NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program Enhancement Summary

Arkansas

NRCS's natural resources conservation programs help people reduce soil erosion, enhance water supplies, improve water quality, increase wildlife habitat, and reduce damages caused by floods and other natural disasters. Public benefits include enhanced natural resources that help sustain agricultural productivity and environmental quality while supporting continued economic development, recreation, and scenic beauty.

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Conservation Stewardship Program Enhancement Summary:
by Conservation Practices related to: Cropland Soil Quality | Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability | Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) | Fish & Wildlife Habitat | Forest Land Conservation | Grazing Land Conservation | Irrigation Efficiency | Water Quality

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Quality

The following table includes practices that are related to Cropland Soil Quality Management. The six components of soil quality management are: enhancing organic matter, avoiding excessive tillage, managing pests and nutrients efficiently, preventing soil compaction, keeping the ground covered, and diversifying cropping systems. Choosing specific practices within each component depends on the situation since different types of soil respond differently to the same practice. Each combination of soil type and land use calls for a different set of practices to enhance soil quality. Note that only practices applied on cropland or hay land are included.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Quality Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

34
2
2,392
49
1,276
18
27
1
5
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2



138
4
349
4
284
3
83
3
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z



11
1
270
6
4
1


Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects E327139Z

18
1
11
1
228
4




Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects E327A







85
2
623
13
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







533
5
476
10
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101I



7,625
154
3,564
71
2,839
57
3,668
73
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R



719
14
1,183
16
1,984
49
2,458
52
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106I





50
2
25
1


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106R

580
16
1,331
33
866
22
377
9
759
13
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Soil health crop rotation E328106Z1



1,536
19
256
1
32
4
32
4
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2

345
8








Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction E328107I





328
5




Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction E328107R

1,323
22
1,448
38
1,334
29
5,865
116
6,481
112
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure E328134I



456
13
484
18
6,649
142
6,674
138
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure E328134R



3,057
39
2,989
54
593
8
581
11
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z

4,150
61
11,604
210
38,967
623
17,302
311
9,472
201
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

425
7
7,625
94
11,952
158
6,538
86
1,639
25
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A







4,784
108
6,665
148
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation E328B







1,075
25
1,075
25
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D







11,001
189
19,726
351
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







3,163
58
2,798
52
Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334 Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction E334107Z



57,083
932
113,118
1,979
26,465
447
13,134
233
Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334 Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction E334A





733
9
9,032
162
7,358
137
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

527
3
2,155
27
4,740
88
3,291
61
2,665
57
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1





2,806
39
1,519
26
1,383
22
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

4,420
70
2,075
37
5,690
109
4,406
94
387
8
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM E340106Z4



70
3
128
5




Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340107Z

2,377
36
2,739
51
4,088
75
687
10
930
16
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z

4,055
87
1,707
30
2,395
42
5,541
111
946
17
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water E340119Z



1,680
34
1,850
45
2,920
56


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

7,279
118
11,367
191
36,610
633
28,700
560
8,018
176
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A







2,728
40
4,960
83
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B







1,526
45
2,209
55
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







179
5
1,295
20
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health E340E









205
6
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F







1,330
26
3,836
74
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G







1,097
9
3,140
44
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340H







34
2
2,428
62
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386101Z



879
16
98
2




Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field E386106Z

6
1
437
2
69
2




Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field border to provide wildlife food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field E386136Z





37
1


399
20
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field border to provide wildlife cover or shelter along the edge(s) of a field E386137Z









98
2
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field border to provide wildlife habitat continuity along the edge(s) of a field E386139Z



125
2






Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce soil erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386A







185
3
535
10
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce water erosion E512101Z1





92
1




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512140Z



7
1






Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X

70,124
1,231
86,123
1,603
333,047
5,734
184,748
3,366
133,974
2,579
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z

16,021
304
84,629
1,579
173,049
3,321
84,753
1,593
66,206
1,305
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z

23,092
435
69,696
1,327
114,771
2,271
84,817
1,634
64,514
1,204
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A





1,203
34
28,931
493
44,726
743
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B





5,284
121
40,404
764
97,790
2,013
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest resistance to Bt crops E595D







170
1
170
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored, recorded, and used in decision making E449114Z1

36
1
5,006
58
1,245
18
2,628
25
1,409
17
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z2

153
3
7,679
127
6,136
100
3,492
60
492
5
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermittent flooding of rice fields E449114Z4

2,901
34
9,969
137
22,096
255
2,061
23
170
2
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Automated Intermittent flood irrigation of rice fields, Year 2-5 E449114Z6





3,266
40
751
7
381
4
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7



116
2
2,449
42
9,631
158
6,931
120
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in dec E449114Z8

