Conservation Stewardship Program Fiscal Year 2024 United States Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

311 Alley Cropping 3 row alley cropping Ac $96.71

311 Alley Cropping Alley Cropping Single Row - Small Acreage No $3.02

311 Alley Cropping Alley Cropping, single row No $4.17

314 Brush Management Biological Brush Management High Density Ac $153.86

314 Brush Management Biological Brush Management Low Density Ac $76.93

314 Brush Management Blanket Treatment Multi Pass Ac $126.04

314 Brush Management Brush Management for 1 Ac. or less Ac $52.07

314 Brush Management Chemical - Ground Applied Ac $14.72

314 Brush Management Chemical, Aerial Applied Ac $8.88

314 Brush Management Chemical, Individual Plant Treatment Ac $24.37

314 Brush Management Chemical, Intense Individual Plant Treatment Ac $103.34

314 Brush Management Hand Tools and Chemical Treatment Ac $61.04

314 Brush Management Hand tools, Woody Vegetation Ac $40.59

314 Brush Management Light Brush Management Ac $5.87

314 Brush Management Light Mechanical and Chemical Ac $54.99

314 Brush Management Mechanical, Heavy, > 4 Inches DBH Ac $95.95

314 Brush Management Mechanical, Light Equipment Ac $14.22

314 Brush Management Mechanical, Medium 2 to 4 Inch DBH Ac $68.10

314 Brush Management Medium Brush Management Ac $8.75

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Biological Management High Density Ac $105.97

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Biological Management Low Density Ac $52.99

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Blanket Treatment Multi Pass Ac $13.42

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Chemical, Aerial Ac $12.01

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Chemical, Ground Ac $5.14

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Chemical, Spot Ac $10.05

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Forest Herbaceous Chemical Ground Ac $20.81

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Hand Tools, Herbaceous vegetation Ac $18.62

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Herbaceous Weed Treatment for One Acre or less (not to exceed 1 acre) Ac $36.00

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Light Spot Treatment Ac $4.36

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Mechanical Ac $14.22

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment mechanical and chemical Ac $12.87

327 Conservation Cover Introduced Species Ac $24.06

327 Conservation Cover Introduced with Forgone Income Ac $46.18

327 Conservation Cover Monarch Species Mix Ac $97.08

327 Conservation Cover Native Grasses and Forbs Ac $31.45

327 Conservation Cover Native Grasses and Forbs, Forgone Income Ac $60.79

327 Conservation Cover Native Species Ac $25.86

327 Conservation Cover Orchard or Vineyard Alleyways Ac $17.00

327 Conservation Cover Pollinator Mix-Small Footprint kSqFt $14.30

327 Conservation Cover Pollinator Species Ac $78.28

327 Conservation Cover Pollinator Species with Forgone Income Ac $88.69

328 Conservation Crop Rotation Basic Rotation Organic and Non-Organic Ac $1.43

328 Conservation Crop Rotation Specialty Crops Organic and Non-Organic Ac $3.83

329 Residue and Tillage Management, No Till No Till Adaptive Management No $393.10

329 Residue and Tillage Management, No Till No-Till/Strip-Till Ac $2.19

333 Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products Gypsum greater than 1 ton rate Ac $29.05

333 Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products Gypsum less than 1 ton per acre Ac $15.08

338 Prescribed Burning Herbaceous Fuel Ac $4.56

338 Prescribed Burning Site Preparation Ac $23.52

338 Prescribed Burning Understory Burn Ac $9.81

338 Prescribed Burning Volatile fuels < 4 ft tall Ac $5.83

338 Prescribed Burning Volatile fuels > 4 ft tall Ac $8.43

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - 1 acre or less Ac $57.53

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - Adaptive Management No $299.59

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - Basic (Organic and Non-organic) Ac $8.26

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - Multiple Species (Organic and Non-organic) Ac $10.31

342 Critical Area Planting Hydroseed Ac $248.98

342 Critical Area Planting Native or Introduced Vegetation - Heavy Grading (Organic and Non-Organic) Ac $143.66

342 Critical Area Planting Native or Introduced Vegetation - Moderate Grading (Organic and Non-Organic) Ac $102.48

342 Critical Area Planting Native or Introduced Vegetation - Normal Tillage (Organic and Non-Organic) Ac $50.40

345 Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till Mulch till-Adaptive Management No $478.04

345 Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till Ac $2.27

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Automatic Controller System No $238.12

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Heating - Attic Heat Recovery vents No $23.61

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Heating - Radiant Tube No $183.47

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Heating (Building) kBTU/Hr $2.29

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade <= 1 HP No $81.50

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade > 1 and < 10 HP No $119.87

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade > 100 HP No $2,402.72

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade 10 - 100 HP No $587.18

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Plate Cooler-lg No $3,666.98

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Refrig-Plate Cooler-Med No $1,680.05

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Refrig-Plate Cooler-Small No $560.94

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Scroll Compressor No $351.36

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Tunnel Door SqFt $1.34

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Variable Speed Drive, no motor HP $13.25

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Ventilation - Exhaust No $225.07

