| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $245,390,435 |
| 2 | Pasture Annual Payment | $7,393,085 |
| 3 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $4,871,071 |
| 4 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat | $3,444,830 |
| 5 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies | $2,856,063 |
| 6 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $2,582,255 |
| 7 | Farmstead | $1,695,014 |
| 8 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $1,581,558 |
| 9 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $1,076,441 |
| 10 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $1,042,222 |
| 11 | Associated Ag Land | $999,660 |
| 12 | Pest Management Conservation System | $987,424 |
| 13 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $640,647 |
| 14 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $609,106 |
| 15 | Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $427,481 |
| 16 | Supplemental Payment | $283,871 |
| 17 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $246,504 |
| 18 | Nutrient Management  | $241,879 |
| 19 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $234,373 |
| 20 | Planting for high carbon sequestration rate | $169,882 |
| 21 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $152,985 |
| 22 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $136,357 |
| 23 | Cover Crop | $128,311 |
| 24 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $119,495 |
| 25 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $100,015 |
| 26 | Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $95,255 |
| 27 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $93,820 |
| 28 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $90,051 |
| 29 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $89,100 |
| 30 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $84,005 |
| 31 | Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion | $81,143 |
| 32 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $78,395 |
| 33 | Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess sediment in surface water | $66,651 |
| 34 | Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects | $58,687 |
| 35 | Supplemental Payment Improved | $49,724 |
| 36 | Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess nutrients in surface water | $43,633 |
| 37 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $40,865 |
| 38 | Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field | $39,254 |
| 39 | Cultural plantings | $37,672 |
| 40 | Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored- recorded and used in decision making | $34,323 |
| 41 | Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored- recorded- and used in decision making | $31,885 |
| 42 | Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion | $31,399 |
| 43 | Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM | $29,538 |
| 44 | Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects | $28,570 |
| 45 | Enhanced field border to provide wildlife habitat continuity along the edge(s) of a field | $27,458 |
| 46 | Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess pathogens and chemicals in surface water | $26,245 |
| 47 | Equitable Relief Payment | $25,310 |
| 48 | Snags- den trees- and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat | $24,015 |
| 49 | Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce pathogens in surface water | $23,255 |
| 50 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water | $20,894 |
| 51 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter | $18,150 |
| 52 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities | $16,393 |
| 53 | Cover crop to reduce water erosion | $15,196 |
| 54 | Stream crossing elimination | $14,970 |
| 55 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base | $14,831 |
| 56 | Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce wind erosion | $14,780 |
| 57 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality | $14,541 |
| 58 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients | $14,468 |
| 59 | Enhanced field border to provide wildlife cover or shelter along the edge(s) of a field | $12,907 |
| 60 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $11,401 |
| 61 | Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils | $11,394 |
| 62 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $11,116 |
| 63 | Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $10,524 |
| 64 | Prescribed Grazing | $9,654 |
| 65 | Incorporating wildlife friendly fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources | $9,518 |
| 66 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-min sediment in surface water | $9,189 |
| 67 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $8,698 |
| 68 | Erroneous Underpayment | $8,636 |
| 69 | Crop tree management for mast production | $8,567 |
| 70 | Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat | $8,544 |
| 71 | Creating structural diversity with patch openings | $8,427 |
| 72 | Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field | $8,410 |
| 73 | Filter Strip | $7,751 |
| 74 | Resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure | $6,931 |
| 75 | Reduced tillage to reduce energy use | $6,896 |
| 76 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter) | $6,762 |
| 77 | Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability | $6,698 |
| 78 | Cover crop to reduce wind erosion | $6,478 |
| 79 | No till to reduce water erosion | $6,266 |
| 80 | No till system to reduce wind erosion | $5,992 |
| 81 | Forest Trails and Landings | $5,931 |
| 82 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water | $5,776 |
| 83 | Enhanced wildlife habitat on expired grass/legume covered CRP acres | $5,253 |
| 84 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $4,914 |