2,687
39
4,112
52
10,512
175
441
8


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Alternated Wetting and Drying (AWD) of rice fields E449B







5,338
66
6,066
66
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







152
1
5,762
75
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D







4,296
55
3,164
45
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Convert from Cascade to Furrow Irrigated Rice Production – reduce irrigation water consumption E449E







84
2
504
10
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM— Year 1, Equipment with Soil or Water Level monitoring E449F







2,446
39
2,983
47
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM - Years 2-5, Soil or Water Level monitoring E449G









2,549
41
Mulching - Enhancements E484 Mulching to improve soil health E484106Z







32
4
32
4
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies E590118X

23,122
479
89,184
1,774
172,303
3,238
72,538
1,335
51,568
995
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z

17,322
286
39,941
696
189,267
3,308
72,524
1,371
70,311
1,408
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to ground water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies to p E590119X



4,917
88
7,028
125
10,572
199
6,810
120
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater E590119Z



8,285
225
25,722
500
11,273
227
8,993
171
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs E590130Z

38,525
689
30,630
526
112,556
1,952
90,625
1,676
32,278
629
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A





2,777
75
31,054
558
60,379
1,079
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B







21,220
408
41,478
841
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C









245
3
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

668
11
77,986
1,423
163,419
3,016
35,275
598
45,540
880
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

2,073
40
83,086
1,543
157,187
2,893
71,000
1,291
64,020
1,232
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E345114Z

5,507
96
23,443
449
53,875
870
17,340
359
15,986
308
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z

1,374
40
16,568
308
30,387
558
27,202
440
17,010
318
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E345128Z

968
19
6,859
152
13,391
270
5,440
115
1,643
45
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z



21,236
360
14,180
249
20,938
400
20,729
335
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A







22,059
450
59,095
1,107
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E345B







5,387
116
3,964
125
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture E345C







7,992
144
5,694
127
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D







7,052
137
9,663
186
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345E







3,197
61
3,239
58
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce water erosion E329101Z



881
9
720
9
577
8
193
5
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329106Z

312
2
2,336
45
4,326
83
1,433
26
996
22
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E329114Z

808
16
4,268
66
3,032
59
1,924
30
216
5
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E329115Z



260
2
918
14
819
16
398
10
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329128Z

101
2
282
5
362
6
181
3


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce energy E329144Z

601
8
1,580
28
979
20
979
20
259
5
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A







2,992
73
5,072
110
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329B







474
9
37
3
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329D







695
9
1,826
24
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce energy E329E







273
9


Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability

The following table includes practices that are related to Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability. This measure is intended as a step-wise measure to show progress towards implementing a Soil Health Management System (SHMS). A SHMS is defined as a collection of NRCS conservation practices that focuses on maintaining or enhancing soil health by addressing four soil health management principles: minimize disturbance, maximize soil cover, maximize biodiversity and maximize presence of living roots. Note that only practices applied on cropland are included. Also at least two eligible conservation practices or a Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) bundle must be applied during the fiscal year. Eligible conservation practices are those that indicate progress toward a SHMS and include: Conservation Crop Rotation, Residue and Tillage Management (No Till and Reduced Till), Cover Crop, and corresponding CSP activities and bundles. Some CSP bundles count as two eligible practices.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101I



2,095
44


926
20
1,755
36
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R



719
14
1,183
16
1,984
49
2,458
52
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106R

580
16
1,331
33
649
17
377
9
759
13
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Soil health crop rotation E328106Z1



845
6
256
1
32
4
32
4
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction E328107R

162
1
1,448
38
1,334
29
5,814
114
6,481
112
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure E328134I



456
13
484
18
6,649
142
6,674
138
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure E328134R



2,347
34
1,570
44
593
8
581
11
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z

224
3
6,691
117
23,010
378
7,830
143
3,993
97
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

399
4
5,623
66
7,722
89
4,234
51
1,316
20
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A







4,784
108
6,501
144
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation E328B







1,075
25
1,075
25
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D







7,661
143
11,371
224
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







3,163
58
2,798
52
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

527
3
1,676
17
4,082
68
2,611
45
2,073
42
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1





2,806
39
1,519
26
1,383
22
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

196
2
696
23
3,436
73
486
20
175
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM E340106Z4



40
2
128
5




Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340107Z



2,368
42
3,159
58
443
7
560
10
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z

380
7
1,361
23
1,457
21
1,118
24
911
16
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water E340119Z



1,466
28
1,559
37
1,151
26


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

825
12
8,813
154
27,546
444
9,287
152
6,518
146
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A







1,135
19
3,083
64
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B







1,526
45
2,209
55
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







179
5
1,295
20
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health E340E









205
6
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F







1,330
26
3,673
71
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G









632
17
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340H







34
2
983
17
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

53
1
8,626
151
27,593
469
5,322
93
4,961
107
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