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Ventilation - HAF No $28.08

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Water Heater No $384.32

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

378 Pond Embankment Pond with Pipe Regional CuYd $1.23

378 Pond Embankment Pond without Pipe Regional CuYd $0.85

378 Pond Excavated, embankment less than 3 ft CuYd $0.51

378 Pond Existing Embankment Pond Repair, with pipe CuYd $2.23

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

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation 1 row windbreak, hardwood, hand planted Ft $0.18

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation 2-row windbreak, conifers Ft $0.12

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation 2-row windbreak, hardwoods Ft $0.12

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation 3 or more row windbreak, hardwoods Ft $0.17

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation 3 or more tree rows hardwood/conifers Ft $0.14

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Multi-row Tree/shrub, containerized stock Ft $0.67

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Single row of tree and shrub planting with tree tubelings Ft $0.28

381 Silvopasture Commercial thinning followed by establishment of introduced grasses. Ac $53.80

381 Silvopasture Commercial thinning followed by establishment of native grasses. Ac $49.02

381 Silvopasture Establish Trees Ac $21.36

381 Silvopasture Establish Trees and Introduced Grasses Ac $61.58

381 Silvopasture Establish Trees and Native Grasses Ac $70.78

381 Silvopasture Establishment of introduced grasses Ac $41.03

381 Silvopasture Establishment of native grasses Ac $49.76

381 Silvopasture Non-commercial thinning followed by establishment of introduced grasses. Ac $73.38

381 Silvopasture Non-commercial thinning followed by establishment of native grasses. Ac $82.10

382 Fence Barbed or Smooth Wire Ft $0.29

382 Fence Chain Link Ft $4.61

382 Fence Electric - 4 or more strands Ft $0.39

382 Fence Electric 2 strand Ft $0.24

382 Fence Electric 3 strand Ft $0.30

382 Fence Exclusion Fence Ft $0.73

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

382 Fence Woven Wire Regional Ft $0.49

383 Fuel Break Dozer Ac $195.65

383 Fuel Break Dozer, Steep Slope Ac $317.27

383 Fuel Break Fuel Break-Masticator, steep slopes Ac $281.53

383 Fuel Break Hand Tools Ac $240.19

383 Fuel Break Masticator Ac $201.39

383 Fuel Break Non Forest Ac $29.38

384 Woody Residue Treatment Chipping and hauling Ac $43.12

384 Woody Residue Treatment Forest Slash Heavy Ac $36.20

384 Woody Residue Treatment Silvicultural slash treatment- light Ac $28.05

384 Woody Residue Treatment Treatment following catastrophic events Ac $87.69

386 Field Border Field Border, Introduced Species Ac $12.96

386 Field Border Field Border, Native Species Ac $20.08

386 Field Border Field Border, Pollinator Ac $53.56

386 Field Border Field Border, Pollinator, Forgone Income Ac $82.91

386 Field Border Field Border, Shrubs with Shelters Ac $499.93

390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover Cool Season Grasses with Forbs Ac $108.69

390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover Native Seeding, Cropland Ac $165.38

390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover Pollinator Habitat Ac $134.94

391 Riparian Forest Buffer Bareroot, hand planted with tube Ac $540.25

391 Riparian Forest Buffer Large container, hand planted Ac $781.05

391 Riparian Forest Buffer Small container, hand planted Ac $590.09

393 Filter Strip Filter Strip, Introduced species Ac $23.70

393 Filter Strip Filter Strip, Native species Ac $28.77

394 Firebreak Constructed - Light Equipment 100 Ft $0.46

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

394 Firebreak Constructed - Medium equipment, steep slopes Ft $0.23

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

394 Firebreak Constructed - Wide, bladed or disked firebreak Ft $0.48

394 Firebreak Vegetated permanent firebreak Ft $0.04

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Cribbing Mudsill 10 section No $158.32

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Cross Vane Rock or Rock/log No $611.96

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Defector Group of 3 Root Wads No $373.33

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Deflector, Rock <= 80 ton No $657.75

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Deflector, Rock > 80 ton No $1,064.20

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Fish Barrier CuYd $890.30

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Instream rock placement Ac $2,197.41

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Instream wood placement Ac $2,271.05

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Midstream Structure - 10 Boulders or 3 mid str log structures No $110.64

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Riparian Zone Improvement-Forested Ac $1,108.50

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Rock and wood structures Ac $3,812.27

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Stream Habitat Enhancement Ft $3.66

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Blockage Removal CuYd $12.85

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Bottomless Culvert No $5,381.58

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Bridge Ft $393.17

396 Aquatic Organism Passage CMP Culvert No $3,859.86

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Concrete Box Culvert No $6,598.72

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Concrete Dam Removal CuYd $17.78

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Earthen Dam Removal CuYd $7.30

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Low Water Crossing CuYd $83.62

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Nature-Like Fishway Ac $10,772.94

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Check Dams Ton $11.02

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, Pipe <= 6 inch CuYd $0.60

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, Pipe >12 inch CuYd $1.03

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, Pipe 8-12 inch CuYd $0.74

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, Soil Treatment CuYd $1.08

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Pipe Drop, Plastic SqFt $5.56

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Rock Drop Structures SqFt $11.19

410 Grade Stabilization Structure SWC, Difficult site No $2,016.91

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Weir Drop Structures SqFt $15.53

412 Grassed Waterway Grass Waterway with Stone Checks Ac $869.57

412 Grassed Waterway Waterway, over 0.2 acres Ac $581.21

412 Grassed Waterway Waterway, small, 0.2 Acres or less SqFt $0.03

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting High Species Diversity on Cropland with Foregone Income Ac $108.16

