NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program Enhancement Summary

Louisiana

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.

To learn more see CSP and CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Quality

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

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



9
3
33
5
37
1


Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

7
2


73
1
28
6


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





17
1




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









25
7
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B









305
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101I

1,605
21
1,605
21
5,259
63
5,259
63
5,259
63
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R



1,260
65
200
3
486
36


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106I



1,238
10
1,238
10
1,238
10


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

611
22
1,093
23
1,061
21
1,061
21


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2



203
14
203
14
405
28
203
14
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure E328134R



1,110
6
1,110
6
1,085
5


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z

1,153
20
2,985
96
4,839
173
3,574
113
1,532
35
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

1,741
23
1,822
24
1,822
24
185
5
1,718
20
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A







1,863
47
2,712
78
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D





251
7
1,034
33
3,005
69
Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334 Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction E334107Z



7,284
168
11,027
274
7,201
182


Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334 Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction E334A







206
7
62
6
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

1,042
40
4,118
132
5,302
159
5,014
162
1,366
45
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1





659
17
562
14
562
14
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

1,370
24
5,275
125
4,557
91
4,068
73
523
23
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340107Z



236
4
630
14
804
15
184
3
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z

42
1
42
1
888
19
1,191
27
845
18
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water E340119Z

359
9


359
9
355
3
228
2
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

526
24
2,729
49
3,978
65
4,520
67
2,908
45
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A





664
14
4,877
121
4,518
93
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B









1,216
14
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







572
7
1,629
31
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F







143
2
643
14
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G







696
16
54
2
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340H









2,889
79
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386101Z

98
9
445
3
809
6
453
8


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





68
1




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

72
1








Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field E386D









44
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512140Z





53
5
44
7


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

5,041
133
39,284
1,216
100,752
3,555
66,240
2,089
44,065
1,026
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z

35,651
1,050
53,828
1,514
95,108
2,770
62,101
1,838
88,418
2,345
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z

3,395
93
5,334
117
31,439
751
12,621
280
12,953
324
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A







2,266
57
22,567
817
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B







10,892
281
68,419
1,733
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest resistance to Bt crops E595D







617
21


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





425
4
425
4
425
4
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z2



220
8
805
15




Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all existing pumps on a farm. E449114Z5

812
27


4,899
122
2,079
64


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7





1,183
18




Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all pumps on a farm. E449144Z

243
7
34
1
1,013
22
384
12
21
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings E449A







542
15
1,414
36
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies E590118X

10,400
251
55,510
1,253
83,888
1,798
95,508
2,101
50,609
1,049
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z

18,473
446
19,585
539
53,152
1,385
21,797
542
36,093
986
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater E590119Z

1,908
64
3,803
106
4,721
133
3,714
92
826
28
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs E590130Z

15,120
402
19,837
578
28,899
851
13,807
356
26,571
754
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A







4,185
86
24,106
730
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B







15,063
333
26,632
545
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C







10
3
10
3
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

3,679
107
11,119
255
15,656
340
4,622
129
3,884
98
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

9,254
213
26,208
598
54,751
1,185
53,545
1,104
29,127
544
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E345114Z

1,888
39
2,138
135
3,037
90
2,443
54
2,319
49
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z

2,701
77
2,211
54
1,302
40
1,821
33
2,609
55
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z







151
1


Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A





664
14
6,254
156
27,229
763
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E345B







54
2
1,952
20
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture E345C







38
2


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







21,571
641
44,968
1,157
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345E







1,933
47
1,834
46
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce water erosion E329101Z

44
3
44
3






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

758
21


1,274
35




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







2,231
72
813
28
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329D







788
19


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

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability

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

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



824
9
4,194
48
3,654
42
3,654
42
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106R

606
21
605
21
574
19
574
19


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z

276
4
2,124
84
3,910
155
2,723
107
936
24
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

24
2
1,451
14
1,451
14
105
3
1,427
12
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A







1,863
47
2,712
78
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D





251
7
746
21
1,415
38
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

924
39
1,496
53
1,721
56
1,652
65
148
5
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

161
3
1,323
48
1,854
38
474
11
168
5
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340107Z



52
1
105
2
23
1


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





771
16
771
16
771
16
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water E340119Z

