NRCS Conservation Programs

Georgia

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.

The Agricultural Act of 2014 (enacted on February 7, 2014) made several changes to the Conservation Programs reported here. The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP), Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), and Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) were merged into the new Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) and Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI) were merged into the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) was merged into the existing Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). To learn more see NRCS Conservation Programs.

Financial Information: Total Obligations | Technical Assistance | Financial Assistance | Reimbursable
Conservation Practice Implementation Reports: by Conservation Program |
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 | Wetlands
CSP Enhancement Summary -- To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles


Financial Information

The Financial Information section presents data from the USDA Office of the Chief Financial Officer's Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) system and its predecessor, the Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS). The Financial Information presented here is Total Obligations which the Government Accountability Office defines as binding agreements (orders placed, contracts awarded, services rendered, etc.) that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future. Before obligations can be incurred, budgetary resources must be made available by Congress. The obligations displayed for each year are the total obligations reported as of the end of each fiscal year. Subsequent adjustments after the close of the fiscal year are not included.

There are three categories of Total Obligations presented below:

  • Technical Assistance (TA) refers to the scientific expertise, natural resource data, tools, and technology that USDA personnel provide to help producers, landowners, and communities develop conservation plans and implement conservation practices to solve natural resource problems at the field, operation, or larger landscape scales. NRCS is the Federal lead for providing technical assistance for USDA and does so through various programs using NRCS staff and private Technical Service Providers (TSPs).
  • Financial Assistance (FA) denotes payments (cost-share payments, easement payments, rental payments, etc.) that help producers and landowners pay the costs of implementing conservation measures, which can provide both on-site and off-site conservation benefits.
  • Reimbursable funds can be for Technical or Financial Assistance but are received from sources other than appropriations. They can also be transfers from other Federal agencies.

Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year and Type
Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year and Type
In thousands of dollars
Fund Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Technical Assistance $25,956.2
$24,810.8
$20,132.5
$23,521.4
$24,237.8
$27,042.9
$24,627.2
$23,876.2
$21,028.7
$21,613.5
$25,981.2
$25,963.0
$30,411.6
$29,934.6
$35,949.5
$35,601.2
$32,018.1
$46,656.6
Financial Assistance $26,415.1
$26,689.5
$26,736.2
$25,259.6
$28,349.9
$45,878.4
$60,067.5
$75,563.6
$74,714.0
$67,875.0
$70,626.8
$72,009.6
$101,205.2
$102,221.7
$121,627.9
$137,317.0
$81,173.0
$137,239.8
Reimbursable $-547.3
$3,861.7
$2,953.0
$2,264.4
$2,682.8
$2,433.5
$2,824.3
$1,738.4
$1,062.1
$276.5
$28.3


$17.1


$25.0
$93.2
Total $51,823.7
$55,362.1
$49,821.7
$51,045.7
$55,270.5
$75,354.6
$87,519.2
$101,178.2
$96,804.8
$89,765.0
$96,636.3
$97,972.6
$131,616.8
$132,173.4
$157,577.4
$172,918.2
$113,216.1
$183,989.6
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.

Total Obligations, by Program Fund and Fiscal Year
Includes Technical and Financial Assistance and Reimbursable Fund Types
In thousands of dollars
Fund Name 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)








$5,754.9
$7,095.4
$4,983.4
$17,530.9
$3,422.6
$3,639.4
$6,473.8
$11,518.3
$6,117.8
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)



$2,158.9
$2,029.4
$1,739.5
$1,800.2
$2,027.2
$59.5
$533.8
$102.4
$16.8
$-5.1




Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $200.0
$422.0
$541.2
$411.9
$503.0
$654.6
$1,147.8
$704.3
$721.6
$239.6
$1,308.3
$2,056.5
$1,412.4
$379.9
$384.1
$808.1
$1,635.5
$3,334.7
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $3,985.1
$5,157.6
$5,213.0
$5,362.9
$4,507.9
$2,937.5
$2,555.8
$2,273.6
$2,065.6
$1,097.0
$338.4
$24.5
$22.5
$3.7




Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$190.1
$11,613.7
$21,244.3
$28,157.5
$33,976.6
$38,954.5
$43,331.1
$43,985.9
$48,256.6
$52,831.2
$67,123.6
$85,271.3
$23,554.4
$33,633.5
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $16,989.3
$17,826.4
$13,437.0
$16,015.4
$15,856.4
$16,568.5
$14,177.6
$12,385.6
$6,611.8
$10,458.9
$10,102.4
$10,073.0
$9,627.0
$9,488.4
$9,093.1
$9,400.3
$8,495.5
$7,091.5
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $22,127.0
$18,664.8
$20,319.0
$23,031.1
$19,488.9
$21,609.2
$19,776.0
$33,133.3
$34,898.7
$29,493.1
$29,697.4
$33,170.3
$46,416.0
$61,611.0
$60,840.5
$54,449.6
$56,355.8
$63,239.3
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $1,588.2
$800.1
$929.3
$1,166.9
$17.6
$24.5
$830.9
$159.9
$2.0
$0.7
$0.9
$12.5
$5.1
$2.5




Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $85.1
$173.6
$5.9
$18.3
$23.2
$36.5
$68.7
$0.8
$4.2
$0.3
$0.4
$0.1

$6.2
$-4.3



Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)



$244.2
$92.8
$2,539.4
$218.1
$21.2

$7.2
$437.2




$2,458.1
$-8.9
Plant Materials Center (PMC) $367.5
$271.9
$293.2
$270.5
$390.6
$316.3
$360.0
$238.8
$236.5
$159.0
$152.0
$378.3
$564.7
$397.9
$348.3
$571.2
$509.9
$321.1
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$13.4
$539.0
$142.3
$925.2
$233.4
$7,546.8
$2,800.7
$1,365.7
$921.3
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $1,377.1
$1,381.7
$1,268.5
$1,191.6
$1,310.0
$1,384.4
$557.9











Soil Survey (SOIL) $1,328.8
$1,240.3
$1,405.5
$1,495.2
$1,656.7
$1,609.9
$1,601.8
$1,162.1
$294.3
$414.0
$346.7
$260.8
$274.2
$270.8
$303.9
$577.3
$491.2
$462.3
Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP) $197.7
$120.9
$121.7
$8.8














Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $-860.3
$1,917.9
$484.2
$263.0
$43.0
$100.8



$65.3



$1,137.2
$5,436.0
$2,983.8
$1,013.0
$48,621.9
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $2,816.3
$2,232.5
$1,574.2
$383.2
$970.3
$6,159.6
$369.6
$56.7
$3.6
$1,488.6
$1,865.8
$55.9
$5,363.0
$1,855.0
$2,462.5
$5,000.0
$4,563.7
$18,835.9
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $586.8
$271.3
$1,643.1
$20.0
$2,953.3
$2,450.8
$3,345.8
$378.8
$-10.1

$4.0
$4.9


$265.5
$1,129.2
$43.4
$890.4
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $963.7
$4,461.0
$2,198.7
$357.9
$3,611.6
$5,635.6
$9,743.9
$14,048.8
$9,535.9
$987.1
$252.6
$1,174.0
$982.9
$402.6
$55.0



Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $550.5
$421.3
$387.2
$1,049.0
$1,344.8
$2,130.5
$7,460.2
$6,459.7
$6,415.7
$576.0
$1,060.8
$1,110.6
$219.6
$17.4

$34.1


Other $-479.1
$-1.2







$3.1



$118.7
$83.0
$3,418.8
$1,211.6
$528.8
Total $51,823.7
$55,362.1
$49,821.7
$51,045.7
$55,270.5
$75,354.6
$87,519.2
$101,178.2
$96,804.8
$89,765.0
$96,636.3
$97,972.6
$131,616.8
$132,173.4
$157,577.4
$172,918.2
$113,216.1
$183,989.6
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• In 2014 CRP changed from a reimbursable to a direct program. Before FY 2014, CRP only includes reimbursable technical assistance funds used to plan and apply conservation practices. Data shown here do not include financial obligations made by the Farm Service Agency to landowners.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• Before 2017 EQIP includes Ground and Surface Water Conservation and 1996 Farm Bill funds. Starting in 2017 Ground and Surface Water Conservation is funded under RCPP.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, AWEP and WHIP were authorized to obligate funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including the provision of technical assistance.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP, FRPP, and GRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the funds obligated in FY 2014 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on those prior contracts, agreements, or easements.

