511B Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife $8.25

habitat cover, shelter or continuity

SU_Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat cover, shelter or 

continuity

Acre

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 21 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E511C Forage testing for improved harvesting methods and hay $146.98

quality

Hay quality record keepoing for livestock producers No

E511D Forage Harvest Management to Improve Terrestrial Habitat $28.38

for Wildlife during Over-Winter Periods

Forage Harvest Management Overwinter Ac

E512A Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil $10.59

erosion

Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil erosion Ac

E512B Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or $28.03

increase organic matter to build soil health

Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or increase organic matter to build soil 

health

Ac

E512C Cropland conversion to grass for soil organic matter $14.94

improvement

Cropland conversion to grass for soil organic matter improvement Ac

E512D Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in $15.57

depleted soils

Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils Ac

E512I Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch $29.65

habitat

Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch habitat Ac

E512J Establish wildlife corridors to provide habitat continuity or $19.52

access to water

Establish wildlife corridors to provide habitat continuity or access to water Ac

E512L Diversifying Forage Base with Interseeding Forbs and $94.56

Legumes to Increase Pasture Quality

Diversifying forage base with interseeding forbs and legumes to increase pasture quality. Ac

E512M Forage Plantings that Improve Wildlife Habitat Cover and $58.29

Shelter or Structure and Composition

Forage plantings that improve wildlife habitat cover and shelter or structure and composition Ac

E528A Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health $4.25

and productivity 

Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity Ac

E528B Grazing management that improves monarch butterfly habitatGrazing management that improves monarch butterfly habitat Ac $10.33

E528C Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for $18.30

wildlife.

Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. Ac

E528D Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of $0.63

food or cover and shelter for wildlife

Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for 

wildlife

Ac

E528E Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure $3.51

and composition for wildlife

Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife Ac

E528F Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and $29.89

composition or plant productivity and health

Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity 

and health

Ac

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 22 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E528G Improved grazing management on pasture for plant $10.91

productivity and health with monitoring activities

Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring 

activities

Ac

E528H Prescribed grazing to improve/maintain riparian and $1.82

watershed function-elevated water temperature 

Prescribed grazing to improve/maintain riparian and watershed function-elevated water 

temperature 

Ac

E528I Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or $2.05

ground water from nutrients

Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or ground water from nutrients Ac

E528J Prescribed grazing on pastureland that improves riparian and $17.30

watershed function

Prescribed grazing on pastureland that improves riparian and watershed function Ac

E528L Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and $11.41

watershed function-erosion

Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion Ac

E528M Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully $1.84

erosion

Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion Ac

E528N Improved grazing management through monitoring activities Improved grazing management through monitoring activities Ac $2.21

E528O Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for $48.15

improved forage quality

Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality Ac

E528P Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic $186.10

matter and reduce nutrients in surface water

Implementing bale or swath grazing to increase organic matter or reduce nutrients in surface 

water

Ac

E528Q Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis $1.84

to keep track of herd health

Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health Ac

E528R Management Intensive Rotational Grazing Management Intensive Rotational Grazing Ac $42.86

E528S Soil Health Improvements on Pasture Soil health improvements on pasture Ac $10.83

E528T Grazing to Reduce Wildfire Risk on Forests Improved grazing management for reduction of wildfire risks on Western forests Ac $1.56

E528U Contingency Planning for Resiliency Contingency Planning for Resiliency Ac $7.83

E533A Advanced Pumping Plant Automation Advanced Pumping Plant Automation No $6,826.35

E533B Complete pumping plant evaluation for energy savings Complete pumping plant evaluation for energy savings No $4,427.96

E533C Install VFDs on pumping plants Install variable frequency drive on pump No $7,270.92

E533D Switch fuel source for pumps Switch fuel source for pumps No $18,544.52

E550A Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter Ac $44.91

E550B Range planting for improving forage, browse, or cover for $21.47

wildlife

Range planting for improving forage, browse, or cover for wildlife Ac

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 23 of 26 Minnesota - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E570A Enhanced rain garden for wildlife Enhanced rain garden for wildlife SqFt $0.23

E578A Stream crossing elimination Stream crossing elimination No $9,842.16

E580A Stream corridor bank stability improvement Stream corridor bank stability improvement Ac $2,318.45