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting High Species Diversity_Pollinator/Light Site Prep/No Foregone Income Ac $127.47

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Highly Specialized Monarch Mix/No Foregone Income Ac $189.81

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Low Species Diversity on Cropland with Foregone Income Ac $70.42

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Low Species Diversity/Light Site Prep/No Foregone Income Ac $26.54

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Moderate Species Diversity/Light Site Prep/No Foregone Income Ac $51.96

422 Hedgerow Planting Beetle Bank Ft $0.40

422 Hedgerow Planting Contour Introduced Ft $0.09

422 Hedgerow Planting Contour Native Ft $0.14

422 Hedgerow Planting Poultry Grasses Ft $0.55

422 Hedgerow Planting Poultry Trees Ft $0.30

422 Hedgerow Planting Poultry Trees & Grasses Ft $0.33

422 Hedgerow Planting Shrubs w/Interseeding, No Shelters Ft $0.07

422 Hedgerow Planting Shrubs with Interseeding, with Shelters Ft $0.13

422 Hedgerow Planting Shrubs with Shelters Ft $0.10

422 Hedgerow Planting Shrubs, No Shelters Ft $0.03

430 Irrigation Pipeline Boring, Pipeline All Sizes Lnft $15.12

430 Irrigation Pipeline HDPE (Iron Pipe Size & Tubing) 10 inch Ft $4.81

430 Irrigation Pipeline HDPE (Iron Pipe Size & Tubing) 12 Inches Lnft $6.43

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

430 Irrigation Pipeline HDPE (Iron Pipe Size & Tubing) 3 inch or less Ft $0.77

430 Irrigation Pipeline HDPE (Iron Pipe Size & Tubing) 4 Inches Lnft $1.12

430 Irrigation Pipeline HDPE (Iron Pipe Size & Tubing) 6 inches Ft $1.94

430 Irrigation Pipeline HDPE (Iron Pipe Size and Tubing) 8 Inches Lnft $3.11

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Iron Pipe Size) 10 inches or greater Ft $3.48

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Iron Pipe Size) 6 inches to 8 inches Lnft $2.28

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Iron Pipe Size) 8 Inches Lnft $2.23

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Iron Pipe Size), 4 inches or less Ft $0.77

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Plastic Irrigation Pipe) 10 inches or greater Lb $0.46

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Plastic Irrigation Pipe) 2 inch Ft $0.73

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Plastic Irrigation Pipe) 8 Inches Ft $0.82

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Plastic Irrigation Pipeline) 1 inch Lnft $0.62

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Plastic Irrigation Pipeline) 3 inch Lnft $0.96

430 Irrigation Pipeline Surface Aluminum (Aluminum Irrigation Pipe) Lb $0.75

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Microjet Ac $377.27

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Microjet Filtered Ac $480.80

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation SDI (Subsurface Drip Irrigation) Ac $380.08

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface PE Container Filtered Ac $1,412.45

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface PE Container Nursery Ac $1,274.19

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface PE Perennial Crops Ac $271.99

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface PE Perennial Crops, filtered, no flow meter Ac $328.04

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface PE Perennial Filtered Ac $375.52

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface Tape Annual Crops Ac $75.99

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface Tape Annual Filtered Ac $214.03

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface Tape Annual Filtered, no Flow Meter Ac $188.09

442 Sprinkler System Center Pivot System Ft $8.17

442 Sprinkler System Center Pivot System (Partial Circle) Ac $217.19

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

442 Sprinkler System Linear Move System Ft $13.57

442 Sprinkler System Renovation of Existing Sprinkler System Ft $1.26

442 Sprinkler System Traveling Gun System, < 2 inch Hose No $1,467.37

442 Sprinkler System Traveling Gun, 2 inch or > No $2,577.46

447 Irrigation and Drainage Tailwater Recovery Delta Tail Water Pit CuYd $0.16

447 Irrigation and Drainage Tailwater Recovery Tailwater Collection Structure InFt $0.50

449 Irrigation Water Management Annual Crops, Vegetables, 1st Year Ac $8.90

449 Irrigation Water Management Annual Crops, Vegetables, 1st Year, with Data Logger Ac $14.87

449 Irrigation Water Management Annual Crops, Vegetables, 2nd and 3rd Year Ac $4.22

449 Irrigation Water Management Basic IWM 30 acres or less Ac $3.19

449 Irrigation Water Management Basic IWM over 30 acres Ac $1.76

449 Irrigation Water Management Field Crops, Grains, 1st Year Ac $2.13

449 Irrigation Water Management Field Crops, Grains, 1st Year, with Data Logger Ac $4.52

449 Irrigation Water Management Field Crops, Grains, 2nd and 3rd Year Ac $1.04

449 Irrigation Water Management Perennial Crops, Orchards, 1st Year Ac $10.34

449 Irrigation Water Management Perennial Crops, Orchards, 1st Year, with Data Logger Ac $16.32

449 Irrigation Water Management Perennial Crops, Orchards, 2nd and 3rd Year Ac $5.66

484 Mulching Erosion Control Blanket SqFt $0.02

484 Mulching Natural Material - Full Coverage Ac $65.79

484 Mulching Synthetic Material Ac $274.28

484 Mulching Tree and Shrub No $0.11

484 Mulching Wood Chips SqFt $0.06

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation ARRI Spray and Cross Rip Ac $84.19