Technical Assistance - Total Obligations, by Program Fund and Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Fund Name 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)








$908.3
$1,053.0
$1,992.5
$1,485.9
$953.1
$1,257.6
$1,678.5
$1,846.6
$1,352.4
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)



$294.6
$646.2
$420.8
$468.2
$751.8
$58.7
$533.8
$102.3
$16.8
$-5.1




Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)








$239.6
$1,308.3
$2,056.5
$1,412.4
$379.9
$384.1
$808.1
$1,635.5
$3,334.7
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $267.4
$460.0
$448.8
$579.6
$381.7
$237.4
$281.4
$159.1
$372.5
$44.4
$113.4
$5.7
$6.8
$3.7




Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$190.1
$1,368.1
$1,003.3
$1,328.8
$3,816.2
$2,209.8
$4,047.5
$3,581.2
$5,724.9
$5,454.8
$6,079.3
$8,253.9
$5,411.4
$5,769.0
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $16,323.0
$15,999.2
$11,537.9
$14,131.0
$13,675.3
$14,789.6
$12,501.1
$11,351.5
$6,271.3
$10,182.4
$10,074.1
$10,073.0
$9,627.0
$9,471.3
$9,093.1
$9,400.3
$8,495.5
$7,030.1
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $4,092.1
$3,959.6
$3,917.0
$4,476.0
$4,593.0
$5,000.6
$5,368.2
$7,287.6
$6,279.3
$6,571.8
$6,878.5
$5,570.6
$9,998.2
$12,494.5
$11,582.2
$12,199.7
$11,192.8
$11,382.6
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $34.7
$15.1
$17.6
$66.9
$17.6
$24.5
$39.5
$9.9

$0.7
$0.9
$12.5
$5.1
$2.5




Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $85.1
$4.1
$5.9
$18.3
$23.2
$36.5
$28.7
$0.8
$4.2
$0.3
$0.4
$0.1

$6.2
$-4.3



Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)



$240.2
$92.8
$309.0
$17.2


$0.2





$102.0
$-8.9
Plant Materials Center (PMC) $367.5
$271.9
$293.2
$270.5
$390.6
$316.3
$360.0
$238.8
$236.5
$159.0
$152.0
$378.3
$564.7
$397.9
$348.3
$571.2
$484.9
$321.1
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$13.4
$539.0
$142.3
$925.2
$233.4
$52.1
$64.0
$1,293.4
$754.5
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $1,399.3
$1,366.6
$1,268.5
$1,191.6
$1,310.0
$1,384.4
$557.9











Soil Survey (SOIL) $1,328.8
$1,240.3
$1,405.5
$1,485.9
$1,658.0
$1,609.9
$1,601.8
$1,162.1
$294.3
$414.0
$346.7
$260.8
$274.2
$270.8
$303.9
$577.3
$491.2
$462.3
Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP) $197.7
$92.6
$56.3
$8.8














Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $516.1
$101.1
$475.7
$263.2
$43.0
$100.8



$-65.3



$12.2
$4,251.0
$1,914.1
$910.7
$15,457.7
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $975.9
$872.5
$374.2
$383.2
$970.3
$494.6
$369.6
$56.7
$3.6
$107.4
$4.7
$178.6


$2,462.5

$3.7
$610.9
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $189.8
$152.0
$78.3
$65.7
$31.1
$359.2
$328.4
$51.0
$-10.1

$4.0
$4.9


$37.9
$100.0
$2.0
$157.4
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $65.6
$187.3
$192.8
$259.5
$197.6
$211.8
$423.6
$1,037.4
$896.9
$192.6
$28.1
$563.4
$153.9
$140.7
$18.8



Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $113.2
$88.5
$60.8
$321.2
$221.5
$370.2
$1,033.9
$707.1
$2,112.2
$573.4
$896.8
$1,040.3
$216.5


$34.1


Other








$3.1



$118.7
$83.0

$148.4
$32.8
Total $25,956.2
$24,810.8
$20,132.5
$23,521.4
$24,237.8
$27,042.9
$24,627.2
$23,876.2
$21,028.7
$21,613.5
$25,981.2
$25,963.0
$30,411.6
$29,934.6
$35,949.5
$35,601.2
$32,018.1
$46,656.6
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• In 2014 CRP changed from a reimbursable to a direct program. Before FY 2014, CRP only includes reimbursable technical assistance funds used to plan and apply conservation practices. Data shown here do not include financial obligations made by the Farm Service Agency to landowners.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• Before 2017 EQIP includes Ground and Surface Water Conservation and 1996 Farm Bill funds. Starting in 2017 Ground and Surface Water Conservation is funded under RCPP.
• CTA, PMC, SNOW, and SOIL also include multi-year funds.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, AWEP and WHIP were authorized to obligate funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including the provision of technical assistance.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP, FRPP, and GRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the funds obligated in FY 2014 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on those prior contracts, agreements, or easements.

Financial Assistance - Total Obligations, by Program Fund and Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Fund Name 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)








$4,846.6
$6,042.4
$2,990.9
$16,044.9
$2,469.5
$2,381.8
$4,795.3
$9,671.7
$4,765.4
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)



$1,864.3
$1,383.2
$1,318.7
$1,332.0
$1,275.4
$0.8








Conservation Security Program (CSP) $3,717.7
$4,697.6
$4,764.2
$4,783.3
$4,126.2
$2,700.1
$2,274.3
$2,114.4
$1,693.1
$1,052.6
$225.0
$18.8
$15.7





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)




$10,245.6
$20,241.0
$26,828.8
$30,160.4
$36,744.7
$39,283.6
$40,404.8
$42,531.7
$47,376.4
$61,044.3
$77,017.4
$18,143.0
$27,864.5
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $18,034.8
$14,705.2
$16,402.0
$18,555.0
$14,895.9
$16,608.7
$14,407.7
$25,845.7
$28,619.4
$22,921.4
$22,819.0
$27,599.6
$36,417.7
$49,116.5
$49,258.3
$42,249.9
$45,163.0
$51,856.7
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $1,553.6
$785.0
$911.7
$1,100.0


$791.4
$150.0
$2.0









Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
$169.4




$40.0











Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)



$4.0

$2,230.4
$200.9
$21.2

$7.0
$437.2




$2,356.1

Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)













$7,494.7
$2,736.7
$72.3
$166.8
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $73.8
$366.7

$-0.2





$130.6



$1,125.0
$1,185.0
$1,069.7
$102.3
$33,132.4
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $1,840.4
$1,360.0
$1,200.0


$5,665.0



$1,381.2
$1,861.1
$-122.7
$5,363.0
$1,855.0

$5,000.0
$4,560.0
$18,225.0
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $338.4
$0.3
$1,126.0
$-4.7
$2,922.2
$2,091.6
$3,017.4
$327.8






$227.6
$1,029.2
$41.4
$733.0
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $898.2
$4,273.7
$2,005.9
$98.4
$3,414.0
$5,423.8
$9,320.3
$13,011.4
$8,639.0
$794.5
$224.6
$610.6
$829.0
$261.9
$36.2



Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $437.3
$332.8
$326.4
$727.8
$1,123.3
$1,760.4
$6,426.3
$5,752.6
$4,303.5
$2.6
$164.0
$70.4
$3.1
$17.4




Other $-479.1
$-1.2













$3,418.8
$1,063.2
$496.0
Total $26,415.1
$26,689.5
$26,736.2
$25,259.6
$28,349.9
$45,878.4
$60,067.5
$75,563.6
$74,714.0
$67,875.0
$70,626.8
$72,009.6
$101,205.2
$102,221.7
$121,627.9
$137,317.0
$81,173.0
$137,239.8
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• Before 2017 EQIP includes Ground and Surface Water Conservation and 1996 Farm Bill funds. Starting in 2017 Ground and Surface Water Conservation is funded under RCPP.
• CRP, CTA, PMC, RCD, SNOW, SOIL, and WSP do not provide financial assistance.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, AWEP and WHIP were authorized to obligate funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including the provision of technical assistance.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP, FRPP, and GRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the funds obligated in FY 2014 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on those prior contracts, agreements, or easements.

Reimbursable - Total Obligations, by Program Fund and Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Fund Name 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $200.0
$422.0
$541.2
$411.9
$503.0
$654.6
$1,147.8
$704.3
$721.6









Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $666.4
$1,827.3
$1,899.1
$1,884.3
$2,181.1
$1,778.9
$1,676.5
$1,034.1
$340.5
$276.5
$28.3


$17.1



$61.4
Plant Materials Center (PMC)















$25.0

Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $-22.2
$15.1
















Soil Survey (SOIL)


$9.2
$-1.3













Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP)
$28.2
$65.3















Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $-1,450.1
$1,450.1
$8.6














$31.8
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $58.6
$119.0
$438.8
$-41.0














Total $-547.3
$3,861.7
$2,953.0
$2,264.4
$2,682.8
$2,433.5
$2,824.3
$1,738.4
$1,062.1
$276.5
$28.3


$17.1


$25.0
$93.2
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• In 2014 CRP changed from a reimbursable to a direct program. Before FY 2014, CRP only includes reimbursable technical assistance funds used to plan and apply conservation practices. Data shown here do not include financial obligations made by the Farm Service Agency to landowners.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• CTA, PMC, SNOW, and SOIL also include multi-year funds.

Conservation Practice Implementation Reports

Conservation practices are planned and applied at the land unit level. The land unit is the smallest unit of land that has a permanent or contiguous boundary, a common land cover and land management, and a common owner or a common producer. The following chart/table combinations include data for the time period from fiscal year 2005 through fiscal year 2022. Data entry processes differed prior to 2005 and do not provide comparable data.

This RCA release uses an updated field definition. Heretofore the National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD) Land Unit Id was used to represent fields wherever estimates of unique acres treated were required. This identifier is found in the planning land unit database layer. However, since conservation plans are often updated as producers’ conservation decisions evolve over time, there can be multiple land unit identifiers associated with the same field in NPAD. This can result in overestimating the number of fields and the associated unique acres. The Resource Analytics Lab has used GIS to develop a shape based algorithm to eliminate the overcounting of fields by selecting the single best shape out of the multiple shape based identifiers associated with the same field.

Under the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), practice bundles and practice enhancements are funded in addition to conservation practices. For brevity, conservation practices, bundles, and enhancements are often referred to collectively as “practices”. To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

As conservation practices are measured in different units (acres, feet, square feet, etc.), the challenge for reporting performance at various levels is how to aggregate across practices. Although practices may affect resources beyond the land unit boundary, or be applied only on part of the land unit, the land unit does provide a common metric to aggregate over practices since each applied practice is associated with a specific land unit. Analysis of the data reveals that most practices are measured in acres and most of the practice applied amounts match the land unit acres of the field on which the practice was applied. Therefore, land unit acreage is the metric on which the acres of land receiving conservation treatment are calculated. With the exception of CSP, totals presented here are not comparable to program enrollment acres or contract acres.


