Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in the United States, 1999
CRP Practice | Acres, 1999 |
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Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 10,326,993 |
Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 8,761,315 |
Establishment of permanent native grasses | 5,767,353 |
Tree planting | 1,085,492 |
Permanent wildlife habitat | 889,953 |
Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 736,045 |
Wetland Restoration | 595,937 |
Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 526,608 |
Filter strips | 346,655 |
Hardwood tree planting | 141,301 |
Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity | 94,027 |
Riparian buffer | 93,570 |
Diversions | 60,268 |
Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover, non-easement | 59,617 |
Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands | 58,309 |
Rare and Declining Habitat | 50,935 |
Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity, non-easement | 40,977 |
Vegetative filter strips | 30,114 |
Wildlife food plot | 27,999 |
Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 26,997 |
Shallow water areas for wildlife | 20,255 |
Field windbreak establishment | 17,413 |
Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 15,051 |
Grass waterways, non-easement | 13,216 |
Grass waterways | 10,323 |
Shelterbelt establishment, non-easement | 7,282 |
Vegetative filter strips (grass), non-easement | 7,071 |
Erosion control structure | 6,790 |
Shelterbelt establishment | 6,714 |
Field windbreak establishment, non-easement | 4,759 |
Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 3,945 |
Vegetative filter strips (grass) | 3,633 |
Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement | 2,255 |
Living snow fence | 2,060 |
Permanent Wildlife Habitat | 2,047 |
Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 1,715 |
Vegetative filter strips (trees) | 1,086 |
Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 908 |
Living snow fences, non-easement | 771 |
Alternate perennial | 569 |
Cross Wind Trap Strips | 289 |
Alley cropping | 153 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.