NRCS Conservation Programs

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.

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 $20,537.4
$23,744.7
$23,042.5
$21,521.9
$21,458.3
$21,001.7
$22,838.0
$23,095.9
$25,353.8
$23,008.8
$23,894.6
$23,844.5
$30,790.4
$28,985.4
$29,734.9
$29,822.4
$29,388.9
$40,746.7
Financial Assistance $37,497.5
$47,146.2
$46,905.0
$43,976.1
$48,154.3
$78,408.7
$71,751.8
$80,637.1
$74,988.1
$64,215.3
$66,924.1
$69,703.2
$92,656.7
$93,528.7
$122,129.8
$133,698.4
$87,812.2
$163,380.1
Reimbursable $35,638.2
$7,517.4
$30,480.7
$5,430.2
$5,718.3
$36,413.7
$13,972.6
$17,153.9
$15,087.7
$6,191.0
$48,169.3
$20,882.2
$6,442.7
$4,843.5
$17,164.6
$2,404.0
$20,305.1
$4,679.0
Total $93,673.0
$78,408.4
$100,428.0
$70,928.3
$75,330.8
$135,824.0
$108,562.3
$120,886.9
$115,429.6
$93,415.0
$138,988.1
$114,429.7
$129,889.7
$127,357.6
$169,029.3
$165,924.8
$137,506.2
$208,805.8
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.

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)








$17,389.6
$16,686.0
$17,124.9
$24,143.3
$21,968.1
$23,881.7
$29,653.7
$31,066.4
$30,878.9
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $988.7
$949.5
$1,043.8
$813.8
$634.5
$304.0
$439.3
$475.5
$149.8
$386.8
$197.3
$196.1
$238.1
$409.1
$335.2
$324.9
$611.8
$2,753.4
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $449.1
$515.9
$396.3
$420.1
$319.4
$188.1
$250.5
$214.0
$141.1
$115.4
$22.1
$20.8
$18.4





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$130.9
$6,448.1
$14,408.1
$19,946.9
$23,352.7
$29,569.5
$34,828.4
$35,713.0
$36,960.4
$37,955.7
$58,045.4
$69,897.0
$24,567.2
$24,034.1
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $12,608.8
$9,670.1
$10,817.5
$9,983.9
$9,950.0
$10,256.3
$11,149.0
$8,164.4
$9,866.5
$9,633.9
$9,623.6
$9,140.1
$9,852.3
$8,937.6
$9,127.6
$8,928.0
$8,822.8
$8,536.5
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $20,577.1
$18,778.9
$17,891.6
$26,061.0
$19,695.7
$28,438.4
$21,283.1
$29,036.5
$25,165.2
$21,787.7
$23,104.9
$28,565.9
$33,937.3
$33,708.4
$36,520.0
$34,848.3
$30,916.6
$30,111.7
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $16.4
$1.4
$6.3






$1.2
$1.2
$0.7
$0.4





Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $43.8
$0.7
$2.7
$4.2
$25.0
$66.3
$71.2
$48.8
$1.0
$0.5
$0.5
$2.3
$3.2
$3.4
$0.1



Plant Materials Center (PMC) $432.4
$526.9
$355.4
$279.5
$356.6
$359.5
$356.0
$309.9
$328.5
$314.0
$171.0
$595.6
$624.4
$307.9
$809.5
$384.9
$358.5
$938.3
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$20.0
$240.4
$1,085.2
$103.3
$502.5
$116.5
$44.7
$92.4
$1,782.7
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $910.4
$959.8
$1,021.1
$926.2
$925.3
$919.4
$433.0











Soil Survey (SOIL) $937.6
$857.8
$822.0
$802.5
$781.9
$797.7
$874.6
$698.2
$281.2
$473.0
$415.4
$394.4
$335.4
$354.5
$318.6
$341.1
$349.2
$369.8
Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP) $155.7
$71.1
$91.8
$13.0














Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $35,279.7
$4,384.9
$27,709.2
$4,204.2
$6,704.8
$39,594.7
$13,116.6
$16,409.3
$14,888.3
$6,121.0
$48,169.0
$20,785.0
$6,428.0
$4,879.6
$17,457.0
$2,942.3
$20,652.5
$12,755.4
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $25.0
$14.9
$-0.1

$29.9



$1.1
$172.6
$29.3
$-2.2


$825.7



Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $4,604.1
$36,033.3
$37,452.9
$22,841.4
$28,693.2
$5,794.4
$18.9
$28.4
$633.5
$2,033.2
$497.8
$79.5
$11,371.5
$6,525.9
$15,767.5
$12,828.1
$11,356.1
$96,415.2
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $16,072.7
$5,289.2
$2,385.1
$3,090.4
$6,027.9
$38,429.8
$43,567.0
$44,503.6
$39,703.3
$5,316.5
$4,993.1
$711.2
$5,862.6
$11,776.8
$5,761.1
$3,267.1
$1,349.8

Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $634.4
$417.1
$432.4
$1,488.1
$1,055.7
$4,227.3
$2,595.0
$1,051.4
$917.4
$74.2
$8.1
$17.2
$10.9
$28.1
$63.4
$0.6
$38.1
$28.5
Other $-62.9
$-63.1







$5.9
$-0.1




$2,464.1
$7,324.8
$201.3
Total $93,673.0
$78,408.4
$100,428.0
$70,928.3
$75,330.8
$135,824.0
$108,562.3
$120,886.9
$115,429.6
$93,415.0
$138,988.1
$114,429.7
$129,889.7
$127,357.6
$169,029.3
$165,924.8
$137,506.2
$208,805.8
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.
• 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, WHIP was 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)








$3,502.7
$3,033.7
$2,386.8
$4,397.2
$2,604.5
$3,903.3
$3,156.5
$3,643.3
$3,707.4
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)








$386.8
$197.3
$196.1
$238.1
$409.1
$335.2
$324.9
$611.8
$2,753.4
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $102.9
$132.5
$78.5
$72.0
$27.2
$15.2
$97.4
$61.0
$36.9
$11.2
$9.1
$7.9
$5.4





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$130.9
$893.3
$903.7
$1,170.1
$1,680.6
$1,958.2
$3,826.8
$4,286.9
$5,675.9
$5,228.6
$5,089.3
$6,266.4
$4,467.3
$4,679.7
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $11,040.2
$9,834.1
$9,429.2
$9,576.1
$9,473.6
$9,752.5
$10,707.4
$7,895.3
$9,372.6
$9,563.9
$9,623.2
$9,133.6
$9,840.3
$8,937.6
$9,127.6
$8,928.0
$8,630.5
$8,531.3
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $4,034.1
$4,133.2
$3,543.0
$4,115.9
$4,290.8
$4,506.7
$5,605.3
$5,772.6
$6,172.9
$5,229.4
$4,950.2
$6,294.5
$7,719.9
$7,038.0
$7,147.5
$7,352.0
$7,377.2
$7,181.0
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $9.4
$1.4
$6.3






$1.2
$1.2
$0.7
$0.4





Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $43.8
$0.7
$2.7
$4.2
$25.0
$24.0
$24.6
$4.7
$1.0
$0.5
$0.5
$2.3
$3.2
$3.4
$0.1



Plant Materials Center (PMC) $432.4
$526.9
$355.4
$279.5
$356.6
$359.5
$356.0
$309.9
$328.5
$314.0
$171.0
$595.6
$624.4
$307.9
$809.5
$384.9
$358.5
$938.3
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$20.0
$240.4
$300.5
$103.3
$502.0
$116.5
$44.7
$92.4
$377.1
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $910.4
$959.8
$1,021.1
$926.2
$925.3
$919.4
$433.0











Soil Survey (SOIL) $937.6
$857.8
$822.0
$802.5
$781.9
$797.7
$874.6
$698.2
$281.2
$473.0
$415.4
$394.4
$335.4
$354.5
$318.6
$341.1
$349.2
$369.8
Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP) $155.7
$71.1
$91.8
$13.0














Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $458.3
$330.1
$177.0
$179.6
$312.3
$434.7
$25.0