Acres Receiving Conservation by Program

The following chart/table combination summarizes acres receiving conservation by program and fiscal year. For the Conservation Stewardship Program, FY 2010-FY 2020 acres represent contract acres and count represents contracts in the fiscal year, excluding renewal contracts. Starting in FY 2021 CSP and all other programs, acres represent land unit acres and count represents practice counts. Here, land unit acres are counted once for each conservation program that has been used to apply one or more practices on that land unit in a given fiscal year. Therefore, land unit acres may be counted multiple times within each fiscal year - once for each program that has been used to apply at least one practice. Land unit acres may also be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Acres Receiving Conservation by Conservation Program, FY 2005-2022

Only programs representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, programs not included are summed into the All Other category.

Acres Receiving Conservation by Conservation Program and Fiscal Year
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)





















303
1


33
1








Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)







308
10
9,231
123
12,410
152
11,157
168
11,892
160
21,576
326
11,664
154
2,096
29
1,107
3










Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 3,092
462
8,287
1,405
21,421
3,190
17,790
3,135
10,021
1,685
7,217
1,212
6,796
1,237
3,075
424
2,579
460
634
129
625
188
7,149
2,425
2,298
499
1,512
202
1,704
423
2,072
697
154
61
535
225
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP Contracts)









354,906
584
263,641
413
250,490
475
115,820
270
168,471
343
109,593
259
154,950
292
198,268
427
147,495
399
77,112
195
61,495
145




Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)































268,281
28,251
196,026
21,168
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 118,934
13,613
121,850
14,143
170,983
16,392
173,013
17,650
161,530
13,183
178,548
12,268
202,676
12,571
184,441
12,350
209,977
12,769
193,125
9,885
184,741
10,143
200,027
9,148
230,437
8,713
252,263
8,552
210,296
6,581
243,897
7,938
39,685
2,668
71,056
3,320
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 75,007
8,363
92,284
8,746
178,554
13,563
163,174
11,867
140,975
9,106
174,741
10,127
171,687
9,990
181,308
9,701
193,318
9,628
135,757
7,386
146,139
8,474
147,137
7,913
140,105
7,951
222,324
11,667
208,414
11,514
267,663
11,632
243,959
10,871
190,228
10,205
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 3,811
539
2,876
475
1,588
282
4,441
556
3,173
322
2,608
250
1,607
260
2,852
396
2,042
352
1,560
251
85
20
34
1


89
22


25
1


29
8
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















3,174
96
5,377
330
4,435
208
4,033
303
4,674
287
5,383
275
2,592
156
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) 25
3


18
2






























Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 1,267
188
479
76
658
35
292
33
94
15
90
15
36
1
69
3
242
14


















Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)











282
13






















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 3,222
17
2,720
3
3,152
57
2,325
46
2,584
24
3,009
63
2,496
28
2,078
46
5,467
117
168
22
1,640
19


67
20




509
2




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 6,265
298
4,687
309
9,641
377
8,925
513
10,556
420
9,679
499
19,516
659
27,092
982
36,675
1,097
50,315
1,645
40,099
962
20,471
796
4,864
134
1,280
46
332
21
137
22
0
1
13
2
Other 698
46
62
30
125
14
278
18
935
111




168
4
99
2


















Notes:
• Data Sources: FY 2010-FY 2020 CSP Program - USDA-NRCS, ProTracts Program Contracts System, October 2020 (excludes renewal contracts); FY 2021-FY 2022 CSP Program and all other programs - USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• For FY 2005-FY 2020, Conservation Stewardship Program acres and counts are contract acres and contract counts. Beginning in FY 2021, acres and counts are based on practices applied, as reported in the National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD).
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs within each fiscal year and across fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include conservation practices funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• Before 2017 EQIP includes Ground and Surface Water Conservation practices. Starting in 2017 this subprogram is under RCPP.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation

The following table summarizes the land units treated in a fiscal year. Here, a land unit is counted only once in a fiscal year, regardless of how many practices were applied on it, or how many conservation programs were used to apply practices. These data therefore reflect the geographic extent of the land treated with conservation practices during a fiscal year. Given that multiple conservation programs can be used to treat the resource concerns associated with a specific land unit, the percentage of land units (acres and number) that are treated by more than one conservation program within a fiscal year is also shown.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Fiscal Year
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number
Land units treated by at least one program 173,861
5,739
189,387
6,753
323,019
10,554
304,594
10,214
275,386
8,954
323,504
9,523
358,962
9,762
355,458
9,854
404,059
10,783
370,938
8,663
346,985
8,714
352,828
8,337
375,365
7,637
473,501
9,707
486,078
10,896
681,507
14,614
531,412
12,757
439,740
10,509
Percent of land units treated by multiple programs 23.46%
20.16%
24.30%
22.82%
21.12%
19.27%
23.34%
21.65%
20.99%
19.83%
20.79%
19.61%
17.72%
14.75%
18.00%
14.32%
16.04%
13.29%
10.33%
10.60%
11.85%
9.36%
8.16%
10.57%
5.72%
7.01%
12.33%
7.66%
11.00%
7.25%
11.45%
8.88%
4.92%
5.90%
4.81%
5.10%
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice

The following set of chart/table combinations present the conservation practice data grouped by purpose: Cropland Soil Quality, Cropland Soil Health, Cropland with Applied Soil Health Management System (SHMS), Fish & Wildlife Habitat, Forest Land Conservation, Grazing Land Conservation, Irrigation Efficiency, Water Quality, and Wetlands. Any practices not included in one of these groups are included in an All Other category. Data for practices in the All Other category can be downloaded in the Conservation Programs Profile csv file.

Note that there is some overlap between these groupings, since some practices address multiple resource concerns. Here land unit acres are counted each time a practice is applied on that land unit in the fiscal year. Therefore land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices, practice groupings, and fiscal years.
To learn more about specific conservation practices, see the National Handbook of Conservation Practices.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Quality

The following chart and 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, FY 2005-2022

Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, practices not included are summed into the All Other category.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Quality Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Cover 327 629
23
657
56
11,039
598
11,134
573
9,411
515
5,045
283
10,056
387
14,328
589
9,598
316
5,057
129
2,297
69
3,570
202
2,318
88
872
66
2,705
116
18,477
538
7,020
321
1,495
74
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























131
4
2,025
77
2,255
114
4,654
194
4,185
179
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 62,741
1,931
69,448
2,355
69,349
2,019
53,031
1,727
49,210
1,304
44,932
1,118
58,661
1,246
43,676
1,153
62,532
1,586
51,764
1,383
65,760
1,762
47,518
1,171
57,019
1,414
69,153
2,036
51,251
1,407
86,291
1,988
59,534
1,929
40,542
1,400
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328

























1,784
75
20,480
747
59,111
2,054
79,320
2,460
61,378
1,875
Contour Buffer Strips 332









42
2




29
1








75
4








Contour Farming 330 13,559
427
11,845
433
9,438
349
10,055
412
3,361
106
4,881
151
3,329
121
7,732
236
8,441
246
6,383
156
14,070
473
15,875
463
7,845
224
31,277
921
13,737
398
20,086
621
4
1
417
9
Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops 331 79
9


72
10
14
3


1
1


735
12
65
2








75
4








Controlled Traffic Farming 334





























1,781
58
10,668
344
10,169
340
Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334



























531
7
5,437
158
5,251
218
5,324
191
Cover Crop 340 74,034
2,053
77,314
2,543
71,824
2,232
67,126
2,116
43,851
1,097
33,005
969
45,016
1,222
42,382
1,252
60,503
1,572
64,079
1,762
45,428
1,407
40,692
1,139
28,895
946
50,797
1,636
38,673
1,259
89,129
2,595
100,895
3,057
75,346
2,514
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340

























3,546
138
24,438
934
77,706
2,945
84,169
2,838
82,514
2,785
Critical Area Planting 342 436
7
415
9
499
14
468
10
1,282
18
1,304
21
365
14
378
13
564
16
961
37
1,113
29
2,080
31
348
19
1,078
39
1,780
32
798
20
542
20
2,475
37
Deep Tillage 324 200
2
100
1
547
19


26
1
224
15
25
1
643
37






194
5




20
1






Diversion 362 13
1












12
2
21
1




196
2
6
1
166
3








Field Border 386 1,501
36
1,620
35
1,063
23
1,696
41
1,026
16
381
10
214
6
84
9
128
6
1,128
18
11
1
40
5
3
1
19
2


39
2
164
3
55
4
Field Border - Enhancements E386

























169
5
1,784
49
1,112
45
312
13


Forage and Biomass Planting 512 1,864
94
4,112
178
4,571
219
8,591
396
5,019
200
9,650
385
5,137
156
6,151
186
3,590
138
2,136
102
2,051
106
2,122
110
1,101
60
2,174
127
2,832
83
1,728
110
1,630
88
1,951
101
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512

























233
2
1,383
55
2,148
111
217
10
206
10
Grade Stabilization Structure 410

















2
1
















Grassed Waterway 412 583
15
833
14
964
14
814
16
694
13
789
20
530
11
1,157
19
892
19
1,132
18
1,084
14
1,889
22
145
1
789
13
1,291
11
330
7
204
4
1,948
23
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 78,938
2,472
73,631
2,609
89,030
3,006
77,791
2,962
54,610
1,717
49,393
1,661
49,982
1,569
44,194
1,446
44,325
1,393
32,134
956
33,526
1,020
16,681
506
14,211
500
8,226
240
4,461
237
14,523
487
28,337
895
22,966
726
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595





























