Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Minnesota, 2002
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2002 |
|---|
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 311,905 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 292,760 |
| Wetland Restoration | 274,142 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 177,322 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 175,322 |
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 136,610 |
| Filter strips | 124,198 |
| Rare and Declining Habitat | 41,435 |
| Riparian buffer | 32,913 |
| Tree planting | 21,795 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 16,970 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 15,550 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Buffer | 8,351 |
| Wildlife food plot | 6,470 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Wetland | 4,131 |
| Vegetative filter strips | 3,905 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover, non-easement | 3,882 |
| Shelterbelt establishment, non-easement | 3,478 |
| Field windbreak establishment, non-easement | 3,476 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass), non-easement | 3,043 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 2,477 |
| Field windbreak establishment | 2,445 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity | 1,555 |
| Shelterbelt establishment | 1,542 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 1,230 |
| Grass waterways | 1,012 |
| Living snow fence | 993 |
| Erosion control structure | 949 |
| Living snow fences, non-easement | 786 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 597 |
| Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement | 532 |
| Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands | 530 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 364 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 321 |
| Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 215 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass) | 136 |
| Marginal pastureland (Contour Grass Strips) on Terraces | 96 |
| Cross Wind Trap Strips | 53 |
| Permanent Wildlife Habitat | 52 |
| Diversions | 41 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 28 |
| Alley cropping | 8 |
| Alternate perennial | 4 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity, non-easement | 4 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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