$122.2




$36.1
$292.4
$586.2
$618.7
$4,196.9
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $25.0
$14.9
$-0.1

$29.9



$1.1
$172.6
$29.3
$-2.2


$825.7



Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $392.1
$5,157.0
$6,372.2
$3,947.3
$3,842.6
$992.1
$1.3
$8.2
$186.3
$106.7
$83.5
$49.3
$674.3
$109.0
$942.1
$1,152.1
$965.1
$7,782.6
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $1,865.0
$1,632.2
$1,084.4
$1,263.3
$1,077.2
$1,638.6
$3,103.9
$6,916.6
$6,729.0
$1,188.3
$1,308.4
$191.6
$1,171.4
$3,426.7
$763.7
$320.9
$849.8

Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $130.5
$93.0
$59.0
$342.3
$185.0
$668.0
$705.8
$259.3
$441.5
$74.2
$4.6
$6.5
$0.7
$28.0
$63.4
$0.6
$38.1
$27.9
Other








$5.9
$-0.1




$964.1
$1,387.0
$201.3
Total $20,537.4
$23,744.7
$23,042.5
$21,521.9
$21,458.3
$21,001.7
$22,838.0
$23,095.9
$25,353.8
$23,008.8
$23,894.6
$23,844.5
$30,790.4
$28,985.4
$29,734.9
$29,822.4
$29,388.9
$40,746.7
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, WHIP was 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)








$13,886.9
$13,652.3
$14,738.2
$19,746.1
$19,363.6
$19,978.4
$26,490.1
$27,344.1
$27,056.2
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $346.2
$383.3
$317.9
$348.1
$292.2
$172.8
$153.1
$153.0
$104.2
$104.1
$12.9
$12.9
$12.9





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)




$5,554.7
$13,504.5
$18,776.8
$21,672.1
$27,611.3
$31,001.6
$31,426.1
$31,284.4
$32,727.1
$52,956.1
$63,630.6
$20,099.9
$19,354.4
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $16,543.0
$14,645.8
$14,348.6
$21,945.0
$15,404.9
$23,931.8
$15,677.8
$23,263.9
$18,992.3
$16,558.3
$18,154.7
$22,271.4
$26,217.4
$26,670.4
$29,372.5
$27,496.3
$23,539.4
$22,930.7
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $7.0

















Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)




$42.3
$46.6
$44.0










Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)










$784.7

$0.5



$1,405.6
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $1,738.0
$983.6
$235.6

$1,808.6
$3,554.1











$4,000.0
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $4,214.5
$27,215.5
$30,328.8
$18,710.1
$24,827.1
$4,802.4
$17.5
$20.2
$769.3
$1,926.5
$414.4
$-60.4
$10,694.4
$6,416.9
$14,825.4
$11,635.2
$10,391.0
$88,632.6
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $14,207.7
$3,657.0
$1,300.7
$1,827.1
$4,950.7
$36,791.3
$40,463.1
$37,587.0
$32,974.3
$4,128.2
$3,684.7
$519.6
$4,691.1
$8,350.1
$4,997.4
$2,946.2
$500.0

Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $504.0
$324.1
$373.4
$1,145.8
$870.8
$3,559.3
$1,889.2
$792.2
$475.9

$3.5
$10.7
$10.2
$0.1



$0.6
Other $-62.9
$-63.1













$1,500.0
$5,937.8

Total $37,497.5
$47,146.2
$46,905.0
$43,976.1
$48,154.3
$78,408.7
$71,751.8
$80,637.1
$74,988.1
$64,215.3
$66,924.1
$69,703.2
$92,656.7
$93,528.7
$122,129.8
$133,698.4
$87,812.2
$163,380.1
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, WHIP was 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
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)














$7.1
$79.0
$115.3
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $988.7
$949.5
$1,043.8
$813.8
$634.5
$304.0
$439.3
$475.5
$149.8









Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $1,568.6
$-164.0
$1,388.3
$407.8
$476.4
$503.8
$441.7
$269.1
$493.9
$70.0
$0.3
$6.6
$11.9



$192.3
$5.2
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $33,083.4
$3,071.2
$27,296.6
$4,024.5
$4,583.9
$35,605.9
$13,091.6
$16,409.3
$14,766.1
$6,121.0
$48,169.0
$20,785.0
$6,428.0
$4,843.5
$17,164.6
$2,356.1
$20,033.8
$4,558.5
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $-2.5
$3,660.7
$752.0
$184.1
$23.5



$-322.1


$90.6
$2.8


$40.8


Total $35,638.2
$7,517.4
$30,480.7
$5,430.2
$5,718.3
$36,413.7
$13,972.6
$17,153.9
$15,087.7
$6,191.0
$48,169.3
$20,882.2
$6,442.7
$4,843.5
$17,164.6
$2,404.0
$20,305.1
$4,679.0
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)

















105
1


4
3
1,134
27




104
2




Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 11,338
2,322
36,451
8,420
29,803
5,357
37,316
4,775
15,846
1,533
20,207
2,467
22,333
3,008
11,681
1,736
6,886
1,406
2,235
160
3,781
477
8,174
988
8,374
1,237
6,549
818
6,745
631
2,515
441
452
117
9,386
2,730
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP Contracts)









264,940
321
304,767
300
250,799
259
132,204
163
266,001
273
184,051
252
176,612
236
123,359
138
177,153
196
64,647
107
101,066
96




Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)































266,562
19,382
316,373
24,531
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 72,500
2,327
152,856
7,269
130,607
6,707
198,926
10,084
230,453
12,285
235,107
15,148
339,385
11,264
335,724
15,799
331,335
19,600
235,156
18,501
183,296
11,419
226,307
14,050
192,402
25,711
231,378
12,818
222,775
11,630
244,464
9,239
69,673
2,885
45,808
2,953
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 101,281
7,051
116,429
7,257
161,437
9,230
148,079
8,275
167,296
8,320
142,183
7,578
187,977
8,627
166,907
7,429
179,844
8,041
141,140
5,558
127,309
6,303
122,616
5,532
133,999
5,841
169,594
7,941
153,221
6,575
184,115
8,082
184,839
7,091
188,278
7,807
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 5,092
204
933
92
467
81


40
1
965
136
799
60
144
14
418
27
69
7
149
14


149
14
576
287








Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















2,876
98
13,267
652
30,067
1,208
22,946
912
51,034
3,275
56,243
2,940
68,843
4,471
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 683
60
779
43
933
38
1,811
64
991
31
2,228
100
1,706
58
275
6


129
6
















Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)



87
3






























Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 15,895
2,116
10,779
2,451
13,880
1,420
7,501
597
5,348
260
4,794
278
9,555
805
24,397
1,332
11,665
1,979
5,742
819
3,728
628
1,994
143
1,415
222
2,777
390
1
1
498
7




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 1,644
337
4,137
315
5,559
411
7,366
430
9,708
580
15,012
456
83,331
2,460
27,646
814
20,035
598
13,336
432
6,274
129
5,850
110
4,595
65
2,374
64
2,878
38
1,470
27
1,137
22
1,804
41
Other 461
22


79
57
205
7


91
4
104
16






92
1














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 193,149
4,008
299,664
7,389
312,704
8,083
365,850
9,254
393,399
9,204
372,811
8,877
581,995
11,017
521,393
10,872
486,099
12,960
375,362
11,269
304,794
7,882
341,197
8,963
339,685
8,807
465,965
11,233
502,101
13,348
663,183
15,645
529,145
13,263
586,243
15,249
Percent of land units treated by multiple programs 10.61%
8.58%
8.86%
10.23%
11.05%
11.72%
11.84%
11.15%
10.62%
11.23%
16.30%
14.82%
12.96%
11.27%
11.63%
9.93%
16.52%
11.51%
8.28%
5.32%
7.47%
7.33%
8.31%
7.90%
5.03%
4.64%
11.02%
11.05%
12.90%
10.09%
14.52%
14.19%
9.12%
7.58%
7.77%
6.49%
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 7,665
351
35,718
1,685
20,140
1,118
15,781
778
8,393
391
8,973
450
20,070
1,052
15,064
723
8,988
433
1,044
54
10,447
485
8,238
339
4,822
289
3,356
177
5,683
227
4,125
196
1,179
82
5,676
353
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