502
9
8,914
135
20,431
358
7,239
152
7,493
168
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E345114Z

877
10
5,044
84
14,102
233
6,195
116
4,956
88
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z

345
9
4,177
71
7,880
140
10,222
170
6,947
129
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E345128Z

223
4
1,868
32
2,449
44
542
19
430
11
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z



2,918
57
1,839
34
7,554
145
8,981
164
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A







11,121
220
40,666
799
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E345B







2,762
65
1,523
41
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture E345C







4,153
93
5,694
127
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D







2,160
39
3,617
67
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345E







2,273
39
2,046
35
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce water erosion E329101Z



91
1
445
4
302
3
67
1
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329106Z



769
13
2,146
39
781
12
732
19
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E329114Z

463
11
3,134
51
1,430
35
268
5
114
3
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E329115Z



181
1
760
12
740
15
398
10
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329128Z



181
3
362
6
181
3


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce energy E329144Z

124
1
1,102
20
978
19
978
19
257
4
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A







1,857
48
2,819
68
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329B







198
7
37
3
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329D







695
9
1,826
24
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce energy E329E







273
9


Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS)

The following table includes practices that are related to Cropland SHMS or cropland on which a system of practices to sustain or improve soil health was applied during the fiscal year. A SHMS is defined as a collection of NRCS conservation practices that focuses on maintaining or enhancing soil health by addressing four soil health management principles: minimize disturbance, maximize soil cover, maximize biodiversity and maximize presence of living roots. Note that only practices applied on cropland are included. Three eligible core conservation practices must be in place. They are: Conservation Crop Rotation, Residue and Tillage Management (No Till or Reduced Till), Cover Crop, and corresponding CSP activities and bundles. Some CSP bundles fulfil the requirements of a Cropland SHMS.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101I



79
2






Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R



79
2
441
2
63
2
57
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106R





50
2




Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Soil health crop rotation E328106Z1







32
4
32
4
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction E328107R



287
17


307
7
179
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure E328134I







19
2


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure E328134R





347
5
19
1
125
3
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z



1,253
33
4,313
85
1,052
23
744
19
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

102
1
878
6
2,821
15
1,207
7
398
3
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A







373
8
1,176
27
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation E328B







208
2
208
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D







1,388
26
1,354
21
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







18
1
1,938
39
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

204
2
626
8
1,354
14
499
8
545
16
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1





20
1




Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2



143
8
653
5
169
9
125
3
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340107Z





332
2
55
1


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z



383
5
325
2
82
2
45
1
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water E340119Z



338
9
675
18
338
9


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z



884
20
5,472
80
1,831
16
1,327
33
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A







317
3
1,463
33
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B









473
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







152
4
1,250
18
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health E340E









142
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F







1,330
26
3,594
70
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G









632
17
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340H







34
2
680
15
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z



1,302
33
3,297
70
443
11
214
9
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z



421
4
1,852
18
792
17
1,091
31
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E345114Z





892
10
207
8


Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z



448
4
768
5
906
5
173
1
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E345128Z

102
1


445
5
115
2


Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z



566
13
441
2
378
8
362
5
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A







1,087
21
7,347
132
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E345B







587
10
1,172
29
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture E345C







300
6
715
13
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D







248
5
666
17
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345E







52
1
348
6
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329106Z



19
1
482
14


463
13
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E329114Z





234
4




Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce energy E329144Z





181
1


181
1
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A









74
2
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329B







46
3
37
3
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329D









530
4
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Fish & Wildlife Habitat

The following table includes practices that are related to Fish & Wildlife Habitat Management. The environment that NRCS helps its clients conserve, maintain, and improve is also habitat for fish & wildlife and other biological resources. While every practice and management action taken on the land has some effect on biological resources, the following practices are specifically related to fish & wildlife habitat.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Fish & Wildlife Habitat Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Control - Enhancements E472 Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce nutrients in surface water E472118Z

172
5
4
1
231
4




Access Control - Enhancements E472 Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce pathogens in surface water E472122Z

18
1


27
1




Access Control - Enhancements E472 Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients or pathogens to surface water E472A







56
1


Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

291
6
3,291
54
2,171
33
276
4
5
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

59
3
149
6
360
7
295
6
83
3
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z



13
2
819
21
100
6
38
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects E327139Z

266
5
1,100
13
420
7
94
2
107
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects E327A







372
10
1,312
28
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







730
10
822
17
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Manipulate vegetation on fields where rainfall is to be captured and retained-food E647136Z1



3,222
53
49,680
772
20,974
352
11,508
196
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Provide early successional habitat between first rice crop and ratoon crop-food E647136Z2





