| 1 | Rangeland Annual Payment | $63,441,909 |
| 2 | Cropland Annual Payment | $2,497,314 |
| 3 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $2,173,094 |
| 4 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $978,627 |
| 5 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $939,536 |
| 6 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $203,021 |
| 7 | Pasture Annual Payment | $179,128 |
| 8 | Prescribed Grazing  | $164,905 |
| 9 | Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health | $145,816 |
| 10 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction on rangeland through monitoring activities | $134,699 |
| 11 | Improved grazing management for water erosion through monitoring activities | $128,479 |
| 12 | Cultural plantings | $128,052 |
| 13 | Improved grazing management for wind erosion through monitoring activities | $79,284 |
| 14 | Improved grazing management for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $55,923 |
| 15 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $48,382 |
| 16 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $44,410 |
| 17 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $44,100 |
| 18 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $36,893 |
| 19 | Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for prescribed grazing-cover/shelter | $33,908 |
| 20 | Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife food | $23,889 |
| 21 | Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food for wildlife | $14,823 |
| 22 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $13,893 |
| 23 | Improved grazing management for plant structure and composition through monitoring activities | $13,394 |
| 24 | Improved grazing management that reduces undesirable plant pest pressure through monitoring | $10,057 |
| 25 | Range planting for improving forage- browse- or cover for wildlife | $9,827 |
| 26 | Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife | $7,536 |
| 27 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $6,980 |
| 28 | Reduced tillage to reduce energy use | $5,332 |
| 29 | Erroneous Underpayment | $5,311 |
| 30 | Herbaceous weed control (inadequate structure and comp) for desired plant communities/habitats | $4,665 |
| 31 | Farmstead | $4,299 |
| 32 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $2,210 |
| 33 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $2,005 |
| 34 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $1,925 |
| 35 | Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored- recorded- and used in decision making | $1,912 |
| 36 | Incorporating wildlife friendly fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources | $1,725 |
| 37 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $1,544 |
| 38 | Brush Management | $1,459 |
| 39 | Brush management for improved structure and composition | $1,370 |
| 40 | Cover crop to reduce wind erosion | $1,245 |
| 41 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $1,209 |
| 42 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter) | $742 |
| 43 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $558 |
| 44 | Watering Facility | $404 |
| 45 | Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter | $371 |
| 46 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $312 |
| 47 | Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat | $271 |
| 48 | Structures for Wildlife | $197 |
| 49 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $158 |
| 50 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $41 |
| 51 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter | $5 |
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| | Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 71,597,149 |
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