7
2
9
3
124
7
65
7
329
9
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 32,349
755
29,450
772
47,004
1,147
44,940
1,764
63,907
3,784
65,854
3,538
92,310
2,822
76,021
2,310
112,284
2,932
107,517
2,864
74,087
2,538
132,236
3,444
138,888
13,180
97,341
2,529
143,058
3,413
88,995
2,159
36,513
724
56,624
2,415
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328

























5,110
86
11,315
259
15,983
321
16,190
361
14,428
279
Contour Farming 330



71
2




239
11




123
9


















Controlled Traffic Farming 334



























2,873
72
2,719
69
206
7
2,816
75
Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334



























7,284
168
11,027
274
7,407
189
62
6
Cover Crop 340 3,092
72
2,358
44
6,718
145
5,529
160
2,357
42
1,119
12
3,796
62
1,750
44
4,817
76
3,634
83
7,527
112
7,387
153
19,993
409
42,541
992
53,380
1,155
86,177
2,004
98,251
2,297
108,528
2,469
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340

























3,339
98
12,400
311
17,036
388
22,801
507
17,568
383
Critical Area Planting 342 1,929
36
2,298
55
4,297
82
6,855
100
6,277
103
6,277
111
3,852
84
3,526
57
4,434
71
3,739
75
3,914
80
5,476
97
5,884
121
5,270
85
2,704
62
4,891
101
3,099
40
6,229
69
Crop Bundle #18 - Precision Ag B000CPL18































54
2


Deep Tillage 324 1,737
43
218
16
2,192
44
4,175
382
9,146
923
11,512
1,903
5,104
375
7,958
1,001
2,192
82
1,457
33
10
1
1,273
28






495
3


971
12
Diversion 362

31
1


196
3
101
2
49
1






54
2
301
4
3
1




3
1






Field Border 386 3,712
123
2,794
71
2,274
57
4,010
111
4,086
135
1,002
20
1,116
43
1,022
35
893
37
930
19
2,425
41
2,734
73
1,580
25
2,772
80
1,707
52
1,022
27
1,187
16
1,340
19
Field Border - Enhancements E386

























169
10
445
3
877
7
453
8
44
1
Forage and Biomass Planting 512 150
7
1,660
101
2,099
78
709
34
279
14
513
34
676
23
1,025
37
924
36
396
20
213
12
355
10
274
13
314
17
403
17
198
14
210
15
771
17
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512





























53
5
44
7


Grade Stabilization Structure 410 16,859
345
23,512
398
33,163
633
42,561
667
40,690
762
23,463
546
34,769
598
30,474
542
26,276
683
23,937
407
22,935
684
25,435
555
25,558
546
43,252
574
28,643
337
32,453
473
27,702
298
26,098
391
Grassed Waterway 412 389
8
851
40
1,576
17
1,687
33
1,383
17
283
6


96
2
135
2
















1,279
3
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 30,776
665
26,732
648
24,216
678
27,016
750
15,249
385
18,129
518
24,387
391
46,127
1,495
62,341
4,330
55,032
5,766
26,771
1,428
41,250
2,988
48,161
6,793
59,809
2,029
53,397
2,459
166,942
5,941
96,102
3,328
92,607
2,351
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595

























44,087
1,276
98,447
2,847
227,299
7,076
154,737
4,566
236,422
6,245
Irrigation Water Management 449 17,118
507
18,906
490
24,620
618
30,115
709
32,721
721
35,186
727
23,813
336
96,229
1,520
75,418
1,523
41,598
1,056
28,736
795
30,107
761
37,863
904
35,321
925
29,917
688
42,686
1,016
19,626
497
37,508
954
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449

























1,054
34
254
9
8,325
181
3,430
95
1,860
41
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468























126
3
19
2
7
1
72
1
222
1


Mulching 484 66
1
765
20
1,216
24
2,466
30
1,893
34
1,187
17
1,740
24
2,269
41
1,020
23
2,154
44
2,550
57
2,795
59
3,447
72
2,725
45
2,094
48
4,669
98
2,710
31
3,499
35
Nutrient Management 590 29,514
662
24,623
588
25,134
752
40,730
922
48,517
992
37,485
963
44,932
868
65,637
1,379
54,655
1,219
45,700
1,352
44,892
1,290
40,541
1,097
51,051
1,842
73,612
2,011
120,414
1,361
85,648
2,444
83,779
1,952
108,406
2,578
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























45,901
1,163
98,735
2,476
170,660
4,167
154,084
3,513
164,848
4,095
Residue Management, Seasonal 344 38,679
757
27,955
753
54,067
1,916
52,172
2,313
48,620
2,163
64,169
2,972
56,238
2,439
59,280
2,092
96,498
2,591
85,369
4,123
53,893
1,897
43,369
1,200
19,374
473
10,123
344








Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 550
9
2,588
38
624
10
1,475
42
3,647
69
394
17
886
23
3,870
90
1,349
27
1,242
27
10,676
647
16,386
417
21,909
788
49,057
1,424
84,861
2,264
75,357
1,297
35,923
1,017
88,572
2,169
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345

























17,522
436
41,676
1,042
75,410
1,669
92,432
2,169
113,922
2,732
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 3,796
83
11,233
189
8,400
178
5,972
133
4,808
85
3,169
119
4,602
69
1,456
34
3,473
74
1,608
38
3,384
84
2,437
61
6,178
111
22,072
297
6,895
122
4,061
85
3,917
118
1,196
39
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329

























801
24
44
3
1,274
35
3,019
91
813
28
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till 346 4,742
154
4,759
148
7,871
190
5,898
131
6,358
208
3,830
72
11,125
248
3,759
137
5,482
182
4,526
280
1,183
52
584
11
484
33
3,198
28








Riparian Forest Buffer 391 217
31
678
55
1,222
31
332
31
34
2
486
27
1,549
33
231
4
332
9






16
2








67
16
Row Arrangement 557 168
9


71
6
768
131
497
91
366
29
950
107
1,194
131
1,033
35
1,120
53


178
48
139
22
49
14
417
67






Silvopasture Establishment 381





























2
1




YEAR 1 Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) B000CPL14

































584
16
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 Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)





























104
2




Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 6,076
414
31,572
1,797
15,723
1,202
13,389
927
6,875
435
6,534
499
14,348
1,048
9,763
677
3,455
322
748
38
1,954
151
5,727
291
3,410
242
1,400
167
4,271
210
1,444
106
400
50
2,759
370
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























61,165
3,806
131,686
8,665
219,021
18,755
214,687
14,925
260,658
18,310
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 17,999
1,159
24,778
2,206
43,966
3,252
67,988
5,381
72,862
7,512
89,640
9,508
102,260
6,262
142,556
9,167
166,453
11,929
135,749
14,433
86,512
7,872
114,905
9,580
99,086
23,129
AR
7,600
AR
7,321
AR
5,045
AR
1,665
AR
2,063
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 46,002
2,988
44,739
2,097
71,940
3,208
60,931
2,897
79,007
2,957
54,732
2,060
57,146
2,238
49,742
1,822
59,672
2,111
48,074
1,819
47,486
2,183
34,338
1,406
47,485
1,825
AR
2,251
AR
2,601
AR
3,426
AR
3,264
AR
3,606
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)

7
1






61
4




129
4


















Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















1,964
65
10,158
430
24,988
878
17,856
670
39,829
2,725
40,082
2,034
57,434
3,451
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 583
52
155
9
179
6
502
17
533
16
356
20
920
36




40
3
















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

















1
1
















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)

15
2
41
1
3
2
173
3


98
11
854
8
70
8
15
2
















Other 330
5


79
57




46
2
81
2






92
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.
• 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 62,472
4,618
98,538
6,112
119,296
7,726
130,697
9,224
148,465
10,923
143,652
12,093
168,301
9,597
194,242
11,674
211,585
14,374
179,613
16,296
129,008
10,207
152,915
11,342
155,140
25,626
232,657
14,702
328,802
19,467
408,776
30,059
365,170
21,938
432,490
27,800
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 1,646
27
2,540
109
9,635
201
16,428
553
45,690
912
59,833
1,309
25,658
583
7,227
181
12,737
345
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328