E580B Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement Ac $2,318.45

E590A Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of $14.12

nutrient losses

Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses Ac

E590B Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing $16.75

precision agriculture technologies

Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies Ac

E590C Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of $19.86

nutrient losses on pasture

Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture Ac

E590C Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of $29.79

nutrient losses on pasture

SU_Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture Acre

E590D Reduce nutrient loss by increasing setback awareness via $14.36

precision technology for water quality

Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface and groundwater by increasing setback awareness 

via precision technology

Ac

E595A Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing $12.51

precision pesticide application techniques

Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application 

techniques

Ac

E595B Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM $8.80

PAMS techniques

Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques Ac

E595D Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest $19.02

resistance to Bt crops

Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest resistance to Bt crops Ac

E595E Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to $6.85

increase the presence of dung beetles

Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of dung 

beetles

Ac

E595E Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to $10.28

increase the presence of dung beetles

SU_Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of 

dung beetles

Acre

E595F Improving Soil Organism Habitat on Agricultural Land Improving soil organism habitat on agricultural land Ac $11.95

E595G Reduced resistance risk by utilizing PAMS techniques Reduced resistance risk by utilizing PAMS techniques Ac $16.59

E612B Planting for high carbon sequestration rate Planting for high carbon storage rate Ac $2,713.02

E612C Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant $1,056.05

communities

Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities Ac

E612D Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings Ac $246.28

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E612E Cultural plantings Cultural plantings Ac $2,340.48

E612F Sugarbush management Sugarbush management Ac $957.45

E612G Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food Ac $2,208.99

E643A Restoration of sensitive coastal vegetative communities Restoration of sensitive coastal vegetative communities No $157.30

E643B Restoration and management of rare or declining habitat Restoration and management of rare or declining habitat Ft $10.64

E643C Restore glade habitat to benefit threatened and endangered $1,740.09

species and state species of concern

Restore glade habitat to benefit threatened and endangered species and state species of 

concern

Ac

E643D Low-tech process-based restoration to enhance floodplain $48.09

connectivity

Low-tech process-based restoration to enhance floodplain connectivity Lnft

E644A Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife Acre $30.07

E644A Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife SU_Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife Acre $45.11

E645A Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in $60.97

sensitive wildlife species habitat

Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat Number

E645A Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in $91.46

sensitive wildlife species habitat

SU_Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species 

habitat

Number

E645B Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter $474.55

for wildlife

Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife Ac

E645C Edge feathering for wildlife cover Edge feathering for wildlife cover Ac $1,161.76

E645D Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Upland Landscapes Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Upland Landscapes Ac $10.82

E646A Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for waterfowl $31.68

and wading bird winter habitat

Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for waterfowl and wading bird winter habitat Ac

E646B Extend retention of captured rainfall for migratory waterfowl $37.55

and wading bird late winter habitat 

Extend retention of captured rainfall for migratory waterfowl and wading bird late winter 

habitat 

Ac

E646C Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for $67.84

shorebirds mid-summer habitat

Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for shorebirds mid-summer habitat Ac

E646D Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for $74.35

shorebird late summer habitat 

Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for shorebird late summer habitat Ac

E647A Manipulate vegetation on fields with captured rainfall for $4.88

waterfowl & wading bird winter habitat

Manipulate vegetation on fields with captured rainfall for waterfowl & wading bird winter 

habitat 

Ac

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E647B Provide early successional shorebird habitat between first $48.80

crop and ratoon crop

Provide early successional shorebird habitat between first crop and ratoon crop Ac

E647C Maintain most soil vegetation on cropland edges to enhance $16.34

waterfowl and shorebird habitat

Maintain most soil vegetation on cropland edges to enhance waterfowl and shorebird habitat Ac

E647D Establish and maintain early successional habitat in ditches $16.34

and bank borders 

Establish and maintain early successional habitat in ditches and bank borders Ac

E666A Maintaining and improving forest soil quality Maintaining and improving forest soil quality Ac $47.66

E666D Forest management to enhance understory vegetation Forest management to enhance understory vegetation Ac $312.95

E666E Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk Ac $312.95

E666F Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure Ac $360.15

E666G Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to $356.92

limit wildfire risk and improve habitat

Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk and improve 

habitat

Ac

E666H Increase on-site carbon storage Increase on-site carbon storage Ac $38.84

E666I Crop tree management for mast production Crop tree management for mast production Ac $444.21

E666J Facilitating oak forest regeneration Facilitating oak forest regeneration Ac $681.04

E666K Creating structural diversity with patch openings Creating structural diversity with patch openings Ac $635.09

E666L Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded $634.05

hardwood stands

Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands Ac

E666O Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat Ac $70.60

E666P Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat speciesSummer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species Ac $251.73

E666R Forest songbird habitat preservation Forest songbird habitat preservation Ac $226.38

E666S Facilitating longleaf pine establishment Facilitating longleaf pine regeneration and establishment Ac $263.37

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