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Chemical, Aerial Application Ac $5.83

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Chemical, Ground Application Ac $22.60

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Chemical, Hand Application Ac $12.81

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Hand site preparation Ac $27.34

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Mechanical, Heavy Ac $25.39

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Mechanical, Light Ac $14.96

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Windbreak, Site Preparation Ac $62.93

511 Forage Harvest Management Perennial Crops - Delayed Mowing Ac $12.10

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Introduced Cool Season Grass Mix Ac $45.11

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Native Perennial Grasses (1 species) Ac $50.47

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Native Perennial Warm Season Grasses Mix Ac $50.47

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Overseeding with Nutrient Application Ac $38.71

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Overseeding, no inputs Ac $8.31

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Sprigging Ac $54.92

516 Livestock Pipeline 2 inches or less buried by LF Ft $0.44

516 Livestock Pipeline 2 inches or less on surface by LF Ft $0.19

516 Livestock Pipeline Boring, Pipeline, All sizes Ft $15.41

516 Livestock Pipeline Over 2 inches, buried by LF Ft $0.93

528 Prescribed Grazing Pasture Deferment of Interrupted Harvest Ac $3.66

528 Prescribed Grazing Pasture Intensive - Paddock Residency less than 3 days Ac $7.13

528 Prescribed Grazing Pasture Standard, Paddock Residency 3 or more days Ac $3.85

533 Pumping Plant <50gpm Irrg PTO pump No $108.58

533 Pumping Plant >500 gpm PTO Pump No $762.00

533 Pumping Plant 1 hp pump or Siphon or Flout No $230.39

533 Pumping Plant 50 to 500 gpm PTO Pump No $451.48

533 Pumping Plant Electric or Ram Manure Pump No $1,739.16

533 Pumping Plant Electric Powered Pump 10 to 40 HP No $1,536.66

533 Pumping Plant Electric Powered Pump 3 Hp or less No $300.88

533 Pumping Plant Electric Powered Pump 3 HP or less with Pressure Tank No $393.29

533 Pumping Plant Electric Powered Pump 3 Hp or less with pressure tank and pump housing No $1,140.06

533 Pumping Plant Electric Powered Pump 3 to 10 HP No $669.85

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

533 Pumping Plant Electric Powered Pump 40 to 60 HP No $2,516.67

533 Pumping Plant Electric Powered Pump over 60 HP No $3,419.65

533 Pumping Plant Internal Combustion Powered Pump 40 to 75 HP No $5,046.59

533 Pumping Plant Internal Combustion Powered Pump 7.5 to 39 HP No $1,226.70

533 Pumping Plant Internal Combustion Powered Pump 7.5HP or less No $406.64

533 Pumping Plant Internal Combustion Powered Pump over 75 HP No $7,038.30

533 Pumping Plant Large piston Manure Pump No $5,250.04

533 Pumping Plant Livestock Nose Pump Regional No $62.47

533 Pumping Plant Photovoltaic Powered Pump No $812.58

533 Pumping Plant Turbine Pump No $1,924.40

533 Pumping Plant Variable Frequency Drive HP $12.60

533 Pumping Plant Water Ram Pump Regional No $151.15

533 Pumping Plant Windmill Powered Pump No $1,371.80

554 Drainage Water Management Drainage Water Management (DWM) No $13.45

557 Row Arrangement Establishing Row Direction, Grade, & Length. Ac $0.49

558 Roof Runoff Structure Concrete Curb Ft $2.86

558 Roof Runoff Structure Roof Gutter Ft $1.18

558 Roof Runoff Structure Roof Gutter with Fascia Ft $2.02

558 Roof Runoff Structure Roof Gutter with Storage Tank Gal $0.24

558 Roof Runoff Structure Roof Gutter, 6 inches wide with runoff Storage Tank Ft $2.40

558 Roof Runoff Structure Stone Infiltration Sump No $164.15

558 Roof Runoff Structure Trench Drain Ft $1.96

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Concrete slab with curb on steep site SqFt $1.71

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Concrete Slab with Curb, Steep site with Retaining Wall SqFt $2.74

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Concrete Slab with Curbs & Buckwall SqFt $1.89

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Concrete Slab, Fiber-reinforced with No Gravel SqFt $0.63

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Concrete Slab, reinforced with gravel foundation SqFt $0.96

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Gravel pad on geotextile with site prep SqFt $0.35

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Gravel Pad on geotextile, no site prep SqFt $0.28

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Rock/Gravel-GeoCell-Geotextile SqFt $0.47

570 Stormwater Runoff Control Rain Garden, 750 sqft or less SqFt $0.20

570 Stormwater Runoff Control Rain Garden, greater than 750 sqft SqFt $0.13

570 Stormwater Runoff Control Silt Fence Ac $104.03

574 Spring Development Plastic Tank With Laterals No $896.46

574 Spring Development Spring Box with laterals No $1,060.45

574 Spring Development Spring Development laterals No $814.49

574 Spring Development Spring Development no lateral No $516.30

578 Stream Crossing Bridge SqFt $7.58

578 Stream Crossing Culvert installation InFt $1.33

578 Stream Crossing Ford with Water Management SqFt $2.46

578 Stream Crossing Ramp only SqFt $1.69

578 Stream Crossing Ramp only with Cattle Slats SqFt $1.95

578 Stream Crossing Ramps and channel SqFt $1.22

578 Stream Crossing Ramps and channel with Cattle Slats SqFt $2.18

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Bioengineered SqFt $0.19

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Bioengineered with Toe Protection SqFt $0.61