37
1


37
1




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

263
6
2,671
47
3,706
57
4,379
62
2,723
40
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A





664
14
3,909
106
1,311
36
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B









208
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C









1,032
23
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F







143
2
567
11
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G







696
16


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









2,796
75
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

772
24
3,620
74
5,770
113
1,188
32
307
7
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

1,440
53
3,891
93
13,453
236
15,926
265
10,497
131
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E345114Z



2,138
135
1,422
34
1,843
41
1,201
26
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z

85
5




1,110
12
956
5
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z







151
1


Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A





664
14
1,459
36
4,406
102
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D







1,068
18
5,785
139
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345E







1,834
46
1,834
46
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce water erosion E329101Z

44
3
44
3






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

252
6


1,081
27




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







2,231
72
299
10
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329D







788
19


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

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

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

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





640
5




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

606
21




574
19


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z

130
2
857
39
1,226
60
882
39
179
3
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

24
2
12
1
12
1
24
2


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A









829
23
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D





251
7
624
16
6
1
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

12
1
12
1
12
1
12
1


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

17
1
39
2
72
4
56
3
23
1
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

228
2
228
2
1,169
10
1,427
12
569
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A





664
14
755
18
6
1
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F







143
2


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









525
19
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

736
23
153
3
414
7
743
23
137
2
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

260
8
260
8
1,138
10
1,153
13
383
3
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A





664
14
1,036
23
42
4
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D









512
18
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345E









342
5
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Fish & Wildlife Habitat

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

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



17
1




52
2
Access Control - Enhancements E472 Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients or pathogens to surface water E472A









4
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

18
1
852
18
1,173
39
2,180
15
1,655
12
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

43
4
103
2
212
5
167
10


Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z



224
2
352
8
326
8


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



9
2
2,554
5
1,506
2


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









2,046
17
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







3
1
312
6
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Manipulate vegetation on fields where rainfall is to be captured and retained-food E647136Z1

486
9
708
19
1,239
31
903
15
2,013
54
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Provide early successional habitat between first rice crop and ratoon crop-food E647136Z2

1,746
28
1,056
15
6,831
145
8,098
155
6,038
102
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Manipulate vegetation on fields where rainfall is to be captured and retained-cover/shelter E647137Z1

317
7
254
4
1,399
22
602
14
3,036
39
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Establish/maintain habitat continuity, naturally occurring vegetation in ditches/ditch bank borders E647139Z1



1,417
62
2,487
110
1,417
62


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



1,868
52


548
10


Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Manipulate vegetation on fields with captured rainfall for waterfowl & wading bird winter habitat E647A









369
8
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Provide early successional shorebird habitat between first crop and ratoon crop E647B







3,283
93
12,415
277
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats - Enhancements E643 Restoration of sensitive coastal vegetative communities E643A









191
1
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to reduce sediment loading E391126Z



130
1
130
1
130
1
130
1
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction E391127Z

22
1
103
2
692
14
3,135
10
2,952
11
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391136Z

183
12
1,193
18
2,165
54
879
15
986
25
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and nutrient reduction E391A





179
1




Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction E391B





49
2
134
5
8,574
24
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391C







132
4
619
12
Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390 Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to reduce sediment loading E390126Z

964
8
86
1


148
2


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

317
10


23
3
437
11


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

10,361
305
19,130
524
26,778
646
15,004
266
25,798
727
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of rainfall to provide food for late winter habitat E646136Z2

4,085
77


14,206
285
14,215
288
14,926
340
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Shorebird habitat, late season shallow water with manipulation to improve food sources E646136Z3





1,906
26
1,023
20
1,441
26
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Shorebird habitat, extended late season shallow water with manipulation to improve food sources E646136Z4





443
4
443
4
443
4
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall to improve cover and shelter for birds during winter E646137Z1

1,035
36
658
20
6,045
165
5,874
139
6,935
145
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall to provide water for birds during winter E646138Z1

775
18
1,636
37
796
21
642
17


Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide late winter water habitat E646138Z2

2,586
46
1,887
38
154
4
384
10


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







512
13
197
4
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for birds to improve habitat continuity E646139Z1

1,529
41
1,529
41
1,529
41
411
10
1,529
41
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide habitat continuity during late winter E646139Z2