350
16




Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Establish and maintenance of moist soil vegetation on cropland edges to increase wildlife food E647136Z3





334
5
94
1
94
1
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Manipulate vegetation on fields where rainfall is to be captured and retained-cover/shelter E647137Z1



2,207
45
20,082
339
8,824
178
6,384
124
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Establish and maintenance of moist soil vegetation on cropland edges to increase cover/shelter E647137Z2

190
3


239
2




Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Establish/maintain habitat continuity, naturally occurring vegetation in ditches/ditch bank borders E647139Z1







119
1
119
1
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Provide early successional habitat between first rice crop and ratoon crop-continuity E647139Z2



150
2
19,002
191
12,334
136
5,977
77
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Manipulate vegetation on fields with captured rainfall for waterfowl & wading bird winter habitat E647A







4,602
73
13,990
245
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Provide early successional shorebird habitat between first crop and ratoon crop E647B







2,258
37
7,315
96
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Establish and maintain early successional habitat in ditches and bank borders E647D









227
4
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width for nutrient reduction E391118Z



19
1






Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to reduce sediment loading E391126Z

187
1








Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391136Z

428
3
54
1
103
1




Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390 Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to reduce sediment loading E390126Z

6
1








Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390 Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat E390136Z







41
2
41
2
Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390 Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for sediment and nutrient reduction E390A









300
3
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture/retain rainfall to improve food for waterfowl/wading birds during winter E646136Z1

8,970
136
37,453
515
123,452
1,779
58,069
871
28,477
397
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of rainfall to provide food for late winter habitat E646136Z2

83
1
1,565
11
2,392
20
492
4


Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Shorebird habitat, late season shallow water with manipulation to improve food sources E646136Z3



50
3






Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall to improve cover and shelter for birds during winter E646137Z1

1,753
34
14,552
181
60,403
849
29,707
410
16,473
233
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide enhanced cover and shelter for late winter habitat E646137Z2

724
8
1,879
26
5,397
65
3,979
53
640
17
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall to provide water for birds during winter E646138Z1



10,022
132
9,813
172
3,892
64
3,032
43
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide late winter water habitat E646138Z2





162
2
81
1


Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Shorebird habitat, late season shallow water with manipulation E646138Z3



17
3






Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for birds to improve habitat continuity E646139Z1

1,701
27
5,841
78
18,136
244
9,154
133
2,717
36
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide habitat continuity during late winter E646139Z2





63
1


373
4
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for waterfowl and wading bird winter habitat E646A







10,378
142
30,941
504
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall for migratory waterfowl and wading bird late winter habitat E646B









171
2
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management - Enhancements E395 Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass E395137X

1,000
2
741
6
1,850
10
918
8
181
5
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management - Enhancements E395 Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass E395A





34
2
38
3
21
1
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat E645A







6
1


Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife E645B







38
1


Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Edge feathering for wildlife cover E645C







788
11


Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E644 Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife E644A







2,697
31
3,254
40
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420 Establish pollinator habitat E420A









49
2
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Forest Land Conservation

The following table includes practices that are related to Forest Land Conservation. The goals of these practices are to restore and protect forest resources and improve fish and wildlife habitat and are related to: tree planting; forest stand improvement, thinning; prescribed burning; and controlling invasive plants. Note that only practices applied on grazed forest or forest land are included.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Forest Land Conservation Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat E314134Z





37
2




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666106Z2





169
3




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality by limiting compaction E666107Z

2,221
23
2,371
32
3,565
5
3,772
13


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to improve site moisture E666115Z2

743
1
121
1
1,297
11
290
2
20
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to capture nutrients in surface water E666118Z

667
4
686
4
909
13
1,939
6
60
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase on-site carbon storage E666130Z



76
1
37
2




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Crop tree management for mast production E666132Z1

431
7
719
10
298
6
2,071
3
467
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community E666132Z2

775
4
763
7
1,410
11
1,404
3


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666133X

1,243
4
654
8
1,628
8
260
5
1,197
6
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666133Z1



848
14
747
9
41
4


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to create conditions resistant to pests E666134Z



262
5
1,753
22
1,587
18
1,946
12
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk E666135Z1

2,025
27
1,729
17
3,870
11
1,974
9
138
6
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk E666135Z2

559
5
148
5


226
1


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to improve wildlife food sources E666136Z1

302
1


3,865
5
1,876
6
148
4
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to improve wildlife food sources E666136Z2

40
1
1,046
9
78
14
257
1
199
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability E666136Z3

227
3
456
6
595
14
67
4


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666137Z1

52
2
780
6
643
12
1,902
14
301
14
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666137Z2





21
1




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase diversity in pine plantation monocultures E666137Z3



