Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Texas, 2007
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2007 |
|---|
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 1,902,068 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 1,610,271 |
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 475,864 |
| Riparian buffer | 29,457 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 21,466 |
| Wetland Restoration | 8,275 |
| Tree planting | 4,992 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 4,415 |
| Wildlife food plot | 2,988 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 2,433 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 2,328 |
| Diversions | 2,184 |
| Filter strips | 1,818 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - New | 1,722 |
| Grass waterways | 1,444 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - Existing | 1,357 |
| Habitat for upland birds | 1,249 |
| Marginal pastureland wildlife habitat buffer | 1,033 |
| Emergency Forestry - Mixed Trees - Existing | 831 |
| Field windbreak establishment | 709 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 604 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity | 545 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - Existing | 446 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 398 |
| Cross Wind Trap Strips | 352 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity, non-easement | 341 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - New | 262 |
| Shelterbelt establishment | 204 |
| Alternate perennial | 198 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 191 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 170 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - New | 94 |
| Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement | 84 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - New | 82 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 78 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - Existing | 66 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Buffer | 45 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - Existing | 44 |
| Erosion control structure | 38 |
| Living snow fence | 7 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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