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Geotextile Wrapped SqFt $5.06

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Rock Structure, Deflector or Cross Vane No $740.86

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Structural Ft $27.48

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Structural small, banks less than 4 ft CuYd $19.42

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Structural, >5 ft bank CuYd $19.24

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Vegetative SqFt $0.10

587 Structure for Water Control Basin, earthen Lnft $4.57

587 Structure for Water Control CMP Turnout Regional No $238.80

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

587 Structure for Water Control Commercial Inline Flashboard Riser Regional InFt $0.66

587 Structure for Water Control Concrete Turnout Structure - Small Regional No $284.47

587 Structure for Water Control Concrete Turnout Structure Regional No $647.04

587 Structure for Water Control Culvert <30 inches CMP InFt $0.61

587 Structure for Water Control Culvert <30 inches HDPE InFt $0.59

587 Structure for Water Control Flap Gate Regional Ft $276.59

587 Structure for Water Control Flap Gate w/ Concrete Wall Regional CuYd $182.25

587 Structure for Water Control Flow Meter with Electronic Index In $40.18

587 Structure for Water Control Forestland Waterbar No $39.45

587 Structure for Water Control Gated Pipe Ft $2.01

587 Structure for Water Control Grated Dropbox No $266.86

587 Structure for Water Control Inlet Flashboard Riser, Metal Regional InFt $0.57

587 Structure for Water Control Inline Flashboard Riser, Metal Regional InFt $0.59

587 Structure for Water Control In-Stream Structure for Water Surface Profile Regional Ft $38.31

587 Structure for Water Control Rock Checks for Water Surface Profile Regional Ton $11.87

587 Structure for Water Control Slide Gate Regional Ft $264.40

587 Structure for Water Control Trench Drain with grate No $328.05

587 Structure for Water Control Water Bar No $178.74

590 Nutrient Management Adaptive NM No $310.53

595 Pest Management Conservation System Pest Management Precision Ag Ac $6.90

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) High Labor and materials Ac $49.67

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) High labor only (intensive scouting etc.) Ac $5.24

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) High Labor, materials and mitigation. Ac $55.46

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) Low Labor and Materials Ac $2.52

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) Low labor only Ac $1.68

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) Low Labor, materials and mitigation. Ac $6.79

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant health PAMS (Small Farm - each) labor and mitigation. No $201.41

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant health PAMS (Small Farm - each) labor only No $63.19

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS activities (Small Farm - each) labor and materials No $413.45

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS activities (Small Farm - each) labor, materials and mitigation. No $702.11

595 Pest Management Conservation System Water Quality Pesticide Mitigation = 30 Point AND/OR Beneficial Insect Pesticide Mitigation Ac $4.37

595 Pest Management Conservation System Water Quality Pesticide Mitigation = 30 Point AND/OR Beneficial Insect Pesticide Mitigation - $130.07

Small Farm

No

595 Pest Management Conservation System Water Quality Pesticide Mitigation > 30 Point AND/OR Beneficial Insect Pesticide Mitigation Ac $7.63

595 Pest Management Conservation System Water Quality Pesticide Mitigation > 30 Point AND/OR Beneficial Insect Pesticide Mitigation - $215.47

Small Farm

No

604 Saturated Buffer Saturated Buffer Ft $1.08

605 Denitrifying Bioreactor Denitrifying Bioreactor CuYd $8.73

606 Subsurface Drain Corrugated Plastic Pipe , less than 8 inches, Buried 8 feet or more Ft $4.41

606 Subsurface Drain Corrugated Plastic Pipe, Single Wall, Less than or equal to 6 inches Ft $0.73

606 Subsurface Drain Enveloped Corrugated Plastic Pipe, Single Wall, Less than or equal to 6 inches Ft $0.92

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment High Density Conifer Planting No $0.11

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment High Density Hardwoods with Shelters Ac $532.14

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment High Density planting Ac $76.22

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Individual Hardwood Trees with Shelters No $1.25

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Low Density, Hardwood Tree/Shrub with Shelters Ac $183.66

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Medium Density Conifer Planting Ac $58.85

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Medium Density Hardwood Trees with Shelters Ac $248.74

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Planting, container Ac $216.13

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Supplemental Hardwood Tree Planting with Shelters Ac $93.06

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Tree/Shrub Regeneration Area with Protection Ac $115.93

614 Watering Facility Frost Proof Trough (2 Ball) No $217.10

614 Watering Facility Gravity Concrete Trough No $218.61

614 Watering Facility Hydrant with prorated trough cost No $29.97

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 14 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