60
3






Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Create patch openings to enhance wildlife cover and shelter E666137Z6

27
1
106
4
177
4
68
2


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to provide wildlife cover and shelter E666137Z7

655
14
4
1
1,763
13
335
10


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest management to enhance understory vegetation E666D







261
8
2,026
32
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk E666E







122
1
551
9
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure E666F







578
6
882
11
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk and improve habitat E666G









482
9
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Crop tree management for mast production E666I







1,008
1
141
6
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666K







2,481
23
1,916
25
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666L







973
4
62
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666O







40
1


Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site E315132Z







40
3
148
4
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats E315134Z

61
1
955
8
856
7
527
13


Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X

20
1








Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B









120
1
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Short-interval burns to promote a healthy herbaceous plant community for wildlife food E338136Z



1,651
7
3,610
34
592
19
599
10
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Sequential patch burning E338137Z1

714
11
2,632
26
5,606
58
5,256
41
2,416
22
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Short-interval burn E338137Z2

702
7
931
7
980
10
400
8
1,067
7
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution and wildlife habitat E338A









188
6
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Short-interval burns to promote a healthy herbaceous plant community E338B







1,280
9
3,338
24
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Sequential patch burning E338C







1,337
19
810
18
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width for nutrient reduction E391118Z



19
1






Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to reduce sediment loading E391126Z

187
1








Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391136Z

428
3


103
1




Stream Habitat Improvement and Management - Enhancements E395 Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass E395137X

1,000
2
741
6
1,850
10
918
8
181
5
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management - Enhancements E395 Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass E395A





34
2
38
3
21
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Planting for high carbon sequestration rate E612130Z

380
3
180
2
510
16
739
13


Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities E612132Z





7
1


653
3
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612133X1

388
5
474
8
148
4
366
1


Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612136Z

266
5
2,095
12
2,758
14
1,758
14


Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover E612137Z

743
1
1,749
21
4,527
31
2,005
17
439
4
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Planting for high carbon sequestration rate E612B









169
4
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities E612C









284
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612D







543
1
344
7
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612G







1,155
3
925
11
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Edge feathering for wildlife cover E645C







57
1


Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420 Establish pollinator habitat E420A









49
2
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Grazing Land Conservation

The following table includes practices that are related to Grazing Land Conservation. NRCS is committed to conserving and enhancing private grazing land resources. This includes conservation practices which: conserve and improve wildlife habitat on private grazing land; conserve and improve fish habitat and aquatic systems through grazing land conservation treatment; protect and improve water quality; improve the dependability and consistency of water supplies; and identify and manage weed, noxious weed, and brush encroachment problems. Note that only practices applied on grazed range, grazed forest, native and naturalized pasture, or pasture land are included.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management for improved structure and composition E314133Z





134
8




Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat E314134Z





123
3
15
1
44
1
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management to improve wildlife habitat E314A









9
1
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape E511137Z1



248
8
214
12
64
4
84
2
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat continuity (space) E511139Z2

247
7
307
11
589
15
526
19
218
8
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape E511A







45
3
816
30
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat cover, shelter or continuity E511B







1,484
66
1,750
74
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health E512101Z2

30
2
214
8






Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils E512106Z2

22
1
161
5
62
4




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting that produces feedstock for biofuels or energy production E512132Z1









190
3
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health E512132Z2





26
1




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition E512133Z1

75
4
71
2
360
6
149
2


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect food habitat E512136Z1



1
1
150
8




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grass or legumes in forage base to provide wildlife food E512136Z2

22
1


76
2
73
3


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect habitat continuity (space) E512139Z2





38
1




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat in pastures E512139Z3



1
1






Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512140Z





16
1




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils E512D







49
1


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community E512F







15
1
170
3
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch habitat E512I







1
1
268
4
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site E315132Z



60
4
2,097
82
358
20
63
4
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats E315134Z

3,998
187
2,138
98
2,684
102
340
18
222
5
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site E315A







1,779
70
3,785
142
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X



41
2
164
7




Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z

499
19
3,595
129
19,322
671
14,713
495
13,459
441
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z



237
11
3,109
99
1,491
43


Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A









569
31
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B





150
6
5,769
255
14,345
540
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies E590118X



275
9
152
8
152
8
152
8
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z





173
8
10
1
10
1
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A









1,270
22
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C







1,146
53
2,158
66
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Sequential patch burning E338137Z1





4
2




Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution and wildlife habitat E338A









204
2
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Sequential patch burning E338C







418
13
210
9
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528104Z

1,011
25
1,328
36
1,389
37
2,304
58
122
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528105Z

136
10
388
16
599
33
463
23
388
16
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities E528107Z1



197
4
197
4
237
8
197
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients E528118Z1