906
27
5,004
128
10,379
243
9,663
239
10,144
194
Cover Crop 340 837
12
107
2
1,619
50
6,593
116
9,500
193
16,428
317
24,099
565
14,606
411
25,277
598
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340







1,385
49
5,543
149
8,857
184
12,046
279
9,722
215
Crop Bundle #18 - Precision Ag B000CPL18













54
2


Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 599
12
2,676
103
7,753
154
13,552
286
23,162
603
55,734
1,285
22,008
532
8,009
266
22,912
537
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345







2,297
82
9,649
302
21,308
397
24,579
451
24,986
456
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 71
3


257
6
3,426
31
18,815
249
4,369
66
2,511
53
3,714
112
646
20
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329







296
9
44
3
1,081
27
3,019
91
299
10
YEAR 1 Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) B000CPL14















584
16
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)







2,511
190
14,761
754
24,128
1,142
21,443
1,527
23,815
1,448
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 1,361
45
1,807
209
5,242
378
10,169
767
22,503
1,688
22,824
2,399
22,357
830
3,851
105
5,796
225
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 175
9
120
5
774
33
4,689
219
6,995
237
12,093
406
19,650
610
8,932
378
16,960
701
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)







63
9


48
2
331
22
647
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 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 1,361
54
1,914
214
5,357
411
13,838
986
28,298
2,124
39,922
3,559
43,026
2,584
26,264
2,032
36,227
2,391
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





1,958
70
310
10
4,580
85
2,539
46
1,713
35
1,019
13
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328







760
25
869
40
2,129
73
2,102
76
1,014
27
Cover Crop 340





2,263
70
916
31
4,783
88
3,488
90
2,454
82
1,165
27
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340







256
4
279
5
1,917
29
2,393
36
1,123
25
Crop Bundle #18 - Precision Ag B000CPL18













54
2


Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345





661
35
61
3
4,921
120
3,605
101
1,524
56
1,189
30
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345







997
31
414
11
2,215
31
2,933
59
1,415
32
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329





1,155
28


888
7


35
2
19
3
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)







997
60
2,229
145
3,724
296
2,947
299
1,221
139
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)





1,449
134
310
10
2,890
136
1,201
25
486
4
341
2
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)





859
69
916
34
3,247
75
1,858
49
727
45
482
16
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





1,603
203
1,058
104
4,877
356
3,800
370
3,030
348
1,508
157
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 16,351
652
33,422
1,528
17,781
850
38,733
1,546
8,872
381
14,025
672
24,110
911
31,031
726
31,002
947
7,649
214
25,357
644
24,764
894
20,919
703
42,280
1,655
16,615
583
11,226
320
1,803
56
21,579
793
Access Control - Enhancements E472



























17
1




56
3
Conservation Cover 327 7,832
378
38,007
1,775
21,508
1,183
18,790
928
12,497
567
13,065
557
23,685
1,186
19,678
893
12,318
568
3,962
110
13,006
605
12,200
490
6,216
335
8,134
319
13,071
444
33,298
1,094
15,003
611
11,714
557
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























61
5
1,188
24
4,292
57
4,181
36
4,013
35
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647 5
1


38
13
296
4
20
10
36
4
3,289
73
1,335
66
2,954
129
4,093
142
7,189
206
11,427
305
9,780
293
15,651
522
13,653
352
14,922
422
9,894
296
13,975
385
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647

























2,549
44
5,302
152
11,956
308
14,851
349
23,871
480
Forest Bundle#1 B000FST1





























5,731
1
1,838
1


Hedgerow Planting 422































14
1


Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats 643

565
10


34
1


32
1
46
1


330
11
200
1




205
4
695
6
583
3


679
1
191
1
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats - Enhancements E643

































191
1
Riparian Forest Buffer 391 4,313
236
2,104
128
2,440
115
2,094
59
812
21
1,159
62
3,301
60
2,340
48
1,480
66
577
17
452
19
428
12
626
15
383
24
434
28
558
29
299
13
1,941
39
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391

























205
13
1,425
21
3,213
72
4,409
35
13,260
73
Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390











6
1


118
3












70
9




Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390

























1,281
18
86
1
23
3
585
13


Shallow Water Development and Management 646 2,980
100
7,797
290
7,014
168
7,498
186
2,725
62
5,736
85
256,565
4,388
89,664
1,793
118,530
2,974
42,177
919
38,510
615
4,504
123
19,566
311
6,769
151
2,570
61
6,750
195
2,113
57
6,309
174
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646

























20,371
523
24,883
661
52,813
1,211
50,410
1,074
81,951
2,072
Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 29,573
13
307,249
8
3,490
10
3,729
5
8,357
7
8,345
1
41,247
7
9,434
9
214
1
4,428
1
1,870
1
23,489
18
12,650
11
33,187
31
1,519
3
89,550
35
4,241
12
1,740
9
Structures for Wildlife 649































72
7
332
24
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 19,548
639
55,170
2,088
59,975
1,874
56,692
2,087
49,593
1,288
56,070
1,288
39,156
1,133
79,882
1,549
57,652
1,875
29,847
644
48,365
736
67,123
1,221
33,457
1,012
69,947
1,153
41,137
967
42,253
849
8,334
151
34,995
1,024
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645



























208
9
1,916
22
6,527
133
8,956
190
Wetland Creation 658 6
1
781
40
2,019
17
2,166
16
148
3
1,955
10
362
10
1
1
28
1


















Wetland Enhancement 659 36,369
23
12,545
32
21,390
10
23,848
3
28,113
22
28,288
6
112,505
38
30,826
375
11,939
61
1,042
7
3,710
3


209
3
159
6
174
1
3,058
1




Wetland Restoration 657 28,863
582
24,374
662
25,657
445
14,796
348
56,866
160
45,508
403
53,793
422
37,910
301
18,484
257
8,222
106
4,585
132
6,135
166
5,449
127
15,205
85
1,385
15
2,017
22
91
6
838
26
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management 644 20,149
453
42,492
813
41,894
684
90,081
722
53,520
505
83,849
543
54,341
553
119,672
1,202
68,156
974
47,587
520
67,404
712
50,631
1,056
73,495
1,088
55,015
1,324
33,830
669
63,651
1,080
30,029
543
22,248
543
Wildlife Habitat Planting. 420

































145
13
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)





















3
2
1,134
25










Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 9,258
1,299
34,245
4,747
23,024
3,055
35,745
3,737
14,283
1,029
14,786
1,225
20,259
1,963
11,527
1,085
6,002
694
1,900
117
3,193
402
8,174
964
8,374
1,132
6,344
713
6,673
561
2,515
390
452
103
9,130
1,981
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























15,791
550
18,643
708
39,103
1,242
38,199
1,055
69,685
2,348
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 43,169
459
82,211
1,196
57,011
1,050
95,452
1,276
122,666
1,424
102,852
2,072
191,904
2,204
158,486
3,031
124,573
3,666
69,283
1,186
89,248
2,386
94,155
2,493
74,121
1,634
87,933
2,810
62,113
1,702
91,806
2,469
25,664
694
12,742
390
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 1,930
56
4,050
137
6,741
237
6,075
228
5,778
188
1,952
75
61,954
1,856
39,395
1,341
48,747
1,744
18,537
582
16,076
510
15,724
741
14,382
760
27,033
1,214
20,861
807
24,750
1,119
20,674
683
20,411
736
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 234
6
53
2
98
7






























Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)























8,329
205
11,969
308
8,448
216
19,988
506
27,731
860
28,293
987
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)









91
1
161
1






















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 15,740
1,170
10,290
1,227
13,453
822
7,501
506
4,548
195
4,319
164
9,488
670
24,072
1,054
11,046
1,456
5,682
589
3,209
374
1,994
84
1,415
146
2,777
283
1
1
498
4




