Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Minnesota

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Minnesota

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021

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

Rank	Practice	Acres	Percent
1	Wetland restoration - non-floodplain	318,986	31.2%
2	Filter strips	108,377	10.6%
3	State acres for wildlife enhancement	95,357	9.3%
4	Rare and declining habitat	81,993	8.0%
5	Wildlife habitat	70,760	6.9%
6	Grass plantings - introduced	61,532	6.0%
7	Grass plantings - native	39,601	3.9%
8	Existing grass	35,928	3.5%
9	Wetland restoration - floodplain	28,857	2.8%
10	Wetland restoration	26,718	2.6%
11	Farmable wetland program - buffer	25,633	2.5%
12	Duck nesting habitat	24,499	2.4%
13	Riparian buffers	22,825	2.2%
14	Pollinator habitat	14,980	1.5%
15	Farmable wetland program - wetland	12,371	1.2%
16	Tree plantings - hardwoods	12,279	1.2%
17	Tree plantings - softwoods	6,844	0.7%
18	Field windbreaks	4,946	0.5%
19	Marginal pasture buffers - wetland	4,832	0.5%
20	Salinity reducing Vegetation	4,240	0.4%
21	Existing trees	4,005	0.4%
22	Grass waterways	3,141	0.3%
23	Wildlife food plots	2,803	0.3%
24	Shelterbelts	2,581	0.3%
25	Living snow fences	2,130	0.2%
26	CRP grasslands - native grasses	1,723	0.2%
27	Farmable wetland program - flooded prairie wetlands	1,052	0.1%
28	Bottomland hardwood trees	835	< 0.1%
29	CRP grasslands - introduced grasses	752	< 0.1%
30	Contour grass strips	704	< 0.1%
31	Upland bird habitat buffers	480	< 0.1%
32	Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife	140	< 0.1%
33	Shallow water for wildlife	135	< 0.1%
34	Wildlife corridors	97	< 0.1%
35	Farmable wetland program - constructed wetlands	90	< 0.1%
36	Diversions and erosion control structures	70	< 0.1%
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	Total Acres	1,022,288

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2020
1	Marshall County, Minnesota	$27,407,910
2	Kittson County, Minnesota	$19,966,302
3	Lincoln County, Minnesota	$19,583,395
4	Kandiyohi County, Minnesota	$18,122,850
5	Le Sueur County, Minnesota	$16,031,714
6	East Polk County, Minnesota	$15,891,206
7	Fillmore County, Minnesota	$14,741,619
8	East Otter Tail County, Minnesota	$13,843,382
9	Grant County, Minnesota	$13,449,191
10	Lyon County, Minnesota	$12,863,188
11	Swift County, Minnesota	$12,754,792
12	Roseau County, Minnesota	$12,700,700
13	Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota	$12,284,595
14	Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota	$12,085,689
15	Redwood County, Minnesota	$11,610,791
16	Traverse County, Minnesota	$11,114,771
17	Meeker County, Minnesota	$10,412,413
18	Freeborn County, Minnesota	$9,766,990
19	Renville County, Minnesota	$9,545,863
20	Mower County, Minnesota	$9,371,271
21	Murray County, Minnesota	$9,126,910
22	Sibley County, Minnesota	$9,045,744
23	Stearns County, Minnesota	$9,003,502
24	Brown County, Minnesota	$8,512,191
25	Pope County, Minnesota	$8,504,098
26	Steele County, Minnesota	$8,359,549
27	Olmsted County, Minnesota	$7,505,668
28	Becker County, Minnesota	$6,943,286
29	Rice County, Minnesota	$6,724,920
30	Houston County, Minnesota	$6,675,998
31	Chippewa County, Minnesota	$6,596,937
32	Waseca County, Minnesota	$6,502,721
33	Douglas County, Minnesota	$6,348,726
34	Cottonwood County, Minnesota	$6,167,429
35	Clay County, Minnesota	$6,129,377
36	Stevens County, Minnesota	$5,890,214
37	Blue Earth County, Minnesota	$5,875,780
38	Jackson County, Minnesota	$5,687,791
39	Nobles County, Minnesota	$5,677,317
40	McLeod County, Minnesota	$5,451,004
41	Pennington County, Minnesota	$5,249,612
42	Wilkin County, Minnesota	$4,567,807
43	Wabasha County, Minnesota	$4,560,558
44	Winona County, Minnesota	$4,501,561
45	Watonwan County, Minnesota	$4,332,771
46	Martin County, Minnesota	$4,000,295
47	Goodhue County, Minnesota	$3,939,239
48	Norman County, Minnesota	$3,849,691
49	Dodge County, Minnesota	$3,464,364
50	Faribault County, Minnesota	$3,451,254
51	Wright County, Minnesota	$3,310,504
52	Big Stone County, Minnesota	$3,291,554
53	Pipestone County, Minnesota	$3,247,775
54	Carver County, Minnesota	$3,216,097
55	West Polk County, Minnesota	$3,167,656
56	Todd County, Minnesota	$3,150,860
57	Nicollet County, Minnesota	$3,026,331
58	Red Lake County, Minnesota	$2,535,507
59	Mahnomen County, Minnesota	$1,792,322
60	Rock County, Minnesota	$1,771,637
61	Scott County, Minnesota	$1,465,655
62	Dakota County, Minnesota	$1,408,978
63	West Otter Tail County, Minnesota	$1,345,323
64	Morrison County, Minnesota	$920,785
65	Benton County, Minnesota	$641,671
66	Beltrami County, Minnesota	$422,192
67	Clearwater County, Minnesota	$326,700
68	Hennepin County, Minnesota	$295,927
69	Wadena County, Minnesota	$278,323
70	Sherburne County, Minnesota	$196,369
71	Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota	$179,652
72	Isanti County, Minnesota	$172,320
73	Mille Lacs County, Minnesota	$150,558
74	Chisago County, Minnesota	$109,193
75	Washington County, Minnesota	$103,272
76	Hubbard County, Minnesota	$55,960
77	Cass County, Minnesota	$51,179
78	Aitkin County, Minnesota	$34,307
79	Itasca County, Minnesota	$31,390
80	Anoka County, Minnesota	$26,292
81	Kanabec County, Minnesota	$22,945
82	Pine County, Minnesota	$17,443
83	Carlton County, Minnesota	$15,414
84	Koochiching County, Minnesota	$8,140
85	North St. Louis County, Minnesota	$5,140
86	Crow Wing County, Minnesota	$1,592
87	Cook County, Minnesota	$690
88	Lake County, Minnesota	$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Minnesota, 2017

Land in Minnesota, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	68,822
Total Acres in Farms:	25,516,982
Cropland Acres:	21,786,756
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	1,073,788
Woodland Acres:	1,392,385

Livestock in Minnesota, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	60,397,850
Layers inventory	10,849,607
Hogs and pigs inventory	8,467,361
Cattle and calves inventory	2,337,505
Sheep and lambs inventory	116,311

Crops in Minnesota, 2017

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