899
49
1,437
80
1,895
109
1,242
72
893
42
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-pathogens/chemicals E528122Z

67
12


34
6
34
6


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-min sediment in surface water E528126Z

155
10








Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z1





124
7




Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health E528132Z2

968
24
1,000
30
1,402
47
1,288
44
543
14
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition. E528133Z1



35
1
563
10
79
2
119
3
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife E528133Z2

231
20
56
3
2,446
65
672
17
105
5
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for prescribed grazing-cover/shelter E528137Z2

194
7


194
7
194
7
194
7
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528140Z1

1,374
66
2,117
90
1,499
72
1,416
70
269
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528A







157
8
213
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that improves monarch butterfly habitat E528B







3
1
3
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for wildlife E528D







162
12
98
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife E528E







199
11


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health E528F







31
2


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities E528G









30
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528M







26
3
26
3
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality E528O







1,687
61
4,908
139
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water E528P









2,034
91
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q







1,381
76
1,426
79
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Irrigation Efficiency

The following table includes practices that are related to Irrigation Efficiency. The goal of these practices is to assist in properly designing, installing and maintaining irrigation systems to ensure uniform and efficient distribution of water, thereby conserving water and protecting water resources. Note that pumping plant (533) installation is only counted when applied on cropland or hay land.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored, recorded, and used in decision making E449114Z1

36
1
5,006
58
1,245
18
2,628
25
1,409
17
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z2

153
3
7,679
127
6,136
100
3,492
60
492
5
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermittent flooding of rice fields E449114Z4

2,901
34
9,969
137
22,096
255
2,061
23
170
2
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Automated Intermittent flood irrigation of rice fields, Year 2-5 E449114Z6





3,266
40
751
7
381
4
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7



116
2
2,449
42
9,631
158
6,931
120
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in dec E449114Z8

2,687
39
4,112
52
10,512
175
441
8


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Alternated Wetting and Drying (AWD) of rice fields E449B







5,338
66
6,066
66
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







152
1
5,762
75
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D







4,296
55
3,164
45
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Convert from Cascade to Furrow Irrigated Rice Production – reduce irrigation water consumption E449E







84
2
504
10
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM— Year 1, Equipment with Soil or Water Level monitoring E449F







2,446
39
2,983
47
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM - Years 2-5, Soil or Water Level monitoring E449G









2,549
41
Pumping Plant - Enhancements E533 Advanced Pumping Plant Automation E533A







886
11
2,449
36
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Water Quality

The following table includes practices that are related to Water Quality. Water quality is an indicator of the health of our environment and reflects what occurs on the land. The primary water quality issues from agriculture are sediment, nutrients, pesticides, pathogens, and in some parts of the country, salinity. Using conservation practices to improve land in an environmentally sound manner will result in better water quality for drinking, recreation, wildlife, fisheries and industry.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Water Quality Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Control - Enhancements E472 Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce nutrients in surface water E472118Z

172
5
4
1
231
4




Access Control - Enhancements E472 Manage livestock access to streams/ditches/other waterbodies to reduce pathogens in surface water E472122Z

18
1


27
1




Access Control - Enhancements E472 Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients or pathogens to surface water E472A







56
1


Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management for improved structure and composition E314133Z





134
8




Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat E314134Z





160
5
15
1
44
1
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management to improve wildlife habitat E314A









9
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

291
6
3,291
54
2,171
33
276
4
5
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

59
3
149
6
360
7
295
6
83
3
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z



13
2
819
21
100
6
38
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects E327139Z

266
5
1,100
13
420
7
94
2
107
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects E327A







372
10
1,312
28
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







730
10
822
17
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101I



7,625
154
3,564
71
2,839
57
3,668
73
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R



719
14
1,183
16
1,984
49
2,458
52
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106I





50
2
25
1


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106R

580
16
1,331
33
866
22
377
9
759
13
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Soil health crop rotation E328106Z1



1,536
19
256
1
32
4
32
4
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2

345
8








Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction E328107I





328
5




Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to improve soil compaction E328107R

1,323
22
1,448
38
1,334
29
5,865
116
6,481
112
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure E328134I



456
13
484
18
6,649
142
6,674
138
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure E328134R



3,057
39
2,989
54
593
8
581
11
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z

4,150
61
11,604
210
38,967
623
17,302
311
9,472
201
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

425
7
7,625
94
11,952
158
6,538
86
1,639
25
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A







4,784
108
6,665
148
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation E328B







1,075
25
1,075
25
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D







11,001
189
19,726
351
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







3,163
58
2,798
52
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Forage harvest to reduce water quality impacts by utilization of excess soil nutrients E328I









14
2
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

527
3
2,155
27
4,740
88
3,291
61
2,665
57
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1