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 1,052
85
2,280
65
4,260
198
4,557
154
3,645
190
7,765
95
74,173
2,088
21,035
452
11,200
307
5,470
207
6
1
125
1


6
1








Other 77
3




185
4




14
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 71,149
3,078
130,198
7,374
103,065
5,369
147,493
5,905
148,599
3,026
126,912
3,632
333,115
8,783
245,547
6,963
191,388
7,867
99,704
2,681
111,163
3,673
115,547
4,285
107,022
3,902
150,873
5,879
113,238
3,995
174,775
5,730
112,399
3,395
139,222
6,442
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 472 290
15
361
30
2,141
34
2,426
87
2,786
98
3,095
80
6,704
180
5,348
100
6,759
203
3,995
94
4,252
75
4,317
84
2,843
74
9,351
198
6,666
77
6,438
139
1,319
22
432
22
Brush Management 314





226
2




40
1
116
2
618
7
1,090
10
132
1
510
7
198
4
331
8
790
11
159
4
1,510
21
666
4
Brush Management - Enhancements E314





























18
1


327
2
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647











166
3
579
14
24
1


52
1
125
1






85
1




Firebreak 394 687
22
1,120
41
1,014
28
1,683
60
968
37
3,751
84
4,604
80
2,374
48
5,314
88
6,179
116
4,653
81
6,703
116
7,199
111
11,966
162
7,514
126
11,390
124
9,141
193
9,758
161
Forest Bundle#1 B000FST1





























5,731
1
1,838
1


Forest Stand Improvement 666 4,583
44
1,397
57
12,800
132
6,423
186
7,351
133
13,978
299
11,494
258
18,184
189
9,771
198
6,578
150
12,127
108
8,248
115
11,349
80
20,406
241
5,851
71
10,374
117
7,024
89
14,186
78
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666

























648
25
4,693
79
44,049
99
40,496
72
21,426
84
Forest Trails and Landings 655 98
4
27
2




3,778
8
1,037
7
268
3
9,493
8
507
11
1,002
25
8,224
7
7,877
6


1
1
112
1






Fuel Break 383













160
2










20
1


119
7
72
1
893
3
Herbaceous Weed Control 315















172
3
143
4
44
1
12
1
839
4
1,031
16
503
19
2,142
24
351
16
202
6
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315



























18
2
5,586
4


2,317
4
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 38
3
211
19
9,825
63
1,671
49
1,062
26
3,404
101
589
20
2,408
58
3,877
73
996
35
424
11
1,698
55
1,281
46
8,928
131
3,935
79
5,620
78
461
8
1,563
29
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595





























5,493
3
5,493
3
262
5
Longleaf Pine Bundle #4 B000LLP4

































970
12
Prescribed Burning 338 435
13
904
27
2,497
33
1,754
39
2,044
58
3,902
94
5,839
115
2,686
57
6,603
90
7,882
120
6,558
98
8,024
125
10,084
124
9,592
125
9,485
137
7,435
132
11,885
155
17,105
183
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338



























124
2
527
9
840
15
10,331
14
Prescribed Forestry 409









3,632
122
2,415
66
2,526
51




















Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats 643









32
1




79
1








92
1
583
3


679
1
191
1
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats - Enhancements E643

































191
1
Riparian Forest Buffer 391

81
9
6
3
58
1
558
12
324
10
1,553
19
975
22
563
28
189
7
363
11
412
11
575
9
350
19
389
18
557
26
298
12
1,859
21
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391

























183
12
1,425
21
3,135
71
4,329
33
12,943
64
Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment 654































204
3


Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 1,067
50
1,563
84
2,149
59
2,592
77
2,883
70
4,005
145
6,651
185
4,784
134
6,211
142
2,623
75
10,135
133
3,879
134
4,900
104
5,009
128
4,966
135
4,403
81
8,200
111
4,961
112
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612

























16
1


213
2
10,433
9
194
4
Tree/Shrub Pruning 660

















112
3
79
2








20
1




Tree/Shrub Site Preparation 490 637
40
1,268
73
2,609
45
2,163
85
1,851
69
3,281
108
4,955
106
3,392
98
4,584
79
2,881
98
11,342
133
4,302
120
4,312
79
11,963
177
3,473
104
3,005
76
7,886
108
3,115
85
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 2,257
72
3,013
118
9,382
206
5,821
179
14,370
289
12,536
296
8,824
234
24,816
419
22,921
540
19,127
299
33,545
229
30,965
397
14,373
335
38,875
488
27,941
529
34,502
585
2,164
44
8,988
162
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645



























37
2
615
7
655
9
3,265
44
Wildlife Habitat Planting. 420

































28
1
Woody Residue Treatment 384

























47
5
18
1


190
5
733
16
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 Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)























1,130
8










Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 45
7
340
39
1,666
48
1,821
107
1,683
91
1,288
56
1,589
81
145
17
101
15
256
22
379
28
383
24
383
26
243
8
373
20
323
50


164
57
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























2,316
57
4,206
120
22,629
261
15,892
161
18,890
319
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 4,961
72
3,032
256
15,697
353
6,378
342
13,338
413
15,977
637
17,001
498
27,405
544
28,272
909
18,587
569
23,458
362
32,413
595
21,179
437
33,478
905
32,911
726
37,786
781
4,026
87
6,576
145
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)



87
3






























Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 370
60
348
90
1,619
88
2,352
177
3,017
165
6,388
499
8,123
529
8,796
418
8,365
420
5,572
300
9,223
425
11,065
500
13,022
434
14,822
675
12,296
523
13,576
487
16,883
674
13,716
568
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)



563
1


424
10








416
42
81
16
669
3
827
33
1,406
69








Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 817
107
1,007
75
1,778
110
1,756
135
1,670
121
3,562
153
5,511
148
5,359
223
5,822
120
4,725
103
2,676
60
3,717
50
2,467
32
1,508
25
2,398
28
833
13
750
9
1,282
29
Other 132
17




205
4


45
2
23
14






















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 5,910
263
3,849
460
19,711
603
10,510
765
17,295
800
22,015
1,347
29,530
1,270
36,569
1,202
38,081
1,464
27,577
1,036
32,291
891
44,837
1,172
36,402
970
47,139
1,739
46,689
1,417
66,491
1,592
35,079
931
36,474
1,118
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 41
3
11
2
































Brush Management 314 1,807
32
1,077
41
1,865
53
5,796
132
7,308
158
6,634
112
7,499
108
8,170
130
11,894
125
13,648
151
5,382
119
3,067
88
175,521
91
10,397
109
3,560
105
8,443
82
5,805
103
1,774
51
Channel Bed Stabilization 584 103
1


































Critical Area Planting 342 940
52
2,133
50
2,140
61
945
49
1,009
43
985
48
984
41
501
27
1,106
38
361
13
359
27
275
17
400
20
669
11
519
18
592
20
174
10
909
30
Fence 382 8,055
284
13,374
520
15,295
666
12,270
505
7,912
361
11,253
401
7,998
289
10,419
325
9,733
308
6,102
279
5,826
216
8,490
259
7,546
166
8,976
231
4,028
183
9,519
323
9,411
227
16,315
269
Fence - Enhancements E382



























49
2


8
4
29
4
Forage Harvest Management 511 1,334
45
2,559
44
1,377
71
1,502
89
1,863
109
4,387
175
2,779
122
3,655
147
3,117
135
2,054
152
2,368
110
1,366
62
589
23
2,899
144
692
38
950
47
2,100
88
1,831
72
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511



























1,283
45
1,911
76
3,920
137
3,965
188
Forage and Biomass Planting 512 4,332
179
3,543
157
7,683
345
3,901
187
17,616
709
11,169
513
6,884
346
6,856
328
9,923
448
5,423
267
5,712
245
3,952
201
4,644
184
6,228
239
5,971
219
3,394
168
3,697
152
5,092
143
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512

























43
2
126
10
1,363
21
655
34
346
23
Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment 548