1,581
42
30,595
1,032
32,693
1,001
Irrigation Water Management 449 14,225
223
16,080
245
26,129
394
18,934
250
21,393
261
17,775
270
33,484
435
47,573
663
47,953
766
47,786
724
31,077
510
18,317
346
15,483
281
17,423
337
6,883
154
22,244
345
34,959
742
15,669
386
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449

























847
37
15,652
475
44,920
1,317
40,771
1,196
37,580
1,077
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468

















51
1








154
1




3
2
Mulching 484









31
4
38
5
28
10
110
6
763
32
869
21
2,023
32
338
19
922
34
1,789
38
600
21
516
28
2,530
38
Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) B000CPL12

































613
19
Nutrient Management 590 79,231
2,469
75,235
2,666
88,357
2,943
73,646
2,487
52,962
1,591
42,474
1,422
58,813
1,646
48,114
1,359
50,013
1,488
39,979
1,109
42,433
1,199
26,021
766
16,888
558
16,793
474
18,791
718
22,749
852
34,708
1,132
29,117
1,026
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























23,023
567
67,503
2,307
180,163
6,061
160,879
5,348
95,722
3,194
Residue Management, Seasonal 344 16,040
442
10,811
259
9,415
218
7,230
193
5,385
171
9,646
178
12,643
240
7,290
147
8,873
236
8,919
180
4,479
74
2,063
48
1,440
42
636
11








Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 501
26
315
17
916
45
779
23
705
23
787
23




395
24
2,138
63
335
6
2,046
84
14,394
243
2,279
68
255
11
68
2
31,236
1,017
21,446
799
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345





























307
10
42,349
1,394
53,341
1,794
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 86,588
2,540
84,355
2,839
78,950
2,425
68,599
2,234
40,405
1,061
33,411
878
44,096
999
52,759
1,116
47,094
1,247
42,366
1,010
30,735
950
21,182
566
18,698
644
40,280
1,320
23,105
839
67,246
1,610
32,379
961
21,407
648
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329

























23
3
25,714
1,018
55,664
2,055
31,342
1,086
13,111
447
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till 346



33
1






























Riparian Forest Buffer 391 13
3




227
8
114
6
30
6
7
5
4
3
4
2
15
8
40
18
8
6
399
1




6,095
7
162
3


Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391





























376
4
276
3
141
2
Silvopasture Establishment 381







118
4








67
1






10
1






17
1
Silvopasture Establishment - Enhancements E381

































17
1
Stripcropping 585 38
1


79
2












56
1




22
2
56
1


22
2




Subsurface Drain 606 58
1


77
3


61
3
97
1
























Terrace 600 412
7
1,335
33
737
16
875
13
749
9
243
6
621
14
447
11
1,197
15
427
10
570
11
2,468
35
182
7
2,151
20
1,379
15
631
25
294
8
168
3
Underground Outlet 620 70
1
411
9
188
3
48
2


75
2
14
1


38
1
19
1
169
3
8
2
253
6
2
1
113
3
230
4
118
3
67
3
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638

153
3








76
2










96
2


60
1
72
1
114
5
19
1
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.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Cropland Soil Quality Management were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of cropland treated with soil quality practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Quality Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)







129
3
34
1
8,912
89
7,212
102
6,926
81
13,155
186
10,273
139
2,096
26
1,107
3










Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 385
26
640
60
7,887
527
5,697
389
2,325
159
1,853
168
2,033
169
581
46
627
68
67
14
59
31
2,743
158
954
31
104
11
467
40
301
64




Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)























5,597
57
30,438
1,108
73,605
6,685
164,929
17,912
191,204
23,577
134,828
17,219
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 68,075
7,723
73,663
9,493
85,159
8,544
81,673
8,207
76,524
5,311
71,375
4,413
86,760
5,121
97,058
5,232
103,604
6,179
105,354
6,033
100,139
6,065
87,011
4,488
80,313
4,035
AR
5,292
AR
2,809
AR
4,283
AR
1,028
AR
2,043
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 53,625
5,026
59,831
4,746
79,983
5,460
76,108
4,843
59,526
2,627
65,110
2,829
61,935
2,682
71,464
2,867
77,760
2,743
39,350
1,459
32,798
1,438
23,195
868
20,868
903
AR
1,756
AR
1,437
AR
1,882
AR
1,632
AR
1,364
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)





139
8
63
5
18
4
155
7
32
8
54
6
18
4
















Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















8
1
1,532
30
2,276
22
846
22
2,478
70
3,358
116
1,380
84
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) 25
1


































Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 30
6
14
3
205
10


60
5


























Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)









34
2


26
4
28
3
18
6
















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)

6
1
126
8
321
15
141
6
192
9
265
12
16
1
138
1


















Other 11
1
3
1
47
4
59
4






108
3




















Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.
• AR indicates that this estimate is undergoing additional review.

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to Cropland Soil Quality Management. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year. Data for FY 2017 and after includes practices applied under the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Quality Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 96,537
12,783
104,363
14,304
142,680
14,553
135,810
13,466
117,924
8,116
123,329
7,426
138,691
8,080
155,620
8,263
166,040
9,081
147,371
7,702
133,395
7,673
109,748
5,541
105,005
5,059
140,475
8,189
149,448
10,993
249,874
24,211
222,499
26,353
178,063
20,710
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability

The following chart and 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, FY 2005-2022

Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, practices not included are summed into the All Other category.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 30,066
830
24,652
854
21,815
586
14,771
449
30,980
1,050
10,558
424
62,352
1,475
50,882
1,624
30,988
1,070
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328







1,143
57
17,466
670
56,200
1,973
73,819
2,309
58,392
1,800
Cover Crop 340 32,007
796
25,198
778
17,083
475
17,546
631
36,464
1,192
22,569
806
53,854
1,700
76,721
2,344
47,662
1,664
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340









17,043
673
56,158
2,093
60,432
1,971
67,976
2,210
Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) B000CPL12















613
19
Prescribed Grazing 528















7
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528















115
10
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 975
30
335
6
1,092
16
4,449
85
2,279
68
2
6
68
2
29,384
926
20,195
742
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345











307
10
40,329
1,301
51,602
1,691
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 34,353
878
25,593
838
19,384
536
16,678
577
36,920
1,202
19,709
732
63,504
1,492
29,555
855
18,558
584
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329







3
2
19,496
814
47,659
1,799
22,883
792
10,225
354
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.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of cropland treated with soil quality practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability Practices
Program 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)





399
2
1,255
129
29,188
2,748
78,332
7,723
98,725
10,743
87,052
8,715
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 27,513
2,207
24,849
2,140
21,234
1,473
17,648
1,373
28,195
2,469
5,991
515
23,576
1,684
6,186
297
5,437
610
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 6,561
327
7,088
336
3,346
140
5,877
367
11,270
973
8,366
862
13,398
1,097
13,296
1,026
11,079
747
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)











734
40
1,012
56
1,047
74
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year. Data for FY 2017 and after includes practices applied under the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability Practices
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 32,140
2,534
28,980
2,476
22,595
1,613
20,925
1,742
38,755
3,571
42,075
4,125
108,567
10,544
114,292
12,122
101,692
10,146
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

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

The following chart and 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, FY 2005-2022

Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, practices not included are summed into the All Other category.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 21,827
590
15,295
487
10,966
311
5,027
201
24,413
828
6,867
224
14,839
435
28,104
836
14,783
549
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328









10,921
419
35,274
1,315
45,295
1,405
44,459
1,442
Cover Crop 340 20,649
552
15,265
491
10,629
304
4,946
198
24,373
825
8,037
239
18,204
489
31,683
886
15,327
548
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340









10,136
408
31,644
1,232
41,884
1,351
45,600
1,498
Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) B000CPL12















492
16
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 403
21


8
2




1
1
26
1
19,182
569
8,729
330
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345













32,799
1,030
39,680
1,283
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 21,324
539
15,251
485
10,580
300
4,897
198
24,436
825
7,698
235
17,909
494
12,585
314
6,633
237
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329









10,136
408
32,043
1,208
10,002
352
5,912
209
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.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Cropland SHMS were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of cropland treated with soil quality practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) Practices
Program 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)









15,796
1,644
31,182
4,431
47,390
6,428
47,201
5,559
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 16,883
1,634
14,453
1,389
10,159
897
4,410
547
21,357
2,096
909
107
4,490
440
2,178
128
3,457
493
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 769
68
1,297
74
581
20
443
50
3,484
382
1,357
183
3,618
297
1,251
187
749
60
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)











382
6




Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to a Cropland SHMS. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year. Data for FY 2017 and after includes practices applied under the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) Practices
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 16,883
1,702
14,453
1,463
10,159
917
4,415
597
23,359
2,478
17,423
1,934
36,047
5,174
48,926
6,743
50,254
6,112
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Fish & Wildlife Habitat

The following chart and 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 Habitat 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, FY 2005-2022

Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, practices not included are summed into the All Other category.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Fish & Wildlife Habitat Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Control 472 2,900
145
5,431
298
11,976
456
8,949
472
7,751
350
6,229
263
8,603
365
8,669
423
6,206
249
1,213
46
6,125
187
7,542
223
5,755
123
4,379
126
2,783
101
3,873
201
639
22
1,585
100
Access Control - Enhancements E472

























65
6
583
25
124
6
350
11
287
13
Conservation Cover 327 1,148
60
2,560
170
17,466
917
18,252
955
13,956
708
7,966
447
12,284
511
26,247
823
15,189
484
9,101
260
6,940
257
9,271
293
7,471
214
14,311
210
8,655
267
23,980
706
10,061
411
7,440
211
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























