| 1 | Cropland Annual Payment | $226,221,486 |
| 2 | Rangeland Annual Payment | $11,788,657 |
| 3 | Pasture Annual Payment | $5,452,860 |
| 4 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques | $3,887,434 |
| 5 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies | $3,568,921 |
| 6 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water | $1,927,774 |
| 7 | Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $1,242,455 |
| 8 | Cover Crop  | $862,903 |
| 9 | Pest Management Conservation System | $716,805 |
| 10 | Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $667,183 |
| 11 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $647,922 |
| 12 | Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement | $643,347 |
| 13 | Farmstead | $560,185 |
| 14 | Supplemental Payment | $498,509 |
| 15 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $355,338 |
| 16 | Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion | $325,053 |
| 17 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources | $278,768 |
| 18 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $272,158 |
| 19 | Enhanced wildlife habitat on expired grass/legume covered CRP acres | $240,951 |
| 20 | Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM | $206,486 |
| 21 | Pastured Cropland Annual Payment | $179,138 |
| 22 | Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity | $163,001 |
| 23 | Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles | $151,726 |
| 24 | Nutrient Management | $124,020 |
| 25 | Enhancement - Soil Management | $116,661 |
| 26 | Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape | $113,870 |
| 27 | Existing Activity Payment-Land Use | $113,095 |
| 28 | Resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction | $108,033 |
| 29 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater | $102,159 |
| 30 | Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field | $97,402 |
| 31 | Associated Ag Land | $86,479 |
| 32 | No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $85,614 |
| 33 | Resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure | $72,465 |
| 34 | Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess nutrients in surface water | $72,186 |
| 35 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food | $64,850 |
| 36 | Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess sediment in surface water | $59,275 |
| 37 | Residue and Tillage Management- Reduced Till | $56,847 |
| 38 | Other Payment | $56,000 |
| 39 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter) | $50,891 |
| 40 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $48,336 |
| 41 | Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover | $47,926 |
| 42 | Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter | $44,993 |
| 43 | Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife | $44,317 |
| 44 | Stewardship Payment | $40,328 |
| 45 | Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $40,241 |
| 46 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water | $39,270 |
| 47 | Cover crop to reduce wind erosion | $39,227 |
| 48 | Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored- recorded- and used in decision making | $35,356 |
| 49 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients | $34,465 |
| 50 | Prescribed Grazing | $34,322 |
| 51 | Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored- recorded and used in dec | $29,165 |
| 52 | Residue and Tillage Management- No Till | $29,048 |
| 53 | Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat | $28,019 |
| 54 | Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture for soil organic matter improvement | $20,923 |
| 55 | Brush management for improved structure and composition | $20,813 |
| 56 | Tree/Shrub Establishment | $20,687 |
| 57 | No till system to reduce wind erosion | $19,023 |
| 58 | Enhanced field border to provide wildlife food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field | $18,621 |
| 59 | Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern | $17,400 |
| 60 | Improved grazing management for plant productivity/health through monitoring | $16,892 |
| 61 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities | $16,868 |
| 62 | Upland Wildlife Habitat Management | $16,742 |
| 63 | Pasture and Hay Planting | $16,703 |
| 64 | Conservation Cover | $16,666 |
| 65 | Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs | $16,653 |
| 66 | Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques | $16,543 |
| 67 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion | $15,951 |
| 68 | Non-Industrial Private Forest Land Annual Payment | $15,763 |
| 69 | No till to reduce energy | $15,280 |
| 70 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-surface water from nutrients | $14,605 |
| 71 | No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management | $14,529 |
| 72 | Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce nutrients in surface water | $14,445 |
| 73 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water | $14,070 |
| 74 | Improved grazing management for water erosion through monitoring activities | $13,875 |
| 75 | Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat continuity (space) | $13,794 |
| 76 | Conservation crop rotation to reduce the concentration of salts | $12,393 |
| 77 | Improved grazing management for soil compaction on rangeland through monitoring activities | $10,868 |
| 78 | Brush Management | $10,189 |
| 79 | Existing Practice Payment | $10,084 |
| 80 | Reduce risks of nutrient losses to ground water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies to p | $9,688 |
| 81 | Filter Strip | $9,381 |
| 82 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $8,783 |
| 83 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-min sediment in surface water | $8,422 |
| 84 | Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of cover and shelter for wildlife | $7,173 |
| 85 | Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food for wildlife | $6,716 |
| 86 | Minimum Payment Adjustment | $6,621 |
| 87 | Reducing routine neonicotinoid seed treatments on corn and soybean crops. | $6,323 |
| 88 | Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-pathogens/chemicals | $6,259 |
| 89 | No till to reduce water erosion | $6,133 |
| 90 | Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients | $5,730 |
| 91 | Enhancement - Pest Management | $5,488 |
| 92 | Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion | $5,280 |
| 93 | Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $3,415 |
| 94 | Field Border | $3,172 |
| 95 | Critical Area Planting | $3,166 |
| 96 | Establish and maintenance of moist soil vegetation on cropland edges to increase wildlife food | $3,129 |
| 97 | Fence | $3,126 |
| 98 | Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored- recorded and used in decision making | $2,392 |
| 99 | Soil health crop rotation | $2,279 |
| 100 | Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content | $2,210 |
| 101 | Forage Harvest Management | $2,155 |
| 102 | Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion | $2,146 |
| 103 | Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for nutrient reduction | $2,060 |
| 104 | Enhanced field border to provide wildlife habitat continuity along the edge(s) of a field | $1,848 |
| 105 | Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter | $1,425 |
| 106 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition | $1,386 |
| 107 | Incorporating wildlife friendly fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources | $1,326 |
| 108 | Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce wind erosion | $1,257 |
| 109 | Cover crop to minimize soil compaction | $1,238 |
| 110 | On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility | $1,213 |
| 111 | Enhancement - Nutrient Management | $1,123 |
| 112 | Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess pathogens and chemicals in surface water | $1,122 |
| 113 | Cover crop to reduce water erosion | $1,113 |
| 114 | Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats | $1,035 |
| 115 | Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce water erosion | $943 |
| 116 | Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat | $910 |
| 117 | Range Planting | $831 |
| 118 | Watering Facility | $810 |
| 119 | Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation | $783 |
| 120 | Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce sediment loading | $697 |
| 121 | Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to reduce sediment loading | $462 |
| 122 | Reduced tillage to reduce wind erosion | $432 |
| 123 | Enhancement - Air Resource Management | $360 |
| 124 | Irrigation Water Management | $299 |
| 125 | Native grasses or legumes in forage base | $273 |
| 126 | Structures for Wildlife | $223 |
| 127 | Herbaceous weed control (inadequate structure and comp) for desired plant communities/habitats | $196 |
| 128 | Access Control | $187 |
| 129 | Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-ground water from nutrients | $90 |
| 130 | Salinity and Sodic Soil Management | $72 |
| 131 | Establish wildlife corridors to provide habitat continuity | $53 |
| 132 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $49 |
| 133 | Tree/Shrub Pruning | $37 |
| 134 | Riparian Herbaceous Cover | $15 |
| 135 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $1 |
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| | Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 263,327,358 |
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