170
17
730
44
771
33
591
33
486
27
645
27
176
14


85
2
149
14
312
10






Heavy Use Area Protection 561 3,361
120
4,326
180
6,375
273
11,174
387
11,092
350
16,366
591
17,763
637
13,043
575
11,887
402
9,084
456
21,851
605
31,147
424
41,506
410
18,727
622
11,965
403
13,356
492
15,671
457
19,846
513
Herbaceous Weed Control 315













1,826
5
807
6
1,092
29
2,758
60
3,488
73
6,461
236
8,589
279
7,015
249
13,117
346
11,220
345
9,600
441
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315

























65
3


4,157
175
1,885
65
4,754
212
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 10,963
495
12,254
728
9,805
457
9,229
499
13,284
455
16,568
708
11,882
369
16,368
790
23,418
833
11,570
479
6,674
191
9,469
277
3,873
144
11,045
343
9,624
355
13,517
516
4,711
216
6,923
332
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595



























675
14
8,206
372
7,187
323
10,411
453
Livestock Pipeline 516 4,107
176
7,830
341
7,421
398
9,399
419
6,962
276
5,701
270
6,295
255
5,169
213
7,064
254
5,522
208
9,533
207
18,794
216
33,857
199
6,772
280
4,678
169
6,056
227
3,507
135
8,165
242
Livestock Shelter Structure 576



























55
3
249
10
169
5
52
2
Nutrient Management 590 18,191
892
22,455
1,243
16,261
870
20,819
996
20,075
897
25,128
1,075
13,559
549
17,775
638
14,005
442
5,983
380
6,146
183
9,497
314
2,552
98
7,086
208
10,165
416
5,061
196
3,048
162
4,316
195
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590





























84
6
235
16
2,241
90
Pond 378 2,470
61
1,619
65
2,354
78
1,351
62
884
42
1,438
52
1,197
56
538
29
862
30
215
12
1,003
29
261
9
538
10
297
6
116
7
503
19
301
8
851
19
Prescribed Burning 338

20
3
15
1
200
2
40
1
605
13


162
5
436
6
353
5
202
1
427
4
272
6
603
12
367
7
31
4
898
14
360
14
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338

































7
1
Prescribed Grazing 528 29,944
1,077
68,609
2,700
52,875
2,255
52,396
1,916
45,562
1,986
53,900
2,158
57,200
2,081
50,335
1,992
58,959
2,164
37,999
1,203
22,625
741
25,030
855
16,413
565
39,319
1,406
41,749
1,514
31,199
959
8,767
303
14,129
484
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























2,039
92
4,689
170
5,773
194
8,208
267
11,288
459
Pumping Plant 533





21
1




244
4
376
4


781
8
693
19
457
17
746
23
654
32
485
14
441
19
274
15
1,328
27
Range Planting 550

14
4
42
4






























Silvopasture Establishment 381















17
1




198
2






58
16


151
6
Stream Crossing 578



























312
10
288
7
61
3
462
13
Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 58
3


15
1




















12
1


1,121
1




Waste Recycling 633 2,309
101
6,792
339
4,474
209
4,583
199
3,040
152
3,983
189
2,922
139
2,469
119
5,461
240
3,044
143
517
23
4,379
136




728
30






Water Well 642 1,568
35
1,342
34
1,817
65
2,526
62
437
29
1,060
33
1,202
34
3,899
32
1,676
33
304
17
913
22
625
26
1,248
31
680
34
761
20
492
19
244
13
1,417
29
Watering Facility 614 3,232
109
4,769
199
6,309
299
7,126
267
6,774
297
6,521
274
6,596
223
6,629
242
7,728
197
18,277
240
7,633
187
8,018
213
73,682
221
10,148
323
5,093
163
5,859
220
4,170
138
11,677
217
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
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

71
18
62
12






98
5
32
2










86
2
86
5




452
26
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























4,113
202
6,985
393
15,517
1,298
16,287
1,371
18,951
2,190
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 7,653
528
40,844
2,829
23,908
1,746
37,863
2,556
35,234
2,350
40,850
2,751
47,525
2,355
50,472
2,923
49,658
3,071
35,339
2,082
20,579
1,025
19,643
1,517
12,392
673
33,849
1,512
30,492
1,935
27,137
1,123
4,203
196
5,148
336
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 34,890
2,942
49,110
3,716
55,473
4,274
44,853
3,213
45,381
3,528
50,111
3,765
39,356
2,876
37,220
2,688
41,951
2,594
41,808
1,978
30,016
1,957
35,042
1,674
38,942
1,740
33,420
2,388
24,515
1,837
27,036
2,106
26,058
1,666
25,392
1,963
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 5,043
195
932
87
421
74


40
1
904
129
670
46
144
14
312
20
32
5
149
14


149
14
576
287








Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)



























37
4
196
8
136
7
163
14
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)





19
3
34
3
228
11
81
4
135
7
90
4
29
4
74
3
69
2
69
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 46,416
3,665
83,462
6,650
72,862
6,106
75,145
5,772
71,280
5,882
78,670
6,656
75,986
5,286
78,440
5,634
76,942
5,689
69,703
4,069
47,370
2,999
51,258
3,193
48,457
2,429
59,823
4,391
52,647
4,174
61,753
4,535
42,481
3,240
47,689
4,529
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 Land Leveling 464 15,678
355
20,273
463
34,510
661
32,797
755
36,723
843
27,356
595
28,669
581
30,603
688
34,237
704
13,819
300
15,538
400
14,567
317
14,759
335
20,220
394
15,495
243
14,800
303
12,683
229
13,597
271
Irrigation Pipeline 430 12,154
259
12,062
243
18,851
382
23,919
456
18,056
337
17,339
298
16,989
314
15,960
276
17,698
283
11,062
233
15,503
248
11,821
194
8,875
138
14,818
252
8,388
150
16,470
183
12,510
155
9,913
154
Irrigation Reservoir 436





185
2




45
1










9
1


59
1






Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441



436
9


94
1
21
2
13
3
3,523
7
18
7
142
11
81
5
47
6
1
1
126
9
38
3
45
11
114
9
15
6
Irrigation System, Sprinkler 442





1,480
25
1,952
15
231
3
118
3
558
3
1,443
21
1,144
22
580
10
583
16
678
10
25
2
285
9
408
4
570
5


Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface 443

9
1
39
2
15
1


179
2


11
1
249
3


325
4
877
17
71
2
858
12
213
2
406
7
693
12
437
6
Irrigation System, Tailwater Recovery 447

206
3


562
1
243
2






74
1




40
1












Irrigation Water Management 449 17,118
507
18,906
490
24,774
622
30,224
721
32,892
724
35,200
730
23,818
337
96,280
1,528
75,582
1,528
41,692
1,059
29,837
801
30,717
773
37,944
907
35,477
927
29,917
688
43,429
1,070
19,793
546
38,244
1,007
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449

























1,054
34
254
9
8,384
183
3,463
96
1,860
41
Pumping Plant 533

32
1


2,392
30
3,848
47
2,875
39
1,255
17
764
10
232
5
280
5
673
7
274
4
381
6
210
3
77
2
1,270
11
394
8
64
2
Structure for Water Control 587 26,155
61
5,138
147
4,088
79
1,327
43
2,613
50
9,708
37
2,455
63
1,453
40
1,649
43
1,199
35
2,137
53
3,351
71
2,385
62
3,776
62
857
25
7,169
67
2,915
34
1,769
31
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 Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)

















105
1
















Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 10
3
94
9
115
5
57
4
133
4
76
4
236
11
20
2
9
1






10
1








44
3
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























4,194
184
5,027
236
14,472
552
6,697
199
12,404
440
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 14,996
177
9,660
313
16,226
477
23,563
678
23,902
613
38,096
755
27,419
464
78,252
1,639
62,729
1,601
33,334
1,106
22,118
825
15,484
768
20,161
661
16,211
543
6,171
184
7,445
189
1,095
73
709
74
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 30,056
941
30,048
876
43,055
1,185
45,855
1,282
50,012
1,373
33,956
846
30,688
796
34,331
881
38,568
967
19,523
546
26,082
695
21,617
561
20,584
558
24,373
634
23,496
529
29,481
692
19,862
478
21,099
513
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















