Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Louisiana, 2000

CRP Practice	Acres, 2000
Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes	45,761
Tree planting	36,463
Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established	26,262
Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established	25,887
Hardwood tree planting	23,917
Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands	8,889
Wetland Restoration	8,539
Diversions	2,912
Permanent wildlife habitat	2,035
Establishment of permanent native grasses	1,133
Shallow water areas for wildlife	442
Wildlife food plot	343
Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity	164
Riparian buffer	151
Vegetative filter strips	45
Filter strips	11

For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.

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