Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Idaho

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Idaho

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Conservation practices installed on CRP acres, cumulative, as of January 2020, Idaho

Rank	Practice	Acres	Percent
1	Grass plantings - introduced	203,717	38.1%
2	State acres for wildlife enhancement	144,496	27.0%
3	Wildlife habitat	56,033	10.5%
4	Existing grass	49,734	9.3%
5	Grass plantings - native	40,230	7.5%
6	CRP grasslands - native grasses	23,783	4.4%
7	Pollinator habitat	7,620	1.4%
8	Tree plantings - softwoods	5,217	1.0%
9	Riparian buffers	2,687	0.5%
10	Filter strips	718	0.1%
11	Wetland restoration - floodplain	375	< 0.1%
12	Existing trees	291	< 0.1%
13	Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife	105	< 0.1%
14	Rare and declining habitat	78	< 0.1%
15	Wildlife food plots	68	< 0.1%
16	Marginal pasture buffers - wetland	53	< 0.1%
17	Contour grass strips	37	< 0.1%
18	Field windbreaks	35	< 0.1%
19	Tree plantings - hardwoods	26	< 0.1%
20	Wetland restoration - non-floodplain	25	< 0.1%
21	Shallow water for wildlife	23	< 0.1%
22	Shelterbelts	16	< 0.1%
23	Wildlife corridors	10	< 0.1%
24	Farmable wetland program - wetland	4	< 0.1%
25	Farmable wetland program - buffer	2	< 0.1%
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	Total Acres	535,375

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022
1	Power County, Idaho	$27,464,317
2	Cassia County, Idaho	$22,281,887
3	Bonneville County, Idaho	$15,059,226
4	Bannock County, Idaho	$13,734,654
5	Caribou County, Idaho	$11,660,905
6	Oneida County, Idaho	$10,586,228
7	Bingham County, Idaho	$9,975,577
8	Franklin County, Idaho	$9,079,639
9	Latah County, Idaho	$6,600,796
10	Fremont County, Idaho	$5,958,223
11	Madison County, Idaho	$4,412,520
12	Nez Perce County, Idaho	$4,124,293
13	Minidoka County, Idaho	$3,597,789
14	Idaho County, Idaho	$3,036,423
15	Bear Lake County, Idaho	$3,035,262
16	Benewah County, Idaho	$2,457,656
17	Kootenai County, Idaho	$2,293,112
18	Lewis County, Idaho	$2,211,666
19	Jefferson County, Idaho	$2,033,869
20	Teton County, Idaho	$1,972,091
21	Camas County, Idaho	$1,128,869
22	Clark County, Idaho	$1,043,390
23	Washington County, Idaho	$949,236
24	Clearwater County, Idaho	$832,414
25	Twin Falls County, Idaho	$708,871
26	Jerome County, Idaho	$435,533
27	Lincoln County, Idaho	$406,510
28	Adams County, Idaho	$316,743
29	Blaine County, Idaho	$307,342
30	Boundary County, Idaho	$142,302
31	Elmore County, Idaho	$104,562
32	Custer County, Idaho	$52,223
33	Butte County, Idaho	$46,169
34	Boise County, Idaho	$38,026
35	Bonner County, Idaho	$24,784
36	Payette County, Idaho	$24,643
37	Gem County, Idaho	$9,080
38	Valley County, Idaho	$4,131
39	Gooding County, Idaho	$0
40	Lemhi County, Idaho	$0
41	Canyon County, Idaho	$0
42	Owyhee County, Idaho	$0
43	Shoshone, County, Idaho	$0
44	Ada County, Idaho	$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Idaho, 2022

Land in Idaho, 2022

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	22,877
Total Acres in Farms:	11,547,963
Cropland Acres:	5,623,516
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	5,012,618
Woodland Acres:	479,705

Livestock in Idaho, 2022

Livestock	Number of Animals
Cattle and calves inventory	2,517,987
Layers inventory	638,424
Sheep and lambs inventory	230,681
Hogs and pigs inventory	21,157
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	11,815

Crops in Idaho, 2022

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