2,156
70
8,441
239
11,202
328
6,193
183
14,521
406
9,993
344
16,771
488
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 637
27
779
41
933
31
1,580
48
556
15
1,993
80
764
21
275
6


90
3
















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 547
25
2,097
97
878
47
116
6
35
2
341
17
467
20
506
25
610
26
105
9
171
8


14
3
31
6








Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 228
9
190
12
194
10
290
16
234
12
65
4
257
7






















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 45,414
1,182
40,465
1,348
58,097
1,755
64,469
2,034
69,311
2,019
68,835
1,706
57,249
1,319
108,504
2,553
96,997
2,595
51,403
1,665
46,997
1,528
37,605
1,399
47,542
1,462
54,832
1,695
40,410
1,132
64,509
1,839
37,379
1,094
50,280
1,518
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 16,351
652
33,422
1,528
17,781
850
38,733
1,546
8,872
381
14,025
672
24,110
911
31,031
726
31,002
947
7,649
214
25,357
644
24,764
894
20,919
703
42,280
1,655
16,615
583
11,226
320
1,803
56
21,579
793
Access Control - Enhancements E472



























17
1




56
3
Access Road 560 1,761
20
2,360
60
324
9
190
4
1,099
14
405
11
173
3
3,505
22
1,492
21
2
1




244
6
219
10








Agrichemical Handling Facility 309



























26
2






Animal Mortality Facility 316









36
1


13
1
7
1
18
2
54
2
32
2
6
1
44
3
146
7
70
5
77
3
97
4
Brush Management 314



























4,005
113
8,806
91
7,470
132
2,468
59
Brush Management - Enhancements E314





























18
1


327
2
Composting Facility 317 102
40
247
30
225
31
202
11
44
4
60
4
44
4
60
4
53
6
13
2


1
1












Conservation Cover 327 7,832
378
38,007
1,775
21,508
1,183
18,790
928
12,497
567
13,065
557
23,685
1,186
19,678
893
12,318
568
3,962
110
13,006
605
12,200
490
6,216
335
8,134
319
13,071
444
33,298
1,094
15,003
611
11,714
557
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























61
5
1,188
24
4,292
57
4,181
36
4,013
35
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 32,421
756
29,450
772
47,127
1,149
45,063
1,769
64,401
3,797
65,983
3,542
92,471
2,826
76,123
2,316
113,194
2,950
108,921
2,896
75,246
2,552
133,243
3,461
142,721
13,203
99,802
2,585
143,693
3,458
89,324
2,170
36,586
728
56,635
2,417
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328

























5,110
86
11,315
259
15,983
321
16,190
361
14,428
279
Contour Farming 330



71
2




239
11




126
10


















Cover Crop 340 3,341
85
2,358
44
6,718
145
5,814
169
2,357
42
1,119
12
3,796
62
1,750
44
4,952
77
3,965
89
7,527
112
7,401
155
19,993
409
42,541
992
53,855
1,220
86,958
2,031
98,819
2,322
109,984
2,510
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340

























3,339
98
12,400
311
17,036
388
22,801
507
17,568
383
Critical Area Planting 342 4,185
171
9,628
397
9,794
227
9,589
180
12,712
190
9,055
221
5,914
168
5,787
134
8,104
173
4,584
126
5,458
127
6,848
133
6,877
160
9,693
126
3,455
98
11,189
145
3,783
64
7,349
107
Crop Bundle #18 - Precision Ag B000CPL18































54
2


Diversion 362

31
1


200
5
103
3
49
1


78
2
44
2
54
2
407
7
3
1




3
1






Field Border 386



























1,758
54
1,022
27
1,187
16
1,340
19
Field Border - Enhancements E386



























451
4
877
7
453
8
49
2
Filter Strip 393 261
7
1,411
29
603
18
192
5
519
11
181
8
201
2


421
12
78
1








37
7




12
1
Filter Strip - Enhancements E393

































12
1
Forage and Biomass Planting 512



























6,373
236
3,596
183
3,884
166
5,731
157
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512



























126
10
1,363
21
699
41
380
24
Forest Bundle#1 B000FST1





























5,731
1
1,838
1


Forest Stand Improvement 666



























6,326
90
10,880
143
7,477
97
15,096
105
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666



























4,693
79
44,049
99
40,498
73
21,734
85
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 18,778
409
26,322
497
34,703
681
44,783
728
43,265
838
24,536
588
35,702
633
31,743
599
27,281
733
24,452
427
24,686
757
27,337
616
26,671
588
45,520
631
29,978
387
33,122
501
28,234
315
26,594
425
Grassed Waterway 412 420
11
966
46
1,603
19
1,698
34
1,413
18
283
6
34
1
96
2
140
3
22
1






11
1






1,279
3
Heavy Use Area Protection 561 3,675
151
4,721
254
6,788
322
12,251
465
11,506
418
16,854
646
17,952
684
14,128
675
12,939
496
10,264
575
22,941
678
31,929
477
41,906
433
20,202
663
12,148
421
13,795
524
15,897
471
21,112
556
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 45,439
1,265
40,065
1,454
44,792
1,224
38,174
1,310
30,895
886
40,029
1,361
39,836
794
67,783
2,399
90,826
5,299
68,273
6,316
34,984
1,693
52,699
3,352
53,338
6,988
80,937
2,561
67,223
2,918
187,855
6,807
102,309
3,808
101,096
2,721
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595

























44,087
1,276
99,064
2,860
241,099
7,456
167,381
4,892
246,968
6,703
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441



436
9


94
1
21
2
13
3
3,523
7
18
7
142
11
81
5
47
6
1
1
126
9
38
3
45
11
114
9
15
6
Irrigation System, Tailwater Recovery 447

206
3


562
1
243
2






74
1




40
1












Irrigation Water Management 449 17,118
507
18,906
490
24,774
622
30,224
721
32,892
724
35,200
730
23,818
337
96,280
1,528
75,582
1,528
41,692
1,059
29,837
801
30,717
773
37,944
907
35,477
927
29,917
688
43,429
1,070
19,793
546
38,244
1,007
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449

























1,054
34
254
9
8,384
183
3,463
96
1,860
41
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468



























7
1
72
1
259
2
10
1
Longleaf Pine Bundle #4 B000LLP4

































970
12
Mulching 484 1,540
81
5,325
292
2,978
101
2,690
40
2,375
53
2,020
53
2,329
49
3,202
70
2,871
65
2,485
67
3,568
86
3,202
75
3,741
86
3,409
60








Nutrient Management 590 50,746
1,668
47,536
1,891
42,651
1,660
62,272
1,936
76,000
1,943
63,764
2,076
59,130
1,449
87,433
2,107
69,365
1,704
52,161
1,756
51,738
1,527
50,489
1,458
53,681
1,945
82,750
2,255
130,891
1,792
90,711
2,642
86,797
2,112
112,661
2,773
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























45,901
1,163
98,735
2,476
170,799
4,181
154,316
3,533
167,122
4,193
Prescribed Grazing 528 30,650
1,093
72,626
2,809
56,313
2,374
58,218
1,994
46,226
2,016
55,635
2,212
58,715
2,117
51,793
2,052
62,807
2,265
39,536
1,265
23,204
772
25,605
874
17,511
597
41,363
1,464
44,527
1,605
32,653
981
9,641
348
14,588
530
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























2,039
92
4,693
171
5,777
195
8,399
281
11,476
474
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 550
9
2,588
38
624
10
1,475
42
3,908
85
394
17
886
23
4,013
97
1,897
53
1,270
29
10,686
649
17,672
429
22,046
801
49,472
1,447
85,589
2,342
75,968
1,300
35,923
1,017
88,572
2,169
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345

























17,522
436
41,676
1,042
75,410
1,669
92,432
2,169
113,922
2,732
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 3,879
84
11,233
189
8,400
178
6,018
137
4,808
85
3,222
123
4,602
69
1,456
34
3,519
78
1,608
38
3,422
85
2,437
61
6,430
125
22,090
298
6,895
122
4,061
85
3,917
118
1,196
39
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329

























