Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Texas, 2014
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2014 |
|---|
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 1,924,346 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 858,209 |
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 220,505 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Grass--* | 74,828 |
| Riparian buffer | 30,284 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 19,904 |
| Pollinator Habitat | 10,651 |
| Wetland Restoration | 5,822 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 5,773 |
| Habitat for upland birds | 4,626 |
| Wildlife food plot | 3,110 |
| Tree planting | 3,027 |
| Emergency Forestry - Mixed Trees - Existing | 2,716 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 2,702 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - New | 2,192 |
| Marginal pastureland wildlife habitat buffer | 2,132 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - Existing | 2,014 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 1,876 |
| Filter strips | 1,394 |
| Wetland restoration, non-flood plain | 491 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - Existing | 469 |
| Expired hardwood tree planting | 337 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - New | 333 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity, non-easement | 311 |
| Grass waterways | 158 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 109 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - Existing | 99 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover, non-easement | 95 |
| Alternate perennial | 84 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - New | 80 |
| Bottomland timber established on wetland | 45 |
| Marginal pastureland (Contour Grass Strips) on Terraces | 44 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - Existing | 43 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 37 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - New | 36 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Buffers | 34 |
| Field windbreak establishment, non-easement | 31 |
| FWP Flooded Prairie Wetland | 19 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 10 |
| Field windbreak establishment | 8 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 6 |
| Sediment Retention Control Structure: MI CREP | 6 |
| Shelterbelt establishment, non-easement | 3 |
| Marginal wetland buffer | 2 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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