Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Acreage in Texas, 2012
| CRP Practice | Acres, 2012 |
|---|
| Establishment of permanent native grasses | 1,582,157 |
| Vegetative cover, such as grass, that was already established | 1,481,824 |
| Establishment of permanent introduced grasses and legumes | 125,365 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Grass--* | 73,124 |
| Riparian buffer | 33,930 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat, non-easement | 25,359 |
| Vegetative cover, such as trees, that were already established | 9,687 |
| Wetland Restoration | 6,969 |
| Habitat for upland birds | 4,632 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat | 3,684 |
| Tree planting | 3,381 |
| Grass waterways, non-easement | 2,515 |
| Wildlife food plot | 2,224 |
| Marginal pastureland wildlife habitat buffer | 2,005 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - Existing | 1,430 |
| Emergency Forestry - Mixed Trees - Existing | 1,391 |
| Filter strips | 1,387 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - New | 1,236 |
| Pollinator Habitat | 616 |
| Emergency Forestry - Softwood - Existing | 495 |
| Expired hardwood tree planting | 337 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetation to reduce salinity, non-easement | 311 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - New | 242 |
| Alternate perennial | 238 |
| Wetland restoration, non-flood plain | 228 |
| Grass waterways | 171 |
| State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement - Buffers | 162 |
| Shallow water areas for wildlife | 144 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - Existing | 144 |
| Establishment of permanent salt tolerant vegetative cover, non-easement | 95 |
| Emergency Forestry - Upland Hardwood - New | 80 |
| Marginal pastureland (Contour Grass Strips) on Terraces | 64 |
| Vegetative filter strips | 57 |
| Hardwood tree planting | 56 |
| Permanent wildlife habitat (corridors) | 50 |
| Bottomland timber established on wetland | 45 |
| Emergency Forestry - Longleaf Pine - Existing | 43 |
| Emergency Forestry - Bottomland Hardwood - New | 36 |
| Field windbreak establishment, non-easement | 31 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips), non-easement | 28 |
| Field windbreak establishment | 13 |
| Erosion control structure | 7 |
| Establishment of permanent vegetative cover (contour grass strips) | 6 |
| Cross Wind Trap Strips | 6 |
| Sediment Retention Control Structure: MI CREP | 6 |
| Shelterbelt establishment, non-easement | 5 |
| Shelterbelt establishment | 2 |
| Marginal wetland buffer | 2 |
For more detail on who receives CRP Payments, please visit EWG's Farm Subsidy Database.
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