Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Missouri

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Missouri

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021

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

Rank	Practice	Acres	Percent
1	Grass plantings - introduced	426,417	51.5%
2	Grass plantings - native	123,732	15.0%
3	State acres for wildlife enhancement	56,310	6.8%
4	Pollinator habitat	44,445	5.4%
5	Existing grass	41,817	5.1%
6	Upland bird habitat buffers	23,876	2.9%
7	Rare and declining habitat	21,886	2.6%
8	Filter strips	20,626	2.5%
9	Wetland restoration - floodplain	18,884	2.3%
10	Riparian buffers	18,739	2.3%
11	Tree plantings - hardwoods	12,786	1.5%
12	Wildlife food plots	2,726	0.3%
13	Wildlife habitat	2,011	0.2%
14	Bottomland hardwood trees	1,922	0.2%
15	Grass waterways	1,704	0.2%
16	Shallow water for wildlife	1,626	0.2%
17	Wetland restoration - non-floodplain	1,545	0.2%
18	Marginal pasture buffers - wetland	1,448	0.2%
19	CRP grasslands - introduced grasses	1,171	0.1%
20	Existing trees	1,040	0.1%
21	Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife	794	0.1%
22	CRP grasslands - native grasses	782	0.1%
23	Contour grass strips	534	< 0.1%
24	Tree plantings - softwoods	351	< 0.1%
25	Farmable wetland program - aquaculture wetlands	222	< 0.1%
26	Wetland restoration	83	< 0.1%
27	Shelterbelts	49	< 0.1%
28	Field windbreaks	25	< 0.1%
29	Diversions and erosion control structures	2	< 0.1%
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	Total Acres	827,561

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2021

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2020
1	Harrison County, Missouri	$34,217,185
2	Carroll County, Missouri	$26,797,651
3	Daviess County, Missouri	$19,735,794
4	Gentry County, Missouri	$18,488,291
5	Nodaway County, Missouri	$15,772,496
6	Linn County, Missouri	$15,569,372
7	Grundy County, Missouri	$14,036,213
8	Sullivan County, Missouri	$13,430,493
9	Macon County, Missouri	$12,595,644
10	Worth County, Missouri	$12,241,996
11	Livingston County, Missouri	$12,236,972
12	Caldwell County, Missouri	$11,684,627
13	Monroe County, Missouri	$10,361,852
14	Knox County, Missouri	$10,110,649
15	Scotland County, Missouri	$9,940,508
16	Mercer County, Missouri	$9,684,829
17	DeKalb County, Missouri	$9,547,381
18	Chariton County, Missouri	$8,779,636
19	Randolph County, Missouri	$7,621,300
20	Putnam County, Missouri	$7,215,627
21	Ray County, Missouri	$7,094,146
22	Clark County, Missouri	$6,792,952
23	Shelby County, Missouri	$6,634,585
24	Adair County, Missouri	$6,028,723
25	Ralls County, Missouri	$5,925,096
26	Lewis County, Missouri	$5,293,751
27	Schuyler County, Missouri	$4,665,502
28	Scott County, Missouri	$4,577,196
29	Marion County, Missouri	$4,381,755
30	Stoddard County, Missouri	$4,254,448
31	Andrew County, Missouri	$4,182,263
32	Howard County, Missouri	$4,014,989
33	Saline County, Missouri	$3,698,502
34	Callaway County, Missouri	$3,401,677
35	Vernon County, Missouri	$3,399,741
36	Atchison County, Missouri	$3,222,171
37	Holt County, Missouri	$3,146,583
38	Cooper County, Missouri	$3,052,540
39	Pike County, Missouri	$3,031,279
40	Clinton County, Missouri	$2,679,325
41	Cass County, Missouri	$2,650,428
42	Audrain County, Missouri	$2,648,260
43	Pettis County, Missouri	$2,635,296
44	Cape Girardeau County, Missouri	$2,624,790
45	Barton County, Missouri	$2,469,747
46	Buchanan County, Missouri	$2,118,030
47	Bates County, Missouri	$2,008,113
48	Lincoln County, Missouri	$1,768,377
49	Johnson County, Missouri	$1,665,096
50	Henry County, Missouri	$1,598,075
51	Lafayette County, Missouri	$1,419,101
52	Perry County, Missouri	$1,418,800
53	Moniteau County, Missouri	$1,335,457
54	Boone County, Missouri	$1,213,378
55	Mississippi County, Missouri	$1,201,671
56	New Madrid County, Missouri	$1,200,276
57	Montgomery County, Missouri	$1,157,473
58	Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri	$868,656
59	Saint Clair County, Missouri	$768,224
60	Jasper County, Missouri	$757,631
61	Franklin County, Missouri	$609,569
62	Platte County, Missouri	$582,112
63	Clay County, Missouri	$537,680
64	Bollinger County, Missouri	$507,182
65	Dade County, Missouri	$436,880
66	Pemiscot County, Missouri	$372,819
67	Lawrence County, Missouri	$369,634
68	Dunklin County, Missouri	$347,284
69	Gasconade County, Missouri	$340,384
70	Cole County, Missouri	$340,005
71	Warren County, Missouri	$339,257
72	Osage County, Missouri	$324,655
73	Butler County, Missouri	$323,891
74	Ripley County, Missouri	$314,749
75	Saint Charles County, Missouri	$226,619
76	Cedar County, Missouri	$224,379
77	Morgan County, Missouri	$213,825
78	Benton County, Missouri	$194,570
79	Maries County, Missouri	$146,656
80	Polk County, Missouri	$136,023
81	Saint Francois County, Missouri	$135,231
82	Wayne County, Missouri	$127,712
83	Douglas County, Missouri	$110,095
84	Hickory County, Missouri	$83,412
85	Crawford County, Missouri	$82,396
86	Newton County, Missouri	$77,182
87	Texas County, Missouri	$67,931
88	Jackson County, Missouri	$43,496
89	Phelps County, Missouri	$38,276
90	Jefferson County, Missouri	$35,199
91	Howell County, Missouri	$30,818
92	Taney County, Missouri	$29,160
93	Reynolds County, Missouri	$24,986
94	Dallas County, Missouri	$20,996
95	Stone County, Missouri	$20,840
96	Oregon County, Missouri	$18,806
97	Dent County, Missouri	$17,260
98	McDonald County, Missouri	$12,662
99	Carter County, Missouri	$12,184
100	Laclede County, Missouri	$12,168
101	Barry County, Missouri	$11,340
102	Madison County, Missouri	$10,929
103	Miller County, Missouri	$10,886
104	Pulaski County, Missouri	$6,524
105	Shannon County, Missouri	$6,229
106	Greene County, Missouri	$4,879
107	Camden County, Missouri	$4,764
108	Wright County, Missouri	$3,785
109	Christian County, Missouri	$3,631
110	Webster County, Missouri	$3,385
111	Iron County, Missouri	$2,761
112	Ozark County, Missouri	$1,729
113	Saint Louis County, Missouri	$574
114	Washington County, Missouri	$538
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Missouri, 2017

Land in Missouri, 2017

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	95,320
Total Acres in Farms:	27,781,883
Cropland Acres:	15,599,446
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	6,882,610
Woodland Acres:	4,064,345

Livestock in Missouri, 2017

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	286,139,429
Layers inventory	11,306,386
Cattle and calves inventory	4,060,220
Hogs and pigs inventory	3,150,133
Sheep and lambs inventory	111,621

Crops in Missouri, 2017

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