Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in the United States, 1998
| CRP Practice | Acres, 1998 |
|---|
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 12,316,680 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 7,890,471 |
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 5,232,646 |
| Tree planting | 1,336,330 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 914,380 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 653,717 |
| Wetland Restoration | 422,985 |
| Filter strips | 254,180 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 253,359 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 108,692 |
| Diversions | 100,847 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity | 96,247 |
| Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands | 71,618 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover, non-easement | 50,065 |
| Riparian buffer | 49,915 |
| Vegetative filter strips | 49,208 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity, non-easement | 34,906 |
| Wildlife food plot | 29,152 |
| Field windbreak establishment | 27,607 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 25,932 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 12,746 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 10,096 |
| Erosion control structure | 9,008 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 8,952 |
| Grass waterways | 7,272 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass), non-easement | 6,789 |
| Rare and Declining Habitat | 6,469 |
| Shelterbelt establishment, non-easement | 3,895 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass) | 3,847 |
| Shelterbelt establishment | 3,698 |
| Field windbreak establishment, non-easement | 2,839 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 2,305 |
| Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement | 1,769 |
| Permanent Wildlife Habitat | 1,759 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 1,153 |
| Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 663 |
| Alternate perennial | 449 |
| Living snow fences, non-easement | 207 |
| Living snow fence | 160 |
| Alley cropping | 158 |
| Vegetative filter strips (trees) | 78 |
| Cross Wind Trap Strips | 55 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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