Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in the United States, 2001
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2001 |
|---|
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 9,697,201 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 9,685,073 |
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 7,298,281 |
| Tree planting | 1,144,547 |
| Wetland Restoration | 1,038,061 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 996,079 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 858,607 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 846,357 |
| Filter strips | 596,191 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 297,536 |
| Riparian buffer | 249,612 |
| Rare and Declining Habitat | 247,486 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity | 104,951 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover, non-easement | 71,874 |
| Wildlife food plot | 65,203 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity, non-easement | 53,179 |
| Diversions | 48,155 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 44,166 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 31,224 |
| Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands | 30,990 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 29,679 |
| Vegetative filter strips | 26,889 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 22,928 |
| Grass waterways | 16,825 |
| Shelterbelt establishment, non-easement | 12,103 |
| Field windbreak establishment | 10,994 |
| Field windbreak establishment, non-easement | 10,282 |
| Shelterbelt establishment | 8,375 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass), non-easement | 7,359 |
| Erosion control structure | 7,298 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 6,037 |
| Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement | 4,839 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass) | 3,766 |
| Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 3,119 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 2,352 |
| Alternate perennial | 2,189 |
| Permanent Wildlife Habitat | 1,993 |
| Living snow fences, non-easement | 1,927 |
| Living snow fence | 850 |
| Cross Wind Trap Strips | 644 |
| Vegetative filter strips (trees) | 593 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Buffer | 549 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Wetland | 352 |
| Alley cropping | 242 |
| Marginal pastureland (Contour Grass Strips) on Terraces | 209 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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