Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Minnesota, 2003
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2003 |
|---|
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 306,681 |
| Wetland Restoration | 293,582 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 293,000 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 172,057 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 164,566 |
| Filter strips | 136,061 |
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 134,214 |
| Rare and Declining Habitat | 54,011 |
| Riparian buffer | 37,522 |
| Tree planting | 20,402 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 17,020 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 14,551 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Buffer | 12,251 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover, non-easement | 10,976 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Wetland | 5,941 |
| Wildlife food plot | 5,813 |
| Field windbreak establishment, non-easement | 4,309 |
| Shelterbelt establishment, non-easement | 3,965 |
| Vegetative filter strips | 3,850 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass), non-easement | 3,027 |
| Field windbreak establishment | 2,940 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 2,838 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 2,475 |
| Shelterbelt establishment | 2,208 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity | 2,025 |
| Grass waterways | 1,156 |
| Living snow fence | 1,146 |
| Living snow fences, non-easement | 1,090 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 997 |
| Erosion control structure | 910 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 676 |
| Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement | 670 |
| Bottomland timber that was established on wetlands | 610 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 441 |
| Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 224 |
| Vegetative filter strips (grass) | 136 |
| Marginal pastureland (Contour Grass Strips) on Terraces | 69 |
| Cross Wind Trap Strips | 59 |
| Permanent Wildlife Habitat | 52 |
| Diversions | 38 |
| 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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