1,575
19
5,198
97
6,214
168
6,590
221
4,973
186
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647 1,431
57
2,192
105
6,588
179
9,121
371
3,810
208
5,991
213
12,288
265
10,664
216
7,230
207
7,359
142
6,291
131
8,813
200
6,466
149
11,250
83
19,163
113
3,053
130
7,694
61
7,213
61
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647



























688
23




199
3
Hedgerow Planting 422 714
8
60
5
1,254
6
436
7
117
12
109
8
772
9
704
15
167
12
1,170
8
79
12
511
9
9
1
66
3
131
5
811
5
278
8
1,656
14
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats 643

243
12
115
2
598
24


2,209
8
101
4
84
3
6,342
110
9,930
226
11,015
149
7,916
177
5,956
99
4,489
71
4,447
68
2,271
36
1,558
16
477
6
Riparian Forest Buffer 391 1,566
73
950
48
4,315
122
1,608
87
3,461
91
3,282
69
2,782
85
1,778
43
3,407
58
152
18
838
41
2,487
39
430
6
433
24
1,531
15
7,276
24
494
22
857
12
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391



























720
2
3,225
25
1,160
13
635
12
Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 27
6


189
4
19
3
179
3
35
5




11
3






337
10










Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390

































16
1
Shallow Water Development and Management 646 119
1
12
1


5
1




289
3


7
1


6
1




686
6


82
1




Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395

159
1
167
10


198
4


39
1




















1,144
1
Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 123
8
60
9
311
7
57
3
136
8
68
4
108
9
23
3
57
3
39
1
20
2
5
1
24
3




25
1
53
2
233
2
Streambank and Shoreline Protection - Enhancements E580



























40
1






Structures for Wildlife 649































161
3
252
15
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 47,893
1,206
53,243
1,879
89,686
2,581
88,555
2,929
61,638
2,000
60,635
1,466
61,508
1,226
35,326
836
47,459
839
44,311
861
36,247
633
58,229
919
89,330
571
99,743
492
99,402
626
85,306
662
6,648
144
6,893
152
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645



























135
7
287
11
254
12
487
16
Wetland Creation 658 103
1


































Wetland Enhancement 659

17
2
0
1
2,557
12
1,556
8
1,803
2
2,214
12
3,279
24
4,570
4








416
2








Wetland Restoration 657 3,792
11
2,915
4
1,413
6
142
2
2,026
7
2,559
15
1,347
9
234
3
184
15


904
7


60
2










Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management 644 3,177
13
734
19
4,386
39
1,139
10
3,775
15
233
8
2,164
18
1,156
17
1,579
43
2,147
6
1,411
12
4,115
7
4,079
6
4,879
15
600
1
3,861
10




Wildlife Habitat Planting. 420

































1,424
4
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420

































19
1
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.
• Watering Facility (614) is not included in the above table. It is included for the purposes of this report in the All Other Practices category.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Fish & Wildlife habitat Management were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of the land treated with fish & wildlife habitat practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Fish & Wildlife Habitat Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)





















303
1












Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)







166
6
10
1
























Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 1,796
179
7,205
873
17,713
1,670
13,675
1,172
7,356
702
3,966
439
4,889
497
1,442
169
1,385
184
558
61
319
82
4,520
652
1,763
187
453
66
1,082
121
862
294
78
16
340
142
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)























1,072
5
1,667
62
8,728
235
17,193
314
10,599
560
8,033
281
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 29,492
873
32,410
1,222
57,584
1,924
65,336
2,915
54,560
2,312
53,722
1,616
62,028
1,615
41,664
1,516
49,513
1,332
38,915
883
34,390
953
58,490
777
92,423
833
105,554
791
87,645
865
90,949
1,276
6,297
263
5,272
235
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)











282
5






















Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 8,412
375
7,286
272
18,918
484
11,185
534
5,806
199
7,808
234
7,737
233
20,687
517
8,577
247
4,344
124
3,031
91
4,627
82
3,587
64
10,418
120
5,695
109
3,339
91
4,938
106
11,382
151
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 1,338
58
106
21
64
5
2
1








26
1


















Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)



























2
1
34
3
5
1
8
1
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)

56
1
3
1
13
1




























Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 3,222
17
2,720
3
3,148
40
1,782
25
1,989
7
3,009
41
2,184
16
2,019
29
4,959
53
122
5
1,598
10


67
8




74
1




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 3,435
86
2,702
160
5,665
206
6,585
227
6,901
188
3,570
177
8,427
151
6,340
175
10,272
211
11,227
495
10,899
296
5,662
356
992
87
220
18
293
20
50
7




Other 40
1
3
1


40
1




























Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to Fish & Wildlife Habitat Management. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year. Data for FY 2017 and after includes practices applied under the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Fish & Wildlife Habitat Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 44,016
1,589
51,537
2,553
100,411
4,330
89,736
4,876
71,612
3,414
68,130
2,508
82,319
2,517
70,721
2,406
72,726
2,028
54,029
1,568
48,920
1,432
73,138
1,868
99,336
1,184
116,328
1,057
103,420
1,351
111,989
1,986
21,804
946
24,168
810
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Forest Land Conservation

The following chart and 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, FY 2005-2022

Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, practices not included are summed into the All Other category.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Forest Land Conservation Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Control 472 963
43
2,382
87
6,493
167
5,044
213
4,023
124
4,013
135
5,331
184
4,651
202
4,747
143
971
30
5,736
159
5,386
87
4,694
67
2,817
54
2,723
94
1,668
48
502
7
824
46
Access Control - Enhancements E472































80
2


Brush Management 314











1,701
10
1,947
31
3,267
32
8,797
82
10,464
127
18,588
125
10,980
141
17,744
119
14,678
139
19,316
182
16,705
227
14,615
177
Brush Management - Enhancements E314

























272
1
3,548
43
6,377
111
5,407
146
7,132
190
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647 722
5
1,193
20
3,975
80
4,936
169
1,921
39
4,391
84
9,802
117
9,291
118
5,429
84
5,386
95
6,038
111
8,002
154
5,681
101
11,018
62
18,774
94
1,450
54
7,536
50
6,518
50
Firebreak 394 6,300
96
3,882
134
17,067
406
10,056
235
12,676
244
15,694
305
9,470
179
7,237
182
12,535
186
18,432
251
13,435
233
31,647
376
26,893
401
68,965
315
55,036
518
56,161
464
41,749
370
60,820
469
Forest Stand Improvement 666 12,269
244
6,888
192
28,502
654
24,450
595
22,222
479
29,743
330
25,813
465
11,793
303
18,787
309
24,573
236
25,971
266
20,986
387
17,747
179
27,295
328
36,117
419
51,167
479
33,503
438
20,205
236
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666

























10,961
96
26,013
274
39,623
641
43,016
544
30,169
395
Forest Trails and Landings 655 501
7
352
9
7,645
126
2,016
44
3,094
41
4,138
76
4,871
61
1,181
15
3,734
33
3,676
21
5,534
30
1,827
9
1,543
26
6,020
32
5,684
55
5,362
46
4,218
35
17,006
54
Herbaceous Weed Control 315











31
2
217
6
5,415
65
7,058
151
8,577
199
7,885
224
16,203
215
11,659
233
16,533
246
13,564
239
23,453
332
56,020
340
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315

























3,498
54
3,843
66
7,039
106
5,142
73
1,810
54
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 1,359
35
1,242
24
2,919
52
1,778
81
5,305
122
14,480
185
12,572
180
8,225
158
5,479
94
2,783
71
3,149
80
2,321
72
2,358
50
1,038
11
1,403
4
931
31
1,847
19
700
10
Prescribed Burning 338 9,788
118
4,117
128
29,838
479
20,232
464
22,854
327
21,315
398
35,637
499
24,030
413
32,966
616
54,225
616
46,611
553
62,788
894
61,505
807
143,901
1,139
107,795
931
158,817
1,239
124,547
1,330
107,780
1,152
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338

























913
11
19,740
137
38,365
439
42,427
515
63,134
603
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats 643





67
3


2,209
8
84
3
84
3
4,591
78
5,416
130
10,230
137
6,268
129
5,359
79
4,445
69
4,356
65
2,243
33
1,527
15
401
4
Riparian Forest Buffer 391 974
21
343
10
3,189
49
349
26
1,071
24
2,896
36
2,192
36
1,357
20
3,182
29
56
4
502
11
2,386
19
31
5
382
20
1,478
9
734
12
159
4
230
3
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391



























716
1
2,821
19
838
6
283
4
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395



93
2






39
1




















1,144
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 2,425
63
1,201
58
4,863
220
9,940
370
5,669
223
10,103
242
17,367
376
32,526
516
39,247
620
47,885
720
44,092
794
48,745
753
52,746
875
62,091
967
52,778
1,001
106,558
1,217
89,013
1,173
90,660
924
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612

























718
2
5,205
24
6,199
87
8,824
115
5,807
177
Tree/Shrub Pruning 660

















93
1








172
1
215
1
335
2
817
4
Tree/Shrub Site Preparation 490 1,401
39
870
47
4,067
171
11,717
379
7,152
246
10,327
261
17,879
414
29,614
476
42,674
649
40,735
647
46,617
815
47,763
863
53,777
986
65,272
1,116
70,610
1,187
102,489
1,539
152,561
1,394
90,377
1,153
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 13,579
231
14,656
402
43,114
963
41,110
1,019
30,734
627
40,828
652
41,645
501
24,592
366
31,414
417
33,142
556
30,354
425
46,683
400
84,666
430
95,798
338
97,351
513
77,640
382
5,874
95
6,549
116
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645



























