Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Minnesota, 1998
CRP Practice | Acres, 1998 |
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Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 446,671 |
Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 277,957 |
Establishment of permanent native grasses | 101,444 |
Wetland Restoration | 55,661 |
Filter strips | 54,890 |
Permanent wildlife habitat | 39,233 |
Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 31,547 |
Tree planting | 26,401 |
Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 11,092 |
Hardwood tree planting | 8,752 |
Riparian buffer | 5,636 |
Vegetative filter strips | 5,382 |
Vegetative filter strips (grass), non-easement | 2,916 |
Wildlife food plot | 1,991 |
Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 1,189 |
Field windbreak establishment | 1,016 |
Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover, non-easement | 841 |
Shallow water areas for wildlife | 684 |
Shelterbelt establishment | 498 |
Shelterbelt establishment, non-easement | 441 |
Rare and Declining Habitat | 415 |
Field windbreak establishment, non-easement | 392 |
Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement | 383 |
Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands | 357 |
Grass waterways | 203 |
Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 170 |
Grass waterways, non-easement | 83 |
Living snow fence | 73 |
Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity | 71 |
Diversions | 52 |
Living snow fences, non-easement | 52 |
Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 45 |
Permanent Wildlife Habitat | 34 |
Vegetative filter strips (grass) | 33 |
Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 11 |
Cross Wind Trap Strips | 10 |
Alley cropping | 7 |
Erosion control structure | 2 |
Vegetative filter strips (trees) | 2 |
Alternate perennial | 2 |
Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 2 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.