Funded ACAP projects include a diverse set of best management practices (BMPs) which could include engineered structures to move water differently on the farm, agronomic methods that reduce soil disturbance and runoff, or planning activities to better manage nutrients on the farm.
Watering Facility
Riparian forest buffer
Cover crops
Animal waste facility
Heavy use area protection
Streambank fencing
BMPs by the Numbers
"We've run the gamut of conservation practices — riparian buffers, streambank fencing, pollinator plantings, pasture watering — ACAP helped us tie it all together."
Cassie, Twin Brook Farms, Wayne County
Statewide
3,394 Contracted BMPs (through June 20, 2025)
BMP Highlights Statewide contracted through June 2025
- Access Road - 145,455 ft.
- Cover Crop - 106,486.53 ac.
- Fence - 856,901.4 ft.
- Heavy Use Area Protection - 1,162,583.5 sf.
- Livestock Pipeline - 185,685 ft.
- Riparian Forest Buffer - 66.71 ac.
- Streambank Protection - 6,545 ft.
- Terrace - 25,559 ft.
- Trails and Walkways - 104,108.5 ft.
- Waste Storage Facility - 262
- Waterways - 42.33 ac.
County conservation districts receive applications from farmers to fund one or more BMPs that are included in the farm's plans for nutrient and sediment management. Selected applications will result in a contract between the district and the farmer. Contracts for ACAP projects range in value depending on what best management practices are being implemented: for example, small cover crops or large heavy use area protections with waste storage facilities.
Statewide: 1,363 Contracts (through June 20, 2025)
Statewide Average Contract Value: $104,014.88