16
1
83
1
134
6
384
12
Wildlife Habitat Planting. 420

































1,424
4
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420

































19
1
Woody Residue Treatment 384



























2,336
7
15,565
151
9,161
93


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.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Forest Land Conservation were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of forest and grazed forest land treated with conservation practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Forest Land Conservation Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)







166
6


























Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 633
106
1,961
261
6,716
976
6,348
1,006
2,236
339
1,625
202
1,479
168
1,308
112
903
118
226
8
327
38
629
315
706
143
545
50
626
95
1,368
242
115
32
208
99
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)























5,679
100
12,252
246
27,203
600
54,892
1,514
59,711
2,068
47,974
1,689
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 15,191
556
11,946
569
29,053
1,235
43,670
1,490
38,000
1,278
51,029
1,420
57,623
1,309
34,270
990
46,585
1,208
49,465
951
53,412
1,094
75,255
1,159
116,634
1,329
146,481
1,246
130,965
1,475
140,901
1,413
18,019
826
38,158
469
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)











11
2






















Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 1,489
43
2,945
150
36,416
980
23,154
897
16,392
625
26,350
807
35,445
1,052
29,596
889
40,859
1,208
47,698
1,472
55,709
2,012
71,454
2,416
70,648
2,712
122,940
3,369
116,041
3,627
145,983
4,297
158,852
4,054
114,001
3,918
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 96
3




28
2






5
1
26
1


















Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)























119
8
334
11
265
11
889
33
499
11
255
4
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 53
4
56
2
































Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

112
1
1,143
3
562
19
278
15
716
11
312
4
99
6
588
22
44
2
740
3


4
1










Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 4,492
173
2,102
128
3,870
175
4,152
184
5,041
233
6,108
272
16,028
493
24,562
811
30,564
798
42,451
1,178
35,601
793
17,712
602
3,747
69
1,280
45
332
21
137
22




Other 571
17


































Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to Forest Land Conservation. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year. Data for FY 2017 and after includes practices applied under the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Forest Land Conservation Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 19,925
902
17,007
1,111
70,954
3,369
65,307
3,598
55,184
2,496
75,020
2,712
98,834
3,028
76,218
2,809
105,321
3,355
131,382
3,611
130,573
3,940
154,739
4,492
191,048
4,362
243,942
4,967
240,146
5,829
304,170
7,521
231,910
6,991
195,512
6,179
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Grazing Land Conservation

The following chart and 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, FY 2005-2022

Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, practices not included are summed into the All Other category.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Road 560

95
5




1
1


146
2
38
1
15
1






55
1










Animal Trails and Walkways 575 4
1








25
3
27
1






















Brush Management 314













63
2
1,156
10
466
5
1,703
31
906
38
444
15
592
21
279
10
945
52
1,689
82
1,043
42
Brush Management - Enhancements E314

























865
29
650
13
476
27
909
54
498
17
Critical Area Planting 342 224
9
226
10
403
27
486
31
368
21
494
23
996
40
825
41
1,150
38
1,300
50
1,351
61
1,678
65
1,222
64
1,546
62
1,164
51
1,683
61
850
32
857
21
Fence 382 4,134
229
6,609
320
11,870
566
13,329
615
12,909
558
14,232
553
12,810
495
19,248
525
18,709
579
11,084
464
18,624
614
14,072
540
24,977
686
22,795
758
23,306
782
21,053
605
25,257
566
17,439
564
Fence - Enhancements E382



























194
8
114
6


10
1
Forage Harvest Management 511 255
17
298
14
778
44
2,720
149
1,003
67
1,101
67
780
46
2,032
96
714
48
2,705
97
834
20
793
47
363
28
423
9
517
26
107
6
126
4
119
2
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511































62
2
125
6
Forage and Biomass Planting 512 3,077
185
3,809
252
6,428
440
7,338
438
10,727
585
6,873
356
6,964
364
7,098
412
14,084
653
7,566
397
8,230
380
6,257
309
4,334
218
12,728
735
11,613
627
9,159
486
10,653
595
9,481
458
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512

























1,253
65
4,454
199
7,820
382
4,881
296
2,271
130
Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment 548















166
6


















Heavy Use Area Protection 561 4,313
213
5,053
223
6,159
258
7,706
330
7,304
371
10,026
404
11,931
481
13,965
530
15,908
550
9,602
470
18,493
634
17,219
593
15,822
565
19,774
687
20,304
682
18,077
666
14,582
487
17,158
549
Herbaceous Weed Control 315













7,731
373
8,622
576
10,455
604
13,027
707
12,631
736
14,564
946
17,712
1,104
10,609
768
11,198
625
12,143
663
11,557
624
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315

























1,999
110
3,006
191
11,070
658
6,345
395
7,471
428
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 33,518
1,887
22,039
1,331
43,662
2,456
38,306
2,230
35,181
1,963
37,107
2,129
42,553
2,245
36,364
2,041
30,088
1,438
8,802
490
5,819
349
6,371
387
7,087
327
2,453
101
2,066
110
2,335
96
1,674
46
2,201
59
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595





























133
12
419
33
728
56
Livestock Pipeline 516 1,484
83
2,507
100
3,545
148
4,384
186
6,192
297
7,980
260
6,625
272
5,651
266
8,840
312
5,465
275
11,311
375
13,156
367
10,903
357
10,331
406
12,223
415
10,310
361
10,755
320
11,246
372
Livestock Shelter Structure 576



























79
2


125
1


Nutrient Management 590 32,279
1,809
24,186
1,401
39,596
2,235
40,567
2,357
35,333
2,011
35,954
2,126
44,240
2,271
31,819
1,879
30,942
1,699
15,157
828
11,245
630
13,483
804
11,751
565
8,444
476
12,931
857
10,475
609
7,202
399
7,805
389
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























960
48
2,483
120
5,368
271
5,836
295
7,849
454
Pasture Bundle#3 -- Soil Health B000PST3



























55
8






Pond 378 26
1
3
1
30
2






























Prescribed Burning 338

356
1
68
1
16
1
62
6
561
11
51
4
195
2
38
2
119
3
46
5
701
7
129
6
404
15
352
8
1,333
19
842
22
1,459
8
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338



























19
1




35
3
Prescribed Grazing 528 41,010
2,415
28,308
1,764
46,104
2,667
42,574
2,333
39,029
2,266
42,366
2,432
38,535
2,038
38,386
1,881
38,164
1,790
19,115
894
11,659
711
10,669
559
14,477
696
10,670
546
14,890
834
17,289
842
8,071
393
7,332
390
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























1,841
87
5,581
283
10,509
593
11,733
690
7,144
420
Pumping Plant 533 31
2
125
1
62
1


820
2
162
8
78
6
63
7
1,462
34
1,857
67
2,661
74
3,101
80
2,478
76
2,883
110
2,542
74
2,477
55
2,648
74
2,140
77
Silvopasture Establishment 381



189
4
155
2
59
3
47
2
390
14
1,267
5
43
3
187
9
8
1
9
1
854
4
324
5
197
3
177
3
337
4
68
4
Silvopasture Establishment - Enhancements E381



























616
5
112
1




Spring Development 574



























9
1
16
1




Stream Crossing 578



























328
10
246
10
19
1
213
7
Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 91
6
46
3
287
5
57
3
136
8
68
4
74
4
15
1
14
1
39
1
20
2
5
1
24
2




25
1
53
2


Streambank and Shoreline Protection - Enhancements E580



























40
1






Waste Recycling 633 630
44
1,976
124
3,967
262
2,925
183
3,593
148
2,764
187
3,072
109
1,635
81
1,144
58
478
20
528
22
24
2




697
45
5
1




Water Well 642 812
35
1,551
52
2,325
111
4,117
145
2,499
120
2,418
85
4,142
95
3,377
84
3,625
109
2,309
89
3,788
92
2,703
87
2,714
78
2,997
108
2,862
78
2,539
54
2,429
74
1,942
68
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638











28
1
18
1
18
1


















Watering Facility 614 3,701
213
4,190
157
7,478
329
7,513
341
8,472
397
8,440
355
8,805
332
10,369
349
10,480
391
6,283
322
15,969
517
13,237
450
14,038
491
15,267
518
16,422
543
15,730
524
14,960
414
12,363
420
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.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Grazing Land Conservation were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of grazing land treated with conservation practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)

























33
1








Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)







13
1




64
6




















Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 622
68
248
26
388
48
453
45
271
49
95
19
157
29
127
8
171
29


56
12
64
17
95
10
118
10
26
2






Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























5,892
487
10,128
982
19,536
2,408
18,554
2,317
12,930
1,963
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 24,873
3,999
18,683
2,425
31,632
3,905
27,935
4,305
30,389
3,927
37,254
4,135
40,067
3,919
43,370
4,218
47,886
3,941
26,347
2,125
22,162
2,049
23,597
2,287
22,070
2,362
12,549
1,048
14,645
1,688
16,930
1,306
3,928
558
4,595
631
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)











282
8






















Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 15,964
2,441
19,424
2,758
41,090
5,303
38,627
4,415
44,237
4,476
44,922
4,594
43,504
4,611
45,766
3,961
47,374
3,974
27,651
2,712
30,116
3,143
25,238
2,711
23,978
2,548
41,042
4,315
34,471
3,902
26,763
3,195
27,273
3,002
25,725
2,923
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 3,590
478
2,856
453
1,588
277
4,234
542
3,023
312
2,556
243
1,457
251
2,827
382
1,973
342
1,538
244
85
20
34
1


89
22






29
8
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















801
55
1,634
204
1,302
117
1,668
181
753
118
771
67
330
44
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD)



7
1






























Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 816
135
349
67
337
11
283
29
29
8
77
14
36
1
56
2
135
9


















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)















33
2
63
3
















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)

