Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in the United States, 1999
| CRP Practice | Acres, 1999 |
|---|
| 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.
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