614 Watering Facility Storage Tank No $287.98

620 Underground Outlet Blind Inlet CuYd $11.83

620 Underground Outlet UO 15 to 18 inch Ft $3.26

620 Underground Outlet UO 21 to 24 inch Ft $4.98

620 Underground Outlet UO 27 to 30 inch Ft $6.59

620 Underground Outlet UO 6 inch or less Ft $1.20

620 Underground Outlet UO 6 inch w Riser or less Ft $1.24

620 Underground Outlet UO 8 to 12 inch Ft $1.49

620 Underground Outlet UO 8 to 12 inch w Riser Ft $1.67

620 Underground Outlet UO over 30 inch Ft $8.35

620 Underground Outlet UO with Boring, all sizes Ft $4.91

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Development of Deep Micro-Topographic Features with Heavy Equipment. Ac $14.47

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Development of Shallow Micro-Topographic Features with Normal Farming Equipment. Ac $5.61

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Marsh Ditch Fill Lnft $3.67

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Oyster Bar - Bagged Dredging Ac $2,129.82

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Oyster Bar Purchase and place 2 inch Ac $2,848.37

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Oyster Bar Purchase and place 4 inch Ac $4,194.48

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Wetland Plug Planting Ac $2,294.14

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Development of Deep Micro-Topographic Features with Heavy Equipment. Ac $14.47

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Development of Shallow Micro-Topographic Features with Normal Farming Equipment. Ac $5.61

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Establishment of annual vegetation on cropland, without FI Ac $10.88

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Establishment of annuals for wildlife on cropland, with FI Ac $42.37

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Establishment of seasonal wildlife forage or cover on non-cropland Ac $15.58

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Delayed Mowing Ac $13.73

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Development of Deep Micro-Topographic Features with Heavy Equipment. Ac $14.47

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Development of Shallow Micro-Topographic Features with Normal Farming Equipment. Ac $5.61

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Establishment of seasonal forage or cover for wildlife on cropland, with FI Ac $46.67

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 15 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Establishment of seasonal forage or cover for wildlife on non-cropland. Ac $39.05

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Establishment of seasonal wildlife forage or cover on cropland, no FI Ac $18.41

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Fallow Field Management with Foregone Income Ac $31.65

646 Shallow Water Development and Management Shallow Water Management Ac $2.88

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Disking Ac $7.96

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Early Successional Wildlife Openings Ac $170.78

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Low Shade Removal Ac $86.00

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Mowing Ac $14.22

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Overstory Removal Ac $70.35

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Shelterwood Cut Ac $79.71

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Wildlife feathered edge Ac $154.71

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Wildlife selective tree felling No $2.79

649 Structures for Wildlife Brush Pile - Large No $23.67

649 Structures for Wildlife Nesting Box or Raptor Perch, Large, with Pole No $39.16

649 Structures for Wildlife Nesting Box, Large No $20.58

649 Structures for Wildlife Nesting Box, Small no pole No $9.08

649 Structures for Wildlife Nesting Box, Small, with wood pole No $13.24

654 Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment Road/Trail Abandonment/Rehabilitation (Light) Ft $0.66

654 Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment Road/Trail removal and restoration (Vegetative) Ft $0.55

654 Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment, <35% hillslope Ft $0.93

654 Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment, >35% hillslope Ft $1.84

655 Forest Trails and Landings Grading and Shaping with Vegetative Establishment Ft $0.45

655 Forest Trails and Landings Landing Installation Ac $402.95

655 Forest Trails and Landings Trail Erosion Control w/o Vegetation, Slopes < 35% No $47.74

655 Forest Trails and Landings Trail Erosion Control w/o Vegetation, Slopes >35% No $33.31

655 Forest Trails and Landings Trail Installation Ft $0.17

666 Forest Stand Improvement Basal Stem Treatment Ac $50.60

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 16 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

666 Forest Stand Improvement Chemical, Aerial Ac $10.98

666 Forest Stand Improvement Chemical, Ground Ac $21.15

666 Forest Stand Improvement Comprehensive Forest Stand Treatment, no chipping Ac $79.83

666 Forest Stand Improvement Forest opening, heavy density Ac $170.78

666 Forest Stand Improvement Forest Openings, Low Density Ac $95.06

666 Forest Stand Improvement Light Equipment, Mechanical Treatment Ac $7.10

666 Forest Stand Improvement Mechanical, Heavy Equipment Ac $83.15

666 Forest Stand Improvement Shelterwood Cut Ac $62.53

666 Forest Stand Improvement Single Stem Chemical Thinning Ac $46.49

666 Forest Stand Improvement Thinning Hand Tools with a Consultant Ac $39.54

666 Forest Stand Improvement Thinning with Hand Tools without a Consultant Ac $23.65

666 Forest Stand Improvement Wildlife Crop Tree Release Ac $69.50

666 Forest Stand Improvement Wildlife selective tree felling Ac $39.38

782 Phosphorus Removal System Ditch No $643.54

782 Phosphorus Removal System In-Ground Tank No $695.47

B000BFF1 Buffer Bundle#1 Buffer Bundle#1 Ac $3,488.38

B000CPL10 YEAR 1 Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) YEAR 1 Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) Ac $162.34

B000CPL11 YEAR 2+ Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) YEAR 2+ Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) Ac $58.01

B000CPL12 Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) Ac $50.25

B000CPL13 Non-Irrigated Cropland (MRBI) Non-Irrigated Cropland (MRBI) Ac $42.05

B000CPL14 YEAR 1 Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) YEAR 1 Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) Ac $165.87