372
2
68
1






16
1




312
1
312
1
312
2
48
1










Other 116
28
59
28
77
10
130
8
345
51






99
2


















Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to Grazing Land Conservation. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year. Data for FY 2017 and after includes practices applied under the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 41,182
7,149
37,652
5,759
67,036
9,556
62,577
9,344
64,655
8,824
69,843
9,005
74,256
8,820
82,079
8,577
88,432
8,299
51,118
5,085
47,323
5,225
46,505
5,073
44,772
5,125
54,276
6,000
55,023
6,755
58,764
7,027
47,600
5,944
40,767
5,569
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Irrigation Efficiency

The following chart and 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, FY 2005-2022

Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, practices not included are summed into the All Other category.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Irrigation Pipeline 430 27
3




200
1
1,627
8
1,299
15
970
37
743
48
1,750
75
1,070
96
2,158
138
1,778
108
2,930
102
1,476
90
1,936
70
1,006
78
1,627
85
889
77
Irrigation Reservoir 436 65
8
246
14
2,048
38
662
32
40
4
92
7
55
6
37
3
315
7
2
1
219
6
18
4
35
2
6
3
17
2
2
2
1
2


Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441 126
1








259
12
120
16
271
38
816
55
946
75
1,412
114
1,122
106
1,007
89
1,630
108
1,052
109
2,686
132
1,970
115
1,377
99
Irrigation System, Sprinkler 442 2,069
26
8,012
100
15,180
204
22,096
266
15,792
197
33,118
444
19,405
243
19,978
269
25,371
352
20,184
287
14,319
236
13,458
232
8,834
144
6,479
101
16,559
214
51,894
507
17,268
172
9,579
111
Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface 443 1,652
20
853
9
745
12
295
8
128
2
35
2
41
5
61
2


383
3








10
1






Irrigation Water Management 449 14,232
225
16,230
251
26,794
413
19,003
254
21,727
271
17,797
271
33,703
451
48,050
679
48,731
775
48,171
737
31,475
520
18,658
366
15,850
307
18,463
345
6,980
159
22,881
354
35,023
745
17,321
421
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449

























847
37
15,988
499
45,455
1,340
41,053
1,203
38,124
1,104
Pumping Plant 533







151
4
15,330
183
5,260
69
509
12
659
19
712
45
713
46
904
57
632
45
703
48
1,364
52
1,173
42
818
51
1,307
47
Structure for Water Control 587





64
1




























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.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Irrigation Efficiency were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of land treated to improve irrigation efficiency by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)









9,204
120
12,192
146
11,051
158
11,867
158
21,472
325
11,664
154
2,027
26
1,107
3










Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























5,955
185
16,733
551
48,847
1,564
49,491
1,787
39,951
1,403
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 4,139
91
5,151
117
10,270
208
4,969
121
2,984
50
5,432
87
4,817
98
5,041
117
11,628
288
17,920
360
8,192
169
6,499
160
3,895
131
1,981
62
705
23
1,491
44
2,003
86
2,736
67
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 10,234
192
13,060
257
24,548
459
28,670
440
26,823
436
44,590
727
33,078
583
40,927
775
43,929
837
21,760
559
23,578
737
21,423
660
16,374
506
14,366
457
21,842
513
54,555
828
24,101
481
11,967
380
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















2,074
27
3,060
49
2,517
28
1,200
19
1,195
19
1,053
19
161
9
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)





64
1




























Other













60
1




















Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to Irrigation Efficiency. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year. Data for FY 2017 and after includes practices applied under the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 14,242
283
17,439
374
33,668
667
32,402
562
29,619
486
57,539
934
47,517
827
54,477
1,051
64,725
1,283
57,722
1,244
42,256
1,060
31,008
873
23,279
689
24,527
732
40,065
1,106
104,353
2,455
74,612
2,373
54,435
1,859
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Water Quality

The following chart and 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, FY 2005-2022

Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for the period are included in the above chart. If applicable, practices not included are summed into the All Other category.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Water Quality Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Control 472 2,900
145
5,431
298
11,976
456
8,949
472
7,751
350
6,229
263
8,603
365
8,669
423
6,206
249
1,213
46
6,125
187
7,542
223
5,755
123
4,379
126
2,783
101
3,873
201
639
22
1,585
100
Access Control - Enhancements E472

























65
6
583
25
124
6
350
11
287
13
Access Road 560 3,353
155
3,884
176
5,400
194
545
9
1
1


333
4
1,647
19
43
2


720
1


58
2










Animal Mortality Facility 316 312
16
248
12
369
29
434
24
125
12
223
18
149
7
124
6
142
12
529
38
427
20
1,358
64
1,339
63
1,952
75
3,316
118
2,375
84
3,680
100
3,416
97
Brush Management 314



























15,286
160
21,502
261
19,112
344
15,832
222
Brush Management - Enhancements E314



























4,179
55
6,853
138
6,405
205
7,787
217
Composting Facility 317 404
23
422
24
507
35
282
20
224
14
406
18
218
17
559
30
299
21
160
9
67
5
19
3
21
3
51
3


24
2
32
1
13
1
Conservation Cover 327 1,148
60
2,560
170
17,466
917
18,252
955
13,956
708
7,966
447
12,284
511
26,247
823
15,189
484
9,101
260
6,940
257
9,271
293
7,471
214
14,311
210
8,655
267
23,980
706
10,061
411
7,440
211
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























1,575
19
5,198
97
6,214
168
6,590
221
4,973
186
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 62,784
1,934
69,674
2,369
70,075
2,029
53,316
1,738
49,325
1,308
45,029
1,123
58,720
1,250
43,979
1,167
63,014
1,593
52,120
1,390
66,533
1,781
47,897
1,194
58,076
1,442
69,397
2,066
52,234
1,445
88,344
2,012
60,672
1,947
41,772
1,432
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328

























1,784
75
20,556
751
59,476
2,072
79,432
2,464
61,686
1,899
Contour Buffer Strips 332









42
2




29
1








75
4








Contour Farming 330 13,591
429
11,845
433
9,804
358
10,135
417
3,361
106
4,881
151
3,480
132
7,904
243
8,446
247
6,498
160
14,119
476
16,171
470
8,139
237
31,428
931
13,778
402
20,556
625
4
1
417
9
Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops 331 79
9


72
10
14
3


1
1


737
13
65
2








75
4








Cover Crop 340 74,088
2,057
77,880
2,590
72,038
2,247
67,785
2,160
44,012
1,104
36,966
1,132
51,091
1,556
49,929
1,744
67,953
1,933
66,891
1,902
47,408
1,540
42,574
1,217
30,854
995
51,213
1,660
39,321
1,280
90,064
2,614
102,120
3,082
76,517
2,543
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340

























3,546
138
24,517
939
77,948
2,963
84,199
2,840
82,833
2,799
Critical Area Planting 342 854
32
3,343
72
2,807
91
3,247
97
2,867
79
3,554
79
4,465
87
2,570
82
3,592
97
4,829
142
6,169
138
5,406
157
3,517
171
4,562
171
9,062
202
5,955
170
7,735
173
7,651
180
Diversion 362 25
2




29
2
40
4


41
1
12
2
25
3
4
1
172
5
204
3
8
2
166
3


49
2




Field Border 386



























28
2
188
5
209
5
55
4
Field Border - Enhancements E386



























1,793
50
1,169
47
312
13


Filter Strip 393 861
34
295
13
428
44
450
25
360
24
466
33
651
27
280
17
373
14
968
27
23
13
175
12
21
3


445
14
151
8
66
3
173
3
Filter Strip - Enhancements E393



























61
1
61
1
85
2


Forage and Biomass Planting 512



























17,044
730
11,180
597
12,401
683
11,158
550
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512



























5,837
254
9,995
497
5,098
306
2,480
141
Forest Stand Improvement 666



























36,522
452
53,582
608
34,019
461
20,449
254
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666



























26,013
274
39,824
646
43,138
549
30,266
401
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 57
2


28
2
63
4
1
1
8
1
57
3


54
4
41
2
49
4


2
1
33
1




23
2
49
1
Grassed Waterway 412 594
16
837
15
1,228
15
815
17
771
16
802
22
550
12
1,166
20
949
21
1,132
18
1,094
16
1,909
23
178
2
789
13
1,291
11
337
8
204
4
1,948
23
Heavy Use Area Protection 561 4,823
260
5,796
264
6,699
304
8,675
388
8,803
427
12,891
484
15,608
552
17,141
622
19,383
629
13,844
621
21,780
775
20,477
722
20,185
757
26,478
894
27,534
911
22,972
842
22,512
683
23,650
753
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 114,923
4,426
97,725
4,029
136,905
5,557
119,156
5,371
96,106
3,822
102,304
4,033
105,902
4,034
89,607
3,677
80,418
2,950
46,182
1,533
43,050
1,471
25,564
973
23,953
893
13,193
432
7,922
353
18,240
626
31,725
960
26,001
798
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595





























1,713
54
31,014
1,065
33,421
1,057
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441 126
1








259
12
120
16
271
38
816
55
946
75
1,412
114
1,122
106
1,007
89
1,630
108
1,052
109
2,686
132
1,970
115
1,377
99
Irrigation Water Management 449 14,232
225
16,230
251
26,794
413
19,003
254
21,727
271
17,797
271
33,703
451
48,050
679
48,731
775
48,171
737
31,475
520
18,658
366
15,850
307
18,463
345
6,980
159
22,881
354
35,023
745
17,321
421
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449

























847
37
15,988
499
45,455
1,340
41,053
1,203
38,124
1,104
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468



