2,806
39
1,519
26
1,383
22
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

4,420
70
2,075
37
5,690
109
4,406
94
387
8
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM E340106Z4



70
3
128
5




Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340107Z

2,377
36
2,739
51
4,088
75
687
10
930
16
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z

4,055
87
1,707
30
2,395
42
5,541
111
946
17
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water E340119Z



1,680
34
1,850
45
2,920
56


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

7,279
118
11,367
191
36,610
633
28,700
560
8,018
176
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A







2,728
40
4,960
83
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B







1,526
45
2,209
55
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







179
5
1,295
20
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health E340E









205
6
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F







1,330
26
3,836
74
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G







1,097
9
3,140
44
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340H







34
2
2,428
62
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386101Z



898
17
98
2




Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field E386106Z



437
2
69
2




Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field border to provide wildlife food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field E386136Z





37
1


399
20
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field border to provide wildlife cover or shelter along the edge(s) of a field E386137Z









98
2
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field border to provide wildlife habitat continuity along the edge(s) of a field E386139Z



125
2






Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce soil erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386A







185
3
535
10
Filter Strip - Enhancements E393 Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess nutrients in surface water E393118Z





4
1




Filter Strip - Enhancements E393 Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess sediment in surface water E393126Z



285
3






Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce water erosion E512101Z1





92
1




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health E512101Z2



214
8






Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that can help increase organic matter in depleted soils E512106Z2



161
5
62
4




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting that produces feedstock for biofuels or energy production E512132Z1









190
3
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health E512132Z2





26
1




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition E512133Z1



71
2
360
6
151
3


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect food habitat E512136Z1



1
1
150
8




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grass or legumes in forage base to provide wildlife food E512136Z2





76
2
73
3


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect habitat continuity (space) E512139Z2





38
1
5
2


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat in pastures E512139Z3



1
1






Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512140Z



7
1
16
1




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils E512D







49
1


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community E512F







15
1
170
3
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch habitat E512I







1
1
268
4
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666106Z2





169
3




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality by limiting compaction E666107Z



2,371
32
3,565
5
3,772
13


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to improve site moisture E666115Z2



121
1
1,297
11
290
2
20
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to capture nutrients in surface water E666118Z



686
4
909
13
1,939
6
60
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase on-site carbon storage E666130Z



76
1
37
2




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Crop tree management for mast production E666132Z1



719
10
298
6
2,071
3
467
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community E666132Z2



763
7
1,410
11
1,404
3


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666133X



654
8
1,631
9
264
6
1,197
6
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666133Z1



848
14
747
9
41
4


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to create conditions resistant to pests E666134Z



262
5
1,757
23
1,590
19
1,946
12
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk E666135Z1



1,729
17
3,870
11
1,974
9
138
6
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk E666135Z2



148
5


226
1


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to improve wildlife food sources E666136Z1





3,865
5
1,876
6
148
4
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to improve wildlife food sources E666136Z2



1,046
9
78
14
257
1
199
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability E666136Z3



456
6
595
14
67
4


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666137Z1



780
6
644
13
1,902
14
301
14
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666137Z2





21
1




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase diversity in pine plantation monocultures E666137Z3



67
4






Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Create patch openings to enhance wildlife cover and shelter E666137Z6



106
4
177
4
68
2


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to provide wildlife cover and shelter E666137Z7



4
1
1,763
13
335
10


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest management to enhance understory vegetation E666D







261
8
2,026
32
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk E666E







122
1
551
9
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure E666F







578
6
882
11
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk and improve habitat E666G









482
9
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Crop tree management for mast production E666I







1,008
1
141
6
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666K







2,481
23
1,916
25
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666L







973
4
62
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666O







40
1


Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X

70,146
1,233
86,123
1,603
333,047
5,734
184,748
3,366
133,974
2,579
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z

16,520
323
88,145
1,706
192,272
3,988
99,367
2,084
79,567
1,742
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z

23,092
435
69,933
1,338
117,716
2,363
86,308
1,677
64,514
1,204
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A





1,203
34
28,931
493
45,294
774
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B





5,433
127
46,128
1,018
111,836
2,542
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest resistance to Bt crops E595D







170
1
170
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored, recorded, and used in decision making E449114Z1

36
1
5,006
58
1,245
18
2,628
25
1,409
17
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z2

153
3
7,679
127
6,136
100
3,492
60
492
5
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermittent flooding of rice fields E449114Z4

2,901
34
9,969
137
22,096
255
2,061
23
170
2
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Automated Intermittent flood irrigation of rice fields, Year 2-5 E449114Z6





3,266
40
751
7
381
4
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7



116
2
2,449
42
9,631
158
6,931
120
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in dec E449114Z8

