Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in New Mexico, 2011

CRP Practice	Acres, 2011
Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established	422,258
Establishment of permanent native grasses	25,404
Riparian buffer	4,946
Diversions	1,978
Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes	1,444
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Grass--*	823
Erosion control structure	676
Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established	332
Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips)	142
Grass waterways, non-easement	96
Wildlife food plot	8

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

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