154
1
61
4


190
5
Mulching 484 29
1


8
1




31
4
38
5
28
10
857
29
2,478
112
3,992
89
4,865
145
2,532
138
4,294
160








Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) B000CPL12

































613
19
Nutrient Management 590 112,967
4,339
100,589
4,119
129,695
5,268
115,135
4,915
90,385
3,632
79,441
3,601
103,668
3,948
80,983
3,299
81,637
3,232
55,734
1,965
54,468
1,877
40,982
1,604
31,384
1,186
25,759
985
35,812
1,599
33,967
1,474
42,806
1,538
37,312
1,416
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























24,010
617
69,725
2,411
185,301
6,310
166,179
5,620
103,610
3,643
Pasture Bundle#3 -- Soil Health B000PST3



























55
8






Prescribed Grazing 528 42,143
2,477
29,318
1,805
47,351
2,732
45,716
2,440
42,010
2,393
45,476
2,567
43,468
2,136
41,154
1,982
41,972
1,892
19,975
931
12,700
775
11,648
601
16,384
785
11,829
605
15,598
863
18,303
892
8,355
406
7,476
401
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























1,841
87
5,608
285
10,581
602
12,179
717
7,364
438
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 505
27
320
18
916
45
779
23
705
23
787
23




395
24
2,138
63
335
6
2,046
84
15,133
258
2,281
69
255
11
68
2
31,244
1,018
21,735
821
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345





























307
10
42,357
1,395
53,638
1,817
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 86,611
2,541
84,564
2,857
79,140
2,431
68,766
2,244
41,042
1,085
33,411
878
44,347
1,019
53,299
1,134
47,172
1,251
42,879
1,022
30,933
960
21,256
570
19,139
650
40,423
1,328
23,603
846
68,049
1,621
32,769
972
21,628
653
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329

























23
3
26,058
1,034
56,363
2,094
31,342
1,086
13,111
447
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till 346



33
1






























Riparian Forest Buffer 391 1,566
73
950
48
4,315
122
1,608
87
3,461
91
3,282
69
2,782
85
1,778
43
3,407
58
152
18
838
41
2,487
39
430
6
433
24
1,531
15
7,276
24
494
22
857
12
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391



























720
2
3,225
25
1,160
13
635
12
Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 27
6


189
4
19
3
179
3
35
5




11
3






337
10










Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390

































16
1
Roof Runoff Structure 558 36
3
195
5
212
10
110
8
245
7
201
13
104
9
524
16
106
13
311
19
424
24
299
23
627
22
1,112
39
991
29
1,121
21
1,237
29
603
21
Roofs and Covers 367



























4,957
182
3,166
109
6,093
163
10,672
297
Silvopasture Establishment 381



























223
5
309
7
445
6
84
5
Silvopasture Establishment - Enhancements E381



























616
5
112
1


17
1
Stream Crossing 578 463
28
467
24
1,308
34
1,779
45
1,616
21
1,028
30
3,664
61
4,968
39
1,259
27
1,189
22
1,699
19
384
20
500
16
1,568
21
476
13
866
20
19
1
330
8
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395

159
1
167
10


198
4


39
1






















Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 123
8
60
9
311
7
57
3
136
8
68
4
108
9
23
3
57
3
39
1
20
2
5
1
24
3




25
1
53
2
233
2
Streambank and Shoreline Protection - Enhancements E580



























40
1






Stripcropping 585 38
1


79
2












56
1




22
2
56
1


22
2




Structure for Water Control 587





64
1




























Terrace 600 412
7
1,335
33
1,001
17
875
13
749
9
243
6
621
14
447
11
1,197
15
427
10
634
19
2,468
35
182
7
2,168
21
1,379
15
631
25
294
8
168
3
Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 4,079
128
4,671
201
12,738
494
25,864
1,228
15,918
779
17,203
602
24,146
713
37,898
763
43,923
828
52,491
868
46,627
873
54,354
1,103
54,697
976
64,363
1,031
54,164
1,071
112,841
1,319
97,589
1,253
93,556
962
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612

























795
5
5,423
31
6,407
96
8,907
122
5,926
179
Waste Facility Closure 360 11
2
16
2
39
3
18
4
15
4
207
7
92
4


3
2
1
1
45
2
7
1


62
1
9
1


20
4
2
1
Waste Recycling 633 1,520
81
5,079
214
17,393
830
9,986
470
11,123
368
6,740
366
7,951
280
2,012
100
1,353
69
758
51
749
46
435
11
296
8


697
45
66
4




Waste Storage Facility 313 1,306
85
1,329
86
1,826
117
1,158
59
773
54
1,541
72
751
50
1,296
67
1,012
49
1,902
87
1,015
41
1,568
73
1,673
85
2,508
94
4,002
146
2,769
94
4,444
117
3,765
115
Waste Transfer 634 192
14
2,886
140
7,157
341
8,376
267
3,262
83
1,723
88
527
24
476
7
34
3


334
7
107
3
317
2
930
3


22
1
7
1
49
2
Waste Treatment Lagoon 359 4
1


17
1






3
2






















Water Well Decommissioning 351

































917
3
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638

153
3








104
3
18
1
18
1






96
2


60
1
72
1
114
5
19
1
Wetland Creation 658 103
1


































Wetland Enhancement 659

17
2
0
1
2,557
12
1,556
8
1,803
2
2,214
12
3,279
24
4,570
4








416
2








Wetland Restoration 657 3,792
11
2,915
4
1,413
6
142
2
2,026
7
2,559
15
1,347
9
234
3
184
15


904
7


60
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.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Water Quality were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of land treated with water quality practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Water Quality Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)

























33
1








Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)







293
6
58
3
8,915
90
7,276
108
6,926
85
13,234
187
10,273
140
2,096
28
1,107
3










Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 1,922
189
4,160
479
14,948
1,426
14,390
1,513
7,945
800
4,823
541
4,564
540
1,943
197
1,385
169
537
47
344
70
6,479
651
1,759
162
444
56
1,140
130
1,575
295
112
16
535
129
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)























8,084
59
36,380
1,381
107,606
7,879
221,572
20,439
247,965
26,198
178,714
19,286
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 95,433
11,628
94,627
12,016
126,635
13,109
114,982
13,205
114,824
9,551
122,337
8,974
134,513
9,510
145,887
9,707
161,309
10,121
139,297
7,935
133,329
8,111
117,833
6,614
113,480
6,134
105,967
6,628
107,942
5,011
142,202
6,357
35,488
1,869
36,639
2,709
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)











282
10






















Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 68,582
7,174
79,046
7,184
122,912
10,239
112,257
8,357
98,679
6,005
103,866
6,470
119,294
6,766
131,947
6,286
132,302
5,541
83,941
3,397
84,792
3,637
76,202
2,789
71,070
2,953
101,555
4,237
104,761
5,145
156,231
5,310
127,325
4,887
122,729
4,566
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 3,664
482
2,876
454
1,588
277
4,415
555
3,173
322
2,568
249
1,607
260
2,852
391
2,042
347
1,550
250
85
20
34
1


89
22






29
8
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















397
22
2,594
139
3,332
89
2,341
116
3,079
139
4,512
149
1,946
104
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) 25
1


12
1






























Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 843
125
395
58
308
16
229
15
14
5
81
6


40
2
92
3


















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 3,222
11
2,608
2
1,800
22
2,306
30
2,494
13
3,009
45
2,300
18
2,059
43
5,425
59
168
17
1,618
12


67
7




435
1




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 951
13
1,713
64
3,968
82
2,484
100
3,516
111
5,737
154
8,807
215
19,209
370
14,750
284
18,074
299
7,523
121
2,157
34
522
5
214
3


50
7


13
1
Other 698
37
62
30
90
6
66
5
324
13




108
3
99
1


















Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to Water Quality. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year. Data for FY 2017 and after includes practices applied under the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Water Quality Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 146,196
19,660
151,447
20,287
231,175
25,178
212,997
23,780
196,997
16,826
212,817
16,442
246,274
17,409
280,641
17,107
292,279
16,610
242,254
12,132
222,557
12,111
197,437
10,139
190,419
9,462
239,381
12,417
310,229
18,281
461,832
32,548
393,973
33,119
327,049
26,803
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Wetlands

The following chart and table includes practices that are related to Wetlands. Healthy wetland ecosystems function to modulate drought and floods, provide wildlife habitat, filter pollutants, retain sediment, store carbon, and cycle nutrients. The goal of the wetland conservation practices is to restore, enhance and protect the quality and quantity of wetlands.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Wetlands Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Wetland Creation 658 103
1


































Wetland Enhancement 659

17
2
0
1
2,557
12
1,556
8
1,803
2
2,214
12
3,279
24
4,570
4








416
2








Wetland Restoration 657 3,792
11
2,915
4
1,413
6
142
2
2,026
7
2,559
15
1,347
9
234
3
184
15


904
7


60
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.

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Wetlands were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of land treated with wetland conservation practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Wetlands Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 65
1
307
3
295
1
121
1
1,264
6
1,459
2
1,189
9
1,111
6
2
1






35
1
416
2








Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 3,222
10
2,608
2
1,103
5
1,729
10
1,989
7
2,736
15
2,164
12
1,968
21
4,707
18


854
7


25
1










Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 103
1
5
1
0
1
850
3
292
2


























Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to Wetlands. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year. Data for FY 2017 and after includes practices applied under the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Wetlands Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 3,325
12
2,920
6
1,398
7
2,699
14
3,545
15
4,195
17
3,353
21
3,078
27
4,708
19


854
7


60
2
416
2








Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) 2012-2022 Data October 2022
Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) 2009-2011 Data
National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD) October 2022
ProTracts Program Contracts System October 2020
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC. 31 March 2023*
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