44
1
44
1
44
1


Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Shorebird habitat, late season shallow water with manipulation to enhance habitat continuity E646139Z3





912
18
3,059
69
1,247
21
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for waterfowl and wading bird winter habitat E646A







4,551
130
6,119
206
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall for migratory waterfowl and wading bird late winter habitat E646B







553
15
10,032
256
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for shorebirds mid-summer habitat E646C







3,696
92
13,034
283
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for shorebird late summer habitat E646D









251
19
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat E645137Z



208
9
1,864
18
2,956
23
1,739
17
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat E645A





11
2
3,572
110
5,264
169
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife E645B





42
2




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









1,953
4
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Forest Land Conservation

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

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





18
1




Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management to improve wildlife habitat E314A









327
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666106Z2



12
1
7,659
28
515
18


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



271
14






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





5,493
3
684
2


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase on-site carbon storage E666130Z





5,493
3
5,493
3


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





5,265
4
768
3
456
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community E666132Z2



347
1






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





1,557
3
1,124
2


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666133Z1



226
1


84
2


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





6
1


11
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to improve wildlife food sources E666136Z1



602
2
530
2
168
2


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to improve wildlife food sources E666136Z2



33
2
133
6


20
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability E666136Z3



5
1
54
3




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

390
21
2,129
49
8,613
28
6,742
12
130
7
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666137Z2

257
4
687
3
7,868
15
8,274
7
1,779
5
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase diversity in pine plantation monocultures E666137Z3



157
1






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



225
4
955
2
920
1
966
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666A







209
2
830
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest management to enhance understory vegetation E666D







1,838
1
428
5
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure E666F









2,312
7
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk and improve habitat E666G







1,838
1
216
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase on-site carbon storage E666H







3,677
2
191
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Crop tree management for mast production E666I







209
2
2,967
11
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666K







36
2
9,656
16
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666L







209
2
905
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666O







3,886
4
267
13
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666P





422
1
3,822
4
292
3
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site E315132Z





5,586
4




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



18
2






Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site E315A









2,317
4
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z





5,493
3
5,493
3


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









262
5
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Sequential patch burning E338137Z1



31
1
527
9
589
13
61
4
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Short-interval burn E338137Z2



93
1






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







87
1
1,533
2
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Sequential patch burning E338C







164
1
8,738
8
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats - Enhancements E643 Restoration of sensitive coastal vegetative communities E643A









191
1
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to reduce sediment loading E391126Z



130
1
130
1
130
1
130
1
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction E391127Z



103
2
692
14
3,135
10
2,952
11
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391136Z

183
12
1,193
18
2,086
53
800
14
749
22
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and nutrient reduction E391A





179
1




Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction E391B





49
2
134
5
8,574
24
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391C







131
3
538
6
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612133X1

16
1




24
1


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





157
1
15
2


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





57
1
4,809
1


Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Planting for high carbon sequestration rate E612B







1,838
1


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







1,908
3
8
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612G







1,838
1
187
3
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat E645137Z



37
2
563
3
600
5
600
5
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat E645A





11
2
55
4
712
35
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife E645B





42
2




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









1,953
4
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Grazing Land Conservation

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Fence - Enhancements E382 Incorporating wildlife friendly fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources E382136Z



49
2






Fence - Enhancements E382 Installing electrical fence offsets and wire for cross-fencing to improve grazing management E382B







8
4
29
4
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape E511137Z1







4
2
2
1
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter) E511137Z2



1,283
45
1,525
50
1,164
33
12
1
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat continuity (space) E511139Z2





126
5




Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape E511A





260
21
1,125
39
402
19
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat cover, shelter or continuity E511B







1,627
63
3,548
167
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health E512101Z2



59
2
524
7
200
8


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



26
5
786
9
103
14


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







57
5


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

43
2
41
3


226
4


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







33
2


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





53
5




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or increase organic matter to build soil health E512B









6
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils E512D









64
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community E512F









260
18
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







37
1
16
3
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site E315132Z





3,170
112




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

65
3


896
48


79
1
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site E315A





91
15
1,885
65
4,676
211
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X





2,683
104
1,457
62
1,232
45
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z