2,687
39
4,112
52
10,512
175
441
8


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Alternated Wetting and Drying (AWD) of rice fields E449B







5,338
66
6,066
66
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







152
1
5,762
75
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D







4,296
55
3,164
45
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Convert from Cascade to Furrow Irrigated Rice Production – reduce irrigation water consumption E449E







84
2
504
10
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM— Year 1, Equipment with Soil or Water Level monitoring E449F







2,446
39
2,983
47
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM - Years 2-5, Soil or Water Level monitoring E449G









2,549
41
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies E590118X

23,143
481
89,336
1,782
172,454
3,246
72,689
1,343
51,720
1,003
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z

17,322
286
39,941
696
189,267
3,308
72,524
1,371
70,311
1,408
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to ground water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies to p E590119X



4,917
88
7,028
125
10,572
199
6,810
120
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater E590119Z



8,285
225
25,722
500
11,273
227
8,993
171
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs E590130Z

38,525
689
30,630
526
112,556
1,952
90,625
1,676
32,278
629
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A





2,777
75
31,054
558
61,733
1,103
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B







21,220
408
41,478
841
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C







1,146
53
2,402
69
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528104Z

1,011
25
1,328
36
1,389
37
2,304
58
122
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528105Z

136
10
388
16
599
33
463
23
388
16
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities E528107Z1



197
4
197
4
237
8
197
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients E528118Z1

899
49
1,437
80
1,895
109
1,242
72
893
42
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-pathogens/chemicals E528122Z

67
12


34
6
34
6


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-min sediment in surface water E528126Z

155
10








Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z1





124
7




Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health E528132Z2

968
24
1,000
30
1,402
47
1,288
44
543
14
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition. E528133Z1



35
1
563
10
79
2
119
3
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife E528133Z2

231
20
56
3
2,446
65
672
17
105
5
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for prescribed grazing-cover/shelter E528137Z2

194
7


194
7
194
7
194
7
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528140Z1

1,374
66
2,117
90
1,499
72
1,416
70
269
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528A







157
8
213
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that improves monarch butterfly habitat E528B







3
1
3
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for wildlife E528D







162
12
98
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife E528E







199
11


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health E528F







31
2


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities E528G









30
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528M







26
3
26
3
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality E528O







1,687
61
5,652
154
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water E528P









2,157
93
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q







1,420
82
1,464
85
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

668
11
77,986
1,423
163,419
3,016
35,275
598
45,540
880
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

2,073
40
83,086
1,543
157,187
2,893
71,000
1,291
64,020
1,232
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E345114Z

5,507
96
23,443
449
53,875
870
17,340
359
15,986
308
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z

1,374
40
16,568
308
30,387
558
27,202
440
17,010
318
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E345128Z

968
19
6,859
152
13,391
270
5,440
115
1,643
45
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z



21,236
360
14,180
249
20,938
400
20,729
335
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A







22,059
450
59,681
1,118
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E345B







5,387
116
3,964
125
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture E345C







7,992
144
5,694
127
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D







7,052
137
9,663
186
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345E







3,197
61
3,239
58
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce water erosion E329101Z



881
9
720
9
577
8
193
5
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329106Z

312
2
2,336
45
4,326
83
1,433
26
996
22
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E329114Z

808
16
4,308
67
3,072
60
1,964
31
256
6
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E329115Z



260
2
918
14
819
16
398
10
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329128Z

101
2
282
5
362
6
181
3


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce energy E329144Z

601
8
1,580
28
979
20
979
20
259
5
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A







2,992
73
5,072
110
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329B







474
9
37
3
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329D







695
9
1,826
24
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce energy E329E







273
9


Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width for nutrient reduction E391118Z



19
1






Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to reduce sediment loading E391126Z

187
1








Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391136Z

428
3
54
1
103
1




Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390 Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to reduce sediment loading E390126Z

6
1








Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390 Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat E390136Z







41
2
41
2
Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390 Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for sediment and nutrient reduction E390A









300
3
Stream Crossing - Enhancements E578 Stream crossing elimination E578139X



40
1
859
2




Stream Habitat Improvement and Management - Enhancements E395 Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass E395137X

1,000
2








Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Planting for high carbon sequestration rate E612130Z

380
3
180
3
510
16
739
13


Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities E612132Z





7
1


653
3
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612133X1

457
9
575
18
271
15
435
3
83
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612136Z

326
9
2,109
16
2,847
23
1,854
19
94
2
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover E612137Z

1,022
10
1,769
23
4,739
33
2,022
19
439
4
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Planting for high carbon sequestration rate E612B









169
4
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities E612C









284
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612D







543
1
348
8
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Cultural plantings E612E









90
2
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612G







1,155
3
954
12
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