B000CPL15 YEAR 2+ Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) YEAR 2+ Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) Ac $61.54

B000CPL16 Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies (MRBI) Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies (MRBI) Ac $51.61

B000CPL17 Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies Riparian Forest $94.50

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 $50.91

B000CPL19 Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag Ac $50.09

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 17 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

B000CPL20 Crop Bundle #20 - Soil Health Assessment Crop Bundle #20 - Soil Health Assessment Ac $47.16

B000CPL21 Crop Bundle #21 - Crop Bundle (Organic) Crop Bundle #21 - Crop Bundle (Organic) Ac $73.28

B000CPL22 Crop Bundle #22 - Erosion Bundle (Organic) Crop Bundle #22 - Erosion Bundle (Organic) Ac $51.73

B000CPL23 Crop Bundle #23 - Pheasant and quail habitat Crop Bundle #23 - Pheasant and quail habitat Ac $72.72

B000CPL24 Crop Bundle #24 - Cropland Soil Health Management System Crop Bundle #24- Cropland Soil Health Management System Ac $36.99

B000CPL25 Climate Smart Advanced Soil Health Crop Land Bundle# 25- Climate Smart Advanced Soil Health Ac $173.53

B000FST1 Forest Bundle#1 Forest Bundle#1 Ac $1,751.47

B000FST2 Forest Bundle #2 - Post-fire Management Forest Bundle #2 - Post-fire Management Ac $1,304.51

B000FST3 Forest Bundle #3 B000FST3 - Forest Bundle #3 Ac $651.49

B000FST4 Forest Bundle #4 B000FST4 - Forest Bundle #4 Ac $1,516.89

B000GRZ1 Grazing Bundle 1 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 1 - Range and Pasture Ac $115.68

B000GRZ2 Grazing Bundle 2 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 2 - Range and Pasture Ac $3,032.24

B000GRZ3 Grazing Bundle 3 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 3 - Range and Pasture Ac $1,977.45

B000GRZ4 Grazing Bundle 4 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 4 - Range and Pasture Ac $3,807.83

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

B000PST5 Pasture Bundle 5 Pasture Bundle #5 Ac $80.00

B000PSTX Pasture Bundle #6 - Pasture Pasture Bundle #6 Ac $110.98

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

E314A Brush management to improve wildlife habitat Brush management to improve wildlife habitat Ac $20.36

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 18 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E314A Brush management to improve wildlife habitat SU_Brush management to improve wildlife habitat Acre $30.55

E315A Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities $17.48

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 $26.23

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 $546.06

E327B Establish Monarch butterfly habitat Establish Monarch butterfly habitat Ac $907.07

E328A Resource conserving crop rotation Resource conserving crop rotation Ac $25.65

E328B Improved resource conserving crop rotation Improved resource conserving crop rotation Ac $9.16

E328C Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP $3.66

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 $4.48

E328E Soil health crop rotation Soil health crop rotation Ac $6.11

E328F Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic $2.48

matter

Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter Ac

E328G Crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover $6.11

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 $4.89

salts

Conservation crop rotation to reduce the concentration of salts Ac

E328I Forage harvest to reduce water quality impacts by utilization $5.60

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 $97.70

E328K Multiple crop types to benefit wildlife Multiple crop types to benefit wildlife Ac $6.11

E328L Leaving tall crop residue for wildlife Leaving tall crop residue for wildlife Ac $12.21

E328M Diversify crop rotation with canola or sunflower to provide $12.21

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 $168.38

E328P Low Nitrogen Requirement Annual Crop Rotation Low Nitrogen Requirement Annual Crop Rotation Ac $30.87

E329A No till to reduce soil erosion No till to reduce soil erosion Ac $3.66

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 19 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E329B No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter Ac $3.66

E329C No till to increase plant-available moisture No till to increase plant-available moisture Ac $3.66

E329D No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter $4.89

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 $4.89

E338A Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution $7.96

and wildlife habitat

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

E338A Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution $11.94

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 $123.96

community

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

E338C Sequential patch burning Sequential patch burning Ac $294.16

E340A Cover crop to reduce soil erosion Cover crop to reduce soil erosion Ac $10.70

E340B Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil $18.39

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 $16.35

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 $16.35

soil health

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

E340E Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of $4.38

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 $15.85

E340G Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing $15.85

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 $16.35

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 $17.88

E345A Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion Ac $4.89

E345B Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter Ac $3.66

E345C Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture Ac $3.66

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 20 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E345D Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter $4.89

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 $3.66

E381A Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat Ac $86.16

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 $0.59

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 $0.89

improve grazing management

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

management

Foot

E383A Grazing-maintained fuel break to reduce the risk of fire Grazing-maintained fuel break to reduce the risk of fire Ac $311.84

E386A Enhanced field borders to reduce soil erosion along the $1,209.78

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 $1,295.34

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 $1,230.25

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 $1,295.34

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 $1,295.34

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 $534.78

nutrient reduction

Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for sediment and nutrient reduction Ac

E390B Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife $365.53

habitat

Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat Ac

E391A Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and $2,285.47

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 $2,314.30

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 21 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E391C Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife $2,314.30

