Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Idaho

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Idaho

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021

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, 2017-2021

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2020
1	Power County, Idaho	$17,862,274
2	Cassia County, Idaho	$15,125,185
3	Bonneville County, Idaho	$10,516,338
4	Bannock County, Idaho	$10,286,939
5	Caribou County, Idaho	$8,300,229
6	Oneida County, Idaho	$7,599,368
7	Bingham County, Idaho	$6,656,213
8	Franklin County, Idaho	$6,094,735
9	Latah County, Idaho	$4,716,274
10	Fremont County, Idaho	$4,143,798
11	Madison County, Idaho	$3,109,225
12	Nez Perce County, Idaho	$2,824,711
13	Minidoka County, Idaho	$2,453,761
14	Bear Lake County, Idaho	$2,232,257
15	Idaho County, Idaho	$2,084,619
16	Benewah County, Idaho	$1,832,719
17	Lewis County, Idaho	$1,558,698
18	Kootenai County, Idaho	$1,541,974
19	Teton County, Idaho	$1,537,312
20	Jefferson County, Idaho	$1,216,136
21	Camas County, Idaho	$850,201
22	Clark County, Idaho	$713,952
23	Washington County, Idaho	$657,853
24	Twin Falls County, Idaho	$565,281
25	Clearwater County, Idaho	$525,146
26	Jerome County, Idaho	$288,079
27	Adams County, Idaho	$224,302
28	Lincoln County, Idaho	$218,049
29	Blaine County, Idaho	$199,135
30	Boundary County, Idaho	$107,742
31	Elmore County, Idaho	$79,950
32	Butte County, Idaho	$46,170
33	Custer County, Idaho	$45,773
34	Payette County, Idaho	$32,679
35	Boise County, Idaho	$25,349
36	Bonner County, Idaho	$18,629
37	Gem County, Idaho	$6,900
38	Valley County, Idaho	$4,132
39	Owyhee County, Idaho	$0
40	Canyon County, Idaho	$0
41	Shoshone, County, Idaho	$0
42	Lemhi County, Idaho	$0
43	Gooding County, Idaho	$0
44	Ada County, Idaho	$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Idaho, 2017

Land in Idaho, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	24,996
Total Acres in Farms:	11,691,912
Cropland Acres:	5,894,676
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	4,871,617
Woodland Acres:	524,137

Livestock in Idaho, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Cattle and calves inventory	2,435,137
Layers inventory	472,192
Sheep and lambs inventory	248,289
Hogs and pigs inventory	35,634
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	17,852

Crops in Idaho, 2017

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