Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in Wisconsin

CRP rental payments by fiscal year in Wisconsin

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

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

Rank	Practice	Acres	Percent
1	Grass plantings - introduced	54,338	26.9%
2	State acres for wildlife enhancement	31,646	15.6%
3	Grass plantings - native	21,527	10.6%
4	Filter strips	18,609	9.2%
5	Existing grass	16,063	7.9%
6	Tree plantings - hardwoods	15,513	7.7%
7	Rare and declining habitat	12,021	5.9%
8	Tree plantings - softwoods	6,571	3.2%
9	Riparian buffers	5,984	3.0%
10	Existing trees	3,814	1.9%
11	Wetland restoration - floodplain	2,800	1.4%
12	Wildlife habitat	2,770	1.4%
13	Pollinator habitat	2,227	1.1%
14	Shallow water for wildlife	1,593	0.8%
15	Wetland restoration - non-floodplain	1,271	0.6%
16	Grass waterways	1,248	0.6%
17	Wildlife food plots	849	0.4%
18	Wetland restoration	844	0.4%
19	CRP grasslands - introduced grasses	820	0.4%
20	Marginal pasture buffers - wildlife	813	0.4%
21	Contour grass strips	402	0.2%
22	Upland bird habitat buffers	208	0.1%
23	Wildlife corridors	112	< 0.1%
24	Field windbreaks	89	< 0.1%
25	Farmable wetland program - buffer	65	< 0.1%
26	Farmable wetland program - wetland	54	< 0.1%
27	CRP grasslands - native grasses	23	< 0.1%
28	Marginal pasture buffers - wetland	22	< 0.1%
29	Living snow fences	10	< 0.1%
30	Shelterbelts	2	< 0.1%
31	Diversions and erosion control structures	1	< 0.1%
32	Expired hardwood trees	1	< 0.1%
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	Total Acres	202,275

CRP rental payments by county, 2017-2022

Rank	State	CRP Rental Payments, 2017-2022
1	Grant County, Wisconsin	$32,815,529
2	Iowa County, Wisconsin	$21,651,897
3	Lafayette County, Wisconsin	$18,243,606
4	Dane County, Wisconsin	$12,835,841
5	Rock County, Wisconsin	$8,734,544
6	Trempealeau County, Wisconsin	$8,280,965
7	Green County, Wisconsin	$8,089,806
8	Eau Claire County, Wisconsin	$5,484,416
9	Sauk County, Wisconsin	$4,116,786
10	Richland County, Wisconsin	$3,781,748
11	Dodge County, Wisconsin	$3,630,123
12	Saint Croix County, Wisconsin	$3,226,623
13	Buffalo County, Wisconsin	$2,867,427
14	Crawford County, Wisconsin	$2,807,586
15	Jackson County, Wisconsin	$2,778,192
16	Walworth County, Wisconsin	$2,776,111
17	Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin	$2,664,908
18	Columbia County, Wisconsin	$2,558,782
19	Chippewa County, Wisconsin	$2,341,223
20	Pierce County, Wisconsin	$2,308,421
21	Monroe County, Wisconsin	$2,214,769
22	Dunn County, Wisconsin	$2,068,961
23	Manitowoc County, Wisconsin	$1,995,203
24	Winnebago County, Wisconsin	$1,939,605
25	La Crosse County, Wisconsin	$1,694,243
26	Vernon County, Wisconsin	$1,620,400
27	Juneau County, Wisconsin	$1,484,026
28	Pepin County, Wisconsin	$1,438,978
29	Jefferson County, Wisconsin	$1,430,185
30	Waupaca County, Wisconsin	$1,209,957
31	Outagamie County, Wisconsin	$986,674
32	Polk County, Wisconsin	$927,908
33	Kewaunee County, Wisconsin	$916,854
34	Green Lake County, Wisconsin	$916,076
35	Racine County, Wisconsin	$844,288
36	Door County, Wisconsin	$724,270
37	Wood County, Wisconsin	$724,038
38	Brown County, Wisconsin	$561,044
39	Barron County, Wisconsin	$526,356
40	Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$477,365
41	Portage County, Wisconsin	$432,442
42	Calumet County, Wisconsin	$414,113
43	Waukesha County, Wisconsin	$397,443
44	Shawano County, Wisconsin	$355,318
45	Ozaukee County, Wisconsin	$297,745
46	Marquette County, Wisconsin	$286,611
47	Sheboygan County, Wisconsin	$277,403
48	Marathon County, Wisconsin	$270,506
49	Washington County, Wisconsin	$259,685
50	Clark County, Wisconsin	$177,025
51	Waushara County, Wisconsin	$158,159
52	Adams County, Wisconsin	$133,582
53	Oconto County, Wisconsin	$125,814
54	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	$53,043
55	Taylor County, Wisconsin	$39,644
56	Langlade County, Wisconsin	$26,119
57	Bayfield County, Wisconsin	$25,178
58	Marinette County, Wisconsin	$13,043
59	Rusk County, Wisconsin	$10,854
60	Ashland County, Wisconsin	$8,935
61	Lincoln County, Wisconsin	$4,488
62	Washburn County, Wisconsin	$2,835
63	Burnett County, Wisconsin	$2,580
64	Florence County, Wisconsin	$1,163
65	Price County, Wisconsin	$124
66	Forest County, Wisconsin	$0
67	Vilas County, Wisconsin	$0
68	Douglas County, Wisconsin	$0
69	Oneida County, Wisconsin	$0
70	Menominee County, Wisconsin	$0
71	Iron County, Wisconsin	$0
72	Sawyer County, Wisconsin	$0
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Wisconsin, 2022

Land in Wisconsin, 2022

Land type	Acres
Number of Farms:	58,521
Total Acres in Farms:	13,784,678
Cropland Acres:	9,572,098
Permanent pasture and rangeland:	907,637
Woodland Acres:	2,297,505

Livestock in Wisconsin, 2022

Livestock	Number of Animals
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold	56,724,981
Layers inventory	6,490,101
Cattle and calves inventory	3,330,920
Hogs and pigs inventory	335,975
Sheep and lambs inventory	71,801

Crops in Wisconsin, 2022

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