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 $1,539.61

E395A Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody $22,391.50

biomass

Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass Ac

E412A Enhance a grassed waterway Waterway, reshape/extend/widen Ac $3,750.23

E420A Establish pollinator habitat Establish Pollinator Habitat Ac $527.48

E420B Establish monarch butterfly habitat Establish Monarch Habitat Ac $907.07

E447A Advanced Tailwater Recovery Advanced Tailwater Recovery Ac $8.78

E449A Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings No $4,427.24

E449C Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture $22.16

monitoring

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

E449D Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1, Equipment and soil $58.07

moisture or water level monitoring

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

E449F Intermediate IWM - Year 1, Equipment with Soil or Water $47.55

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 $9.78

E449H Intermediate IWM - Years 2 -5, using soil moisture or water $47.83

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 $1,870.07

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 $3.25

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 $4.88

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 $2.44

E484B Reduce particulate matter emissions by using orchard or $17.98

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 $64.97

control

Mulching with natural materials in specialty crops for weed control Ac

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 22 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E511A Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that $4.42

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 $5.46

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 $8.19

habitat cover, shelter or continuity

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

continuity

Acre

E511C Forage testing for improved harvesting methods and hay $144.63

quality

Hay quality record keepoing for livestock producers No

E511D Forage Harvest Management to Improve Terrestrial Habitat $28.20

for Wildlife during Over-Winter Periods

Forage Harvest Management Overwinter Ac

E512A Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil $10.51

erosion

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

E512B Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or $27.95

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 $15.01

improvement

Cropland conversion to grass for soil organic matter improvement Ac

E512D Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in $15.49

depleted soils

Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils Ac

E512I Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch $29.70

habitat

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

E512J Establish wildlife corridors to provide habitat continuity or $19.44

access to water

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

E512L Diversifying Forage Base with Interseeding Forbs and $94.92

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 $58.05

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 $4.29

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 $10.73

E528C Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for $18.49

wildlife.

Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. Ac

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 23 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E528D Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of $0.59

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 $3.47

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 $30.59

composition or plant productivity and health

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

and health

Ac

E528G Improved grazing management on pasture for plant $11.01

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 $1.83

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 $2.06

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 $17.49

watershed function

Prescribed grazing on pastureland that improves riparian and watershed function Ac

E528L Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and $11.40

watershed function-erosion

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

E528M Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully $1.85

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 $2.22

E528O Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for $49.75

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 $190.54

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 $1.85

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 $45.96

E528S Soil Health Improvements on Pasture Soil health improvements on pasture Ac $10.56

E533A Advanced Pumping Plant Automation Advanced Pumping Plant Automation No $6,788.19

E533B Complete pumping plant evaluation for energy savings Complete pumping plant evaluation for energy savings No $4,427.24

E533C Install VFDs on pumping plants Install variable frequency drive on pump No $7,141.71

E533D Switch fuel source for pumps Switch fuel source for pumps No $18,415.31

Conservation Stewardship Program Page 24 of 27 Maryland - Fiscal Year 2024
Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E570A Enhanced rain garden for wildlife Enhanced rain garden for wildlife SqFt $0.22

E578A Stream crossing elimination Stream crossing elimination No $11,247.84

E580A Stream corridor bank stability improvement Stream corridor bank stability improvement Ac $2,346.49

E580B Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement Ac $2,346.49

E590A Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of $14.17

nutrient losses

Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses Ac

E590B Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing $17.24

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 $20.40

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 $30.60

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 $14.68

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 $13.01

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 $7.72

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 $16.25

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 $6.61

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 $9.92

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 $12.21

E595G Reduced resistance risk by utilizing PAMS techniques Reduced resistance risk by utilizing PAMS techniques Ac $16.51

E612B Planting for high carbon sequestration rate Planting for high carbon storage rate Ac $2,669.59

E612C Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant $1,067.83

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 $227.49

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E612E Cultural plantings Cultural plantings Ac $2,096.21

E612F Sugarbush management Sugarbush management Ac $947.06

E612G Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food Ac $1,994.93

E643A Restoration of sensitive coastal vegetative communities Restoration of sensitive coastal vegetative communities No $159.25

E643B Restoration and management of rare or declining habitat Restoration and management of rare or declining habitat Ft $11.06

E644A Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife Ac $29.78

E644A Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife SU_Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife Acre $44.67

E645B Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter $453.58

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 $1,070.24

E645D Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Upland Landscapes Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Upland Landscapes Ac $10.48

E646A Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for waterfowl $31.47

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 $37.30

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 $68.05

shorebirds mid-summer habitat

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

E646D Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for $74.56

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 $50.74

waterfowl & wading bird winter habitat

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

habitat 

Ac

E647C Maintain most soil vegetation on cropland edges to enhance $16.97

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 $16.97

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 $48.20

E666D Forest management to enhance understory vegetation Forest management to enhance understory vegetation Ac $322.25

E666E Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk Ac $322.25

E666F Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure Ac $371.24

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E666G Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to $365.00

limit wildfire risk and improve habitat

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

habitat

Ac

E666I Crop tree management for mast production Crop tree management for mast production Ac $453.08

E666J Facilitating oak forest regeneration Facilitating oak forest regeneration Ac $680.29

E666K Creating structural diversity with patch openings Creating structural diversity with patch openings Ac $627.03

E666L Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded $652.38

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 $63.97

E666P Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat speciesSummer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species Ac $256.65

E666R Forest songbird habitat preservation Forest songbird habitat preservation Ac $229.36

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