Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Texas, 2010
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2010 |
|---|
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 1,521,552 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 1,378,691 |
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 316,783 |
| Riparian buffer | 30,602 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 19,717 |
| Wetland Restoration | 8,495 |
| Tree planting | 4,045 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 3,900 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Grass--* | 3,839 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 3,421 |
| Wildlife food plot | 2,740 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 2,531 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover | 2,390 |
| Habitat for upland birds | 2,075 |
| Marginal pastureland wildlife habitat buffer | 1,610 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - Existing | 1,430 |
| Emergency Forestry - Mixed Trees - Existing | 1,382 |
| Filter strips | 1,339 |
| Grass waterways | 1,312 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - New | 1,237 |
| Alley cropping | 1,189 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - Existing | 525 |
| Bottomland timber established on wetland | 381 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity, non-easement | 341 |
| Alternate perennial | 314 |
| Cross Wind Trap Strips | 288 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - New | 242 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 168 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - Existing | 165 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 119 |
| Vegetative filter strip (trees), non-easement | 84 |
| Shelterbelt establishment | 83 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - New | 80 |
| Permanent wildlife (corridors), non-easement | 76 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 76 |
| Farmable Wetland Pilot Buffer | 45 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - Existing | 43 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity | 42 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - New | 36 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 17 |
| Field windbreak establishment | 12 |
| Living snow fence | 7 |
| Diversions | 6 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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