219
5
3,683
180
2,713
122
1,624
69
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z



455
9
1,713
60
524
19
1,703
51
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B





127
28
2,492
120
5,851
288
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z





84
6
84
6
84
6
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs E590130Z







54
3
2
1
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A







24
3
155
8
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C







73
4
2,000
75
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Short-interval burn E338137Z2









7
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528104Z





400
8
400
8


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528105Z



840
26
1,031
40
905
35


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities E528107Z1

54
5


32
4
64
8


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



449
19
475
24
475
24
403
16
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-pathogens/chemicals E528122Z





605
8
605
8
763
10
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z1



835
23
577
9
924
25
146
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health E528132Z2



86
3
86
3
57
2
52
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition. E528133Z1

1,936
84
2,016
90
1,895
81
102
4
168
10
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528140Z1

49
3
464
9
673
17
464
9


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. E528C









111
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for wildlife E528D









109
9
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health E528F









25
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528L









38
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality E528O







3,499
119
9,193
372
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water E528P









2
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q







713
25
146
12
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Management Intensive Rotational Grazing E528R









132
14
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Irrigation Efficiency

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

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





425
4
425
4
425
4
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z2



220
8
805
15




Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all existing pumps on a farm. E449114Z5

812
27


4,958
124
2,079
64


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7





1,183
18




Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all pumps on a farm. E449144Z

243
7
34
1
1,013
22
416
13
21
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings E449A







542
15
1,414
36
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Water Quality

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

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



17
1




52
2
Access Control - Enhancements E472 Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients or pathogens to surface water E472A









4
1
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management for improved structure and composition E314133Z





18
1




Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management to improve wildlife habitat E314A









327
2
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

18
1
852
18
1,173
39
2,180
15
1,655
12
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

43
4
103
2
212
5
167
10


Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z



224
2
352
8
326
8


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



9
2
2,554
5
1,506
2


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









2,046
17
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







3
1
312
6
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101I

1,605
21
1,605
21
5,259
63
5,259
63
5,259
63
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R



1,260
65
200
3
486
36


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106I



1,238
10
1,238
10
1,238
10


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

611
22
1,093
23
1,061
21
1,061
21


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2



203
14
203
14
405
28
203
14
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to relieve plant pest pressure E328134R



1,110
6
1,110
6
1,085
5


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z

1,153
20
2,985
96
4,839
173
3,574
113
1,532
35
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

1,741
23
1,822
24
1,822
24
185
5
1,718
20
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A







1,863
47
2,712
78
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D





251
7
1,034
33
3,005
69
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

1,042
40
4,118
132
5,302
159
5,014
162
1,366
45
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1





659
17
562
14
562
14
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

1,370
24
5,275
125
4,557
91
4,068
73
523
23
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340107Z



236
4
630
14
804
15
184
3
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z

42
1
42
1
888
19
1,191
27
845
18
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-ground water E340119Z

359
9


359
9
355
3
228
2
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

526
24
2,729
49
3,978
65
4,520
67
2,908
45
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A





664
14
4,877
121
4,518
93
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B









1,216
14
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







572
7
1,629
31
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F







143
2
643
14
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G







696
16
54
2
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340H









2,889
79
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386101Z



445
3
809
6
453
8


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





68
1




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



5
1




5
1
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field E386D









44
1
Filter Strip - Enhancements E393 Extend existing filter strip to reduce water quality impacts E393A









12
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health E512101Z2



59
2
524
7
200
8


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



26
5
786
9
103
14


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







57
5


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



41
3


226
4


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







33
2


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





53
5
44
7


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or increase organic matter to build soil health E512B









6
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils E512D









64
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community E512F









260
18
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







37
1
16
3
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat cover and shelter or structure and composition E512H









34
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666106Z2



12
1
7,659
28
515
18


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



271
14






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





5,493
3
684
2


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase on-site carbon storage E666130Z





5,493
3
5,493
3


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





5,265
4
768
3
456
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community E666132Z2



347
1






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





1,557
3
1,124
2


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666133Z1



226
1


84
2


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





6
1


11
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to improve wildlife food sources E666136Z1



602
2
530
2
168
2


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to improve wildlife food sources E666136Z2