801
24
44
3
1,274
35
3,019
91
813
28
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till 346 4,742
154
4,759
148
7,871
190
5,919
132
6,365
209
3,830
72
11,125
248
3,951
144
5,482
182
4,526
280
1,186
53
584
11
484
33
3,198
28








Riparian Forest Buffer 391 4,313
236
2,104
128
2,440
115
2,094
59
812
21
1,159
62
3,301
60
2,340
48
1,480
66
577
17
452
19
428
12
626
15
383
24
434
28
558
29
299
13
1,941
39
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391

























205
13
1,425
21
3,213
72
4,409
35
13,260
73
Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390











6
1


118
3












70
9




Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390

























1,281
18
86
1
23
3
585
13


Roof Runoff Structure 558











88
1






















Roofs and Covers 367



























229
10
139
11
141
6
426
17
Silvopasture Establishment 381





























64
18
337
2
401
9
Stream Crossing 578

370
2
37
3
183
1
20
2
18
1
56
2
10
1
83
5
109
2
12
1


256
6
336
8
483
13
323
9
97
5
609
14
Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 29,573
13
307,249
8
3,490
10
3,729
5
8,357
7
8,345
1
41,247
7
9,434
9
214
1
4,428
1
1,870
1
23,489
18
12,650
11
33,187
31
1,519
3
89,550
35
4,241
12
1,740
9
Structure for Water Control 587 26,155
61
5,138
147
4,088
79
1,327
43
2,613
50
9,708
37
2,455
63
1,453
40
1,649
43
1,199
35
2,137
53
3,351
71
2,385
62
3,776
62
857
25
7,169
67
2,915
34
1,769
31
Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 30,862
799
136,170
1,630
39,523
1,190
13,199
454
10,422
298
17,128
638
16,467
522
13,107
410
16,227
680
9,499
184
13,645
234
5,605
170
5,960
182
5,828
164
5,222
147
5,073
91
8,202
112
12,464
567
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612

























32
3


296
10
10,440
13
206
9
Waste Facility Closure 360

14
1
42
3


2
1
66
8




29
2


3
1
11
3
8
2
3
1
149
9
113
8
78
1
24
2
Waste Recycling 633 2,413
142
6,997
387
4,919
235
4,818
222
3,903
181
5,719
248
5,537
228
6,033
196
7,002
291
3,633
168
761
34
5,375
163
159
9
118
1
736
31






Waste Storage Facility 313 125
54
244
38
237
27
191
13
110
7
23
2
212
5
18
2
104
10
7
1
63
4
35
3
8
2
63
5
123
6
96
8
111
5
258
7
Waste Transfer 634



55
3
39
6
25
2
0
1
160
9
19
1
59
5
1,871
57
490
29
652
22
290
6
155
7
350
13
89
3


114
3
Waste Treatment Lagoon 359



4
1
2
1
3
1
44
5
17
2
13
2
112
7
23
3
39
5
160
7
124
5
60
6
63
5
40
2


78
1
Water Well Decommissioning 351 456
7
380
17
55
13
1,480
36
3,788
73
2,965
57
1,863
33
1,291
30
563
15
4,824
16
569
13
422
7
3
1
812
10
7
1
368
4
38
1
619
6
Wetland Creation 658 6
1
781
40
2,019
17
2,166
16
148
3
1,955
10
362
10
1
1
28
1


















Wetland Enhancement 659 36,369
23
12,545
32
21,390
10
23,848
3
28,113
22
28,288
6
112,505
38
30,826
375
11,939
61
1,042
7
3,710
3


209
3
159
6
174
1
3,058
1




Wetland Restoration 657 28,863
582
24,374
662
25,657
445
14,796
348
56,866
160
45,508
403
53,793
422
37,910
301
18,484
257
8,222
106
4,585
132
6,135
166
5,449
127
15,205
85
1,385
15
2,017
22
91
6
838
26
YEAR 1 Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) B000CPL14

































584
16
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)





















3
1
1,134
18




104
2




Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 11,089
1,396
35,595
4,583
26,039
2,977
29,127
2,715
10,924
927
14,842
1,432
21,185
2,001
11,443
1,130
6,018
902
2,132
108
3,690
331
8,117
569
8,350
770
6,360
662
6,693
520
2,511
297
452
91
9,098
1,680
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























66,486
4,014
140,092
8,840
252,404
19,636
242,990
15,930
294,472
20,068
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 56,447
1,337
123,028
5,048
99,979
4,180
132,158
5,997
171,185
7,135
175,194
8,280
264,774
6,546
217,511
9,515
231,706
13,541
164,302
12,856
113,796
7,861
156,080
10,910
127,713
23,774
171,796
10,158
179,021
10,126
187,577
7,660
62,247
2,732
38,440
2,631
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 71,646
4,959
82,230
4,666
104,252
5,079
90,174
4,251
113,579
4,703
92,427
4,241
87,155
3,945
78,302
3,488
82,941
3,431
63,597
2,591
70,446
3,147
65,403
2,270
78,215
2,613
92,677
3,468
107,174
4,008
128,899
4,804
135,230
4,479
139,604
4,933
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 4,001
174
890
79
421
74




965
135
511
44


407
24
69
7
149
14


149
14
576
287








Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















2,876
87
10,239
437
25,337
884
17,950
676
40,093
2,745
40,246
2,058
57,621
3,473
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 583
52
155
9
179
6
479
16
533
16
265
13
920
35




40
2
















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 15,890
1,380
10,140
1,344
13,601
689
7,324
277
5,026
156
3,562
172
5,130
264
23,556
924
9,295
644
4,271
267
3,069
325
1,772
72
1,413
126
1,917
219


498
3




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 1,013
148
1,450
110
2,990
130
3,822
104
3,169
178
3,290
129
3,295
131
6,545
215
3,247
86
1,327
33
128
5
95
3












Other 461
13


6
20
185
4


91
3
23
6






92
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 151,790
9,459
242,262
15,839
229,635
13,155
248,683
13,364
287,594
13,115
270,897
14,405
365,003
12,972
321,404
15,272
307,257
18,628
229,330
15,864
183,983
11,684
223,566
13,912
220,340
27,752
336,631
19,692
412,024
24,170
533,077
35,147
442,775
25,290
508,297
32,785
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 6
1
781
40
2,019
17
2,166
16
148
3
1,955
10
362
10
1
1
28
1


















Wetland Enhancement 659 36,369
23
12,545
32
21,390
10
23,848
3
28,113
22
28,288
6
112,505
38
30,826
375
11,939
61
1,042
7
3,710
3


209
3
159
6
174
1
3,058
1




Wetland Restoration 657 28,863
582
24,374
662
25,657
445
14,796
348
56,866
160
45,508
403
53,793
422
37,910
301
18,484
257
8,222
106
4,585
132
6,135
166
5,449
127
15,205
85
1,385
15
2,017
22
91
6
838
26
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
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)





















3
1
1,134
9










Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 3,053
114
3,633
154
4,172
164
2,134
112
1,277
71
4,441
211
5,489
253
972
81
511
62


608
15
363
15
1,105
63
375
14
299
13
426
19
30
4
816
26
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 25,759
32
13,290
160
25,329
68
26,538
43
71,169
39
59,517
134
114,274
86
29,259
30
11,881
41
2,972
6
4,561
39
3,949
126
2,601
24
12,829
11
812
3
3,975
3
31
2


Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

30
1








53
1






















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 15,391
457
9,335
417
11,923
221
7,324
207
3,584
75
3,373
69
4,312
128
22,129
566
7,238
216
4,173
107
2,253
81
1,759
24
737
34
1,827
66


498
1




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 14
3
5
2
1,568
19
83
5


132
5
339
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 44,087
606
26,164
734
42,991
472
36,080
367
76,030
185
67,006
419
123,972
470
52,245
677
19,610
319
7,145
113
7,422
135
6,071
166
5,576
130
15,031
91
1,111
16
4,900
23
61
6
816
26
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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Citation for this website:
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*
<http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/rca-data-viewer/>
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