| 85 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $4,640 |
| 86 | Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce nutrients in surface water | $4,600 |
| 87 | Reduce forest stand density to improve wildlife food sources | $4,520 |
| 88 | Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to reduce sediment loading | $4,403 |
| 89 | Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in dec | $3,911 |
| 90 | Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to improve wildlife food sources | $3,497 |
| 91 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health | $3,492 |
| 92 | Increase riparian forest buffer width to reduce sediment loading | $3,490 |
| 93 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health | $3,273 |
| 94 | Maintaining and improving forest soil quality by limiting compaction | $2,674 |
| 95 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $2,630 |
| 96 | Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community | $2,573 |
| 97 | Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings | $2,406 |
| 98 | Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife | $2,379 |
| 99 | No till to reduce energy | $2,214 |
| 100 | Enhanced field border to provide wildlife food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field | $2,175 |
| 101 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $2,024 |
| 102 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion | $2,023 |
| 103 | Resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction | $2,016 |
| 104 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $1,942 |
| 105 | Enhance development of the forest understory to provide wildlife cover and shelter | $1,900 |
| 106 | Fence | $1,894 |
| 107 | Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat | $1,856 |
| 108 | Intensive cover cropping (orchard/vineyard floor) to increase soil health and SOM content | $1,798 |
| 109 | Forage and biomass planting that produces feedstock for biofuels or energy production | $1,793 |
| 110 | Increase diversity in pine plantation monocultures | $1,682 |
| 111 | Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect food habitat | $1,558 |
| 112 | Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health | $1,508 |
| 113 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $1,416 |
| 114 | Soil health crop rotation | $1,356 |
| 115 | Forage Harvest Management | $1,272 |
| 116 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat continuity (space) | $1,256 |
| 117 | Irrigation Water Management | $1,225 |
| 118 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,205 |
| 119 | Create patch openings to enhance wildlife cover and shelter | $1,079 |
| 120 | Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement | $1,071 |
| 121 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-pathogens/chemicals | $1,055 |
| 122 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-ground water from nutrients | $1,045 |
| 123 | Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands | $1,025 |
| 124 | Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion | $961 |
| 125 | Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement | $947 |
| 126 | Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat (structure and composition) | $901 |
| 127 | Conservation Cover | $816 |
| 128 | Enhance development of the forest understory to create conditions resistant to pests | $801 |
| 129 | Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture for soil organic matter improvement | $685 |
| 130 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition | $666 |
| 131 | Field Border | $652 |
| 132 | Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect habitat continuity (space) | $566 |
| 133 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $524 |
| 134 | Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk | $496 |
| 135 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $400 |
| 136 | Increase riparian forest buffer width for nutrient reduction | $371 |
| 137 | Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition. | $371 |
| 138 | Watering Facility | $363 |
| 139 | Improved resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement | $329 |
| 140 | Establish Monarch butterfly habitat in pastures | $325 |
| 141 | Roof Runoff Structure | $320 |
| 142 | Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities | $317 |
| 143 | Improved resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure | $306 |
| 144 | Native grass or legumes in forage base to provide wildlife food | $287 |
| 145 | Brush Management | $280 |
| 146 | Increase on-site carbon storage | $262 |
| 147 | Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for water erosion | $208 |
| 148 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $197 |
| 149 | Critical Area Planting | $181 |
| 150 | Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce water erosion | $133 |
| 151 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation | $126 |
| 152 | Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of cover and shelter for wildlife | $120 |
| 153 | Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat (cover and shelter) | $79 |
| 154 | Firebreak | $73 |
| 155 | Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce wind erosion | $73 |
| 156 | Access Control | $60 |
| 157 | Tree/Shrub Pruning | $59 |
| 158 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $27 |
| 159 | Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce wind erosion | $14 |
| 160 | Establish wildlife corridors to provide habitat continuity | $13 |
| 161 | No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management | $9 |
| 162 | Mulching to improve soil health | $0 |
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| | Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 279,099,266 |
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