33
2
133
6


20
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Create patch openings to enhance wildlife food sources and availability E666136Z3



5
1
54
3




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



2,129
49
8,613
28
6,742
12
130
7
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666137Z2



687
3
7,868
15
8,274
7
1,779
5
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase diversity in pine plantation monocultures E666137Z3



157
1






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



225
4
955
2
920
1
966
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666A







209
2
830
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest management to enhance understory vegetation E666D







1,838
1
428
5
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure E666F









2,312
7
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk and improve habitat E666G







1,838
1
216
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase on-site carbon storage E666H







3,677
2
191
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Crop tree management for mast production E666I







211
3
2,967
11
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666K







36
2
9,656
16
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666L







209
2
905
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666O







3,886
4
267
13
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666P





422
1
3,822
4
600
4
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X

5,041
133
39,284
1,216
103,593
3,665
67,772
2,153
45,295
1,071
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z

35,651
1,050
53,990
1,518
98,735
2,949
64,707
1,958
90,042
2,414
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z

3,395
93
5,790
126
38,645
814
18,638
303
14,657
376
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A







2,266
57
22,567
817
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B





127
28
13,380
400
74,407
2,025
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest resistance to Bt crops E595D







617
21


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





425
4
425
4
425
4
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z2



220
8
805
15




Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all existing pumps on a farm. E449114Z5

812
27


4,958
124
2,079
64


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7





1,183
18




Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all pumps on a farm. E449144Z

243
7
34
1
1,013
22
416
13
21
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings E449A







542
15
1,414
36
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies E590118X

10,400
251
55,510
1,253
83,888
1,798
95,508
2,101
50,609
1,049
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z

18,473
446
19,585
539
53,291
1,399
21,936
556
36,233
1,000
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater E590119Z

1,908
64
3,803
106
4,721
133
3,714
92
826
28
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs E590130Z

15,120
402
19,837
578
28,899
851
13,807
356
26,571
754
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A







4,209
89
24,245
740
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B







15,063
333
26,632
545
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C







79
6
2,007
77
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528104Z





400
8
400
8


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528105Z



843
27
1,035
41
909
36


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities E528107Z1

54
5


32
4
64
8


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



449
19
475
24
475
24
403
16
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-pathogens/chemicals E528122Z





605
8
605
8
763
10
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z1



835
23
577
9
924
25
146
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health E528132Z2



86
3
86
3
57
2
52
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition. E528133Z1

1,936
84
2,016
90
1,895
81
102
4
168
10
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528140Z1

49
3
464
9
673
17
464
9


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528A







147
10
147
10
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. E528C









111
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for wildlife E528D









109
9
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health E528F









25
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528L









38
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality E528O







3,539
122
9,233
375
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water E528P









2
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q







713
25
147
14
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Management Intensive Rotational Grazing E528R









132
14
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

3,679
107
11,119
255
15,656
340
4,622
129
3,884
98
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

9,254
213
26,208
598
54,751
1,185
53,545
1,104
29,127
544
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E345114Z

1,888
39
2,138
135
3,037
90
2,443
54
2,319
49
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z

2,701
77
2,211
54
1,302
40
1,821
33
2,609
55
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z







151
1


Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A





664
14
6,254
156
27,229
763
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E345B







54
2
1,952
20
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture E345C







38
2


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







21,571
641
44,968
1,157
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345E







1,933
47
1,834
46
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce water erosion E329101Z

44
3
44
3






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

758
21


1,274
35




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







2,231
72
813
28
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329D







788
19


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



130
1
130
1
130
1
130
1
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction E391127Z

22
1
103
2
692
14
3,135
10
2,952
11
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391136Z

183
12
1,193
18
2,165
54
879
15
986
25
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and nutrient reduction E391A





179
1




Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction E391B





49
2
134
5
8,574
24
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391C







132
4
619
12
Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390 Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to reduce sediment loading E390126Z

964
8
86
1


148
2


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

317
10


23
3
437
11


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

16
1


4
5
24
1


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

16
2


236
4
17
5
3
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover E612137Z





57
1
4,814
2


Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Planting for high carbon sequestration rate E612B







1,838
1


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







1,908
3
9
2
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612G







1,838
1
194
6
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• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
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