NRCS Conservation Programs

Missouri

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 $39,084.4
$38,065.8
$33,978.1
$36,318.0
$38,079.8
$44,757.5
$41,186.6
$38,165.5
$36,462.2
$41,051.2
$46,617.2
$44,696.9
$49,702.5
$49,515.6
$49,244.3
$61,686.9
$44,600.1
$46,695.1
Financial Assistance $54,131.1
$50,905.5
$73,584.3
$62,409.9
$94,747.5
$114,839.0
$94,200.7
$122,877.6
$98,517.2
$76,806.5
$61,965.4
$72,005.3
$78,989.8
$124,413.5
$107,626.7
$137,247.3
$106,454.0
$84,271.3
Reimbursable $3,721.5
$4,892.8
$4,665.8
$3,953.1
$3,278.0
$3,101.9
$8,136.3
$4,299.4
$6,541.3
$48.5
$3.8
$93.9
$75.0
$215.9
$145.7
$330.5
$-1.8

Total $96,936.8
$93,864.0
$112,228.3
$102,681.0
$136,105.5
$162,698.2
$143,523.4
$165,342.4
$141,520.7
$117,906.2
$108,586.4
$116,796.3
$128,767.3
$174,145.0
$157,016.7
$199,264.7
$151,052.3
$130,966.4
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.

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








$6,085.4
$6,489.4
$11,210.2
$21,304.5
$7,314.8
$14,901.9
$12,129.3
$14,567.8
$7,075.1
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $2,891.0
$3,880.7
$3,952.5
$3,135.0
$2,512.0
$2,652.9
$7,332.0
$4,152.4
$6,205.3
$1,670.1
$2,119.9
$2,391.1
$5,779.2
$2,825.1
$3,036.1
$4,465.9
$6,545.8
$9,654.8
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $16,391.7
$25,301.2
$30,301.4
$32,032.9
$29,533.4
$24,672.5
$23,032.5
$21,983.9
$20,825.2
$17,753.8
$2,047.8
$57.8
$15.8





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$482.5
$20,921.8
$26,224.7
$28,269.8
$31,442.8
$34,180.6
$34,739.7
$28,472.6
$29,328.2
$35,836.1
$60,827.2
$66,519.2
$23,628.3
$23,380.6
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $20,827.0
$20,126.5
$19,426.3
$19,324.7
$18,886.3
$19,712.8
$20,811.0
$18,804.0
$17,230.8
$24,473.1
$18,616.8
$18,131.5
$18,924.5
$18,385.3
$18,003.4
$16,729.0
$16,066.9
$15,312.3
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $28,030.1
$24,728.4
$25,374.6
$30,615.1
$24,163.3
$33,919.1
$37,001.7
$38,880.3
$42,454.8
$29,992.3
$34,886.0
$37,925.2
$39,404.6
$54,832.9
$48,819.4
$42,253.0
$41,216.7
$45,074.6
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $628.5
$9.6
$1,256.1
$82.3
$21.2
$20.9
$146.1
$4.6
$55.2
$1.0
$1.4
$4.1
$1.3





Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $650.0
$1,129.5
$174.6
$67.6
$141.5
$218.3
$244.3
$131.8
$54.1
$3.0
$0.8
$10.4
$0.2





Plant Materials Center (PMC) $426.1
$262.6
$309.2
$302.0
$328.7
$358.6
$399.6
$339.4
$326.9
$320.0
$655.0
$291.0
$348.4
$383.9
$356.5
$580.2
$321.3
$411.7
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$22.7
$210.2
$906.7
$1,771.6
$2,094.5
$1,015.1
$117.1
$326.7
$3,519.7
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $1,025.1
$1,019.9
$977.2
$966.0
$998.7
$999.8
$448.8
$-0.1










Soil Survey (SOIL) $2,193.0
$1,983.9
$2,002.7
$1,934.8
$1,820.7
$1,745.6
$2,078.2
$1,584.0
$279.5
$492.0
$389.4
$346.5
$362.1
$375.0
$358.3
$350.4
$386.9
$307.4
Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP) $177.9
$142.8
$327.8
$34.2














Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $9,815.8
$11,326.5
$5,567.9
$4,264.2
$2,423.5
$5,527.0
$356.8
$4.1
$5,115.6
$14.4
$5,593.0
$5,691.8
$5,602.8
$25,738.6
$5,119.3
$17,317.3
$23,996.1
$23,011.9
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $300.0

$220.0
$-5.1
$262.9
$459.5
$151.9
$5.8
$14.7
$64.6
$5.6
$3.6
$51.7
$59.3




Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $138.3
$-2.1
$148.3
$4,044.5
$44,805.8
$25,560.6
$7,061.1
$31,720.1
$7,270.6
$660.0
$1,438.5
$9,284.4
$959.1
$22,085.6
$2,772.5
$36,503.3
$20,615.3
$1,578.3
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $12,726.8
$2,870.0
$21,327.4
$3,810.5
$8,274.6
$22,550.1
$17,218.1
$19,040.8
$9,453.7
$2,106.9
$1,240.8
$2,012.6
$4,772.8
$4,088.6
$1,722.1
$4.6
$0.5
$386.9
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $715.5
$1,084.5
$862.3
$2,072.3
$1,450.4
$3,378.7
$721.7
$398.8
$791.5
$61.5
$152.1
$56.8
$134.4
$108.5
$54.1
$47.5
$5.0
$5.5
Other





$294.9
$22.7

$4.7


$6.0
$16.8
$30.8
$2,247.9
$3,375.0
$1,247.6
Total $96,936.8
$93,864.0
$112,228.3
$102,681.0
$136,105.5
$162,698.2
$143,523.4
$165,342.4
$141,520.7
$117,906.2
$108,586.4
$116,796.3
$128,767.3
$174,145.0
$157,016.7
$199,264.7
$151,052.3
$130,966.4
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)








$1,186.7
$2,047.2
$2,095.0
$2,658.1
$1,306.3
$2,008.7
$1,918.0
$2,060.3
$2,467.4
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)








$1,670.1
$2,119.9
$2,391.1
$5,779.2
$2,825.1
$3,036.1
$4,465.9
$6,545.8
$9,654.8
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $1,721.8
$2,836.3
$1,990.9
$3,299.9
$2,540.8
$1,979.6
$1,633.5
$1,229.5
$663.3
$361.0
$531.8
$28.9
$-7.8





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$482.5
$4,364.4
$3,348.8
$2,567.5
$3,553.2
$3,384.7
$8,960.3
$4,658.4
$4,619.9
$6,816.2
$8,994.9
$9,136.1
$6,323.4
$6,987.6
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $20,016.7
$19,226.2
$18,834.0
$18,671.2
$18,254.0
$19,283.9
$20,421.3
$18,679.7
$16,894.8
$24,424.7
$18,613.0
$18,126.5
$18,924.5
$18,371.7
$18,003.4
$16,729.0
$16,066.9
$15,312.3
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $5,484.9
$4,962.0
$4,966.0
$5,656.3
$5,736.8
$7,014.5
$7,548.7
$9,740.1
$10,681.8
$7,780.1
$7,084.9
$9,210.2
$8,959.7
$10,154.2
$9,107.7
$8,814.8
$8,592.2
$9,445.7
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $16.5
$9.6
$44.1
$20.3
$21.2
$20.1
$4.1

$12.5
$1.0
$1.4
$2.6
$1.3





Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $650.0
$195.9
$174.6
$67.6
$124.9
$148.1
$167.8
$100.4
$36.5
$3.0
$0.8
$10.4
$0.2





Plant Materials Center (PMC) $426.1
$262.6
$309.2
$302.0
$328.7
$358.6
$399.6
$339.4
$326.9
$320.0
$655.0
$291.0
$328.0
$379.5
$330.1
$580.2
$321.3
$411.7
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$22.7
$23.3
$176.7
$256.4
$115.4
$743.4
$113.3
$327.6
$518.4
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $1,025.1
$1,019.9
$977.2
$966.0
$998.7
$999.8
$448.8
$-0.1










Soil Survey (SOIL) $2,193.0
$1,983.9
$1,987.3
$1,901.6
$1,689.2
$1,746.2
$1,978.2
$1,584.0
$279.5
$492.0
$389.4
$346.5
$362.1
$375.0
$358.3
$350.4
$386.9
$307.4
Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP) $177.9
$142.8
$327.8
$34.2














Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $5,362.5
$5,816.8
$2,566.8
$2,475.4
$1,276.4
$3,765.8
$356.8
$4.1
$31.3
$14.4
$5,593.0
$5,606.4
$5,600.0
$6,100.0
$5,000.0
$15,270.4
$929.0
$611.9
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $300.0

$220.0
$-5.1
$262.9
$291.6
$132.2
$5.8
$14.7
$64.6
$5.6







Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $52.5
$6.1
$41.6
$764.1
$4,933.6
$3,009.1
$2,557.9
$1,737.8
$1,441.3
$601.2
$272.0
$858.3
$556.7
$1,458.0
$1,101.4
$4,243.7
$3,041.7
$716.5
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $1,454.8
$1,383.0
$1,438.0
$1,580.6
$1,185.6
$1,230.1
$1,824.9
$1,916.8
$2,268.5
$659.1
$167.4
$838.3
$1,524.1
$1,488.9
$475.4



Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $202.6
$220.7
$100.6
$583.9
$244.5
$545.7
$364.0
$260.5
$257.9
$61.3
$152.1
$56.6
$134.0
$108.5
$54.1
$47.5
$5.0
$5.5
Other








$4.7


$6.0
$16.8
$30.8
$17.6

$255.9
Total $39,084.4
$38,065.8
$33,978.1
$36,318.0
$38,079.8
$44,757.5
$41,186.6
$38,165.5
$36,462.2
$41,051.2
$46,617.2
$44,696.9
$49,702.5
$49,515.6
$49,244.3
$61,686.9
$44,600.1
$46,695.1
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.
• 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)








$4,898.7
$4,442.1
$9,115.1
$18,646.4
$6,008.5
$12,893.2
$10,211.3
$12,507.5
$4,607.7
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $14,669.9
$22,449.5
$28,307.1
$28,732.2
$26,992.6
$22,693.0
$21,399.1
$20,754.4
$20,161.9
$17,392.8
$1,516.1
$28.9
$23.5





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)




$16,557.5
$22,875.9
$25,702.3
$27,889.6
$30,795.9
$25,779.3
$23,814.2
$24,708.2
$29,019.9
$51,832.3
$57,383.1
$17,304.9
$16,393.0
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $22,545.3
$19,702.8
$20,334.0
$24,862.3
$18,426.5
$26,904.6
$29,452.9
$29,140.2
$31,773.0
$22,212.2
$27,801.1
$28,715.1
$30,444.9
$44,678.7
$39,711.7
$33,438.2
$32,624.5
$35,628.9
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $612.0

$1,212.0
$62.0

$0.8
$142.0
$4.6
$42.7


$1.5






Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
$933.6


$16.6
$70.2
$76.6
$31.5
$17.6









Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)









$186.9
$730.0
$1,515.3
$1,979.1
$271.7
$3.8
$-0.9
$3,001.3
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $4,434.6
$5,509.5
$2,994.9
$1,786.4
$1,144.7
$1,761.3


$5,084.3




$19,500.0

$1,716.4
$23,068.9
$22,400.0
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB)




$147.2












Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $84.4
$-8.2
$106.7
$3,280.4
$39,872.2
$22,551.4
$4,503.2
$29,982.3
$5,829.3
$58.8
$1,166.4
$8,426.1
$402.4
$20,627.6
$1,671.1
$32,259.6
$17,573.6
$861.8
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $11,272.0
$1,486.1
$19,889.2
$2,229.9
$7,089.0
$21,320.0
$15,393.3
$17,124.0
$7,185.2
$1,447.8
$1,073.4
$1,174.3
$3,248.7
$2,599.7
$1,246.7
$4.6
$0.5
$386.9
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $512.9
$832.2
$740.4
$1,456.7
$1,205.9
$2,833.0
$357.7
$138.3
$533.6
$0.2

$0.1
$0.4





Other














$2,230.3
$3,375.0
$991.7
Total $54,131.1
$50,905.5
$73,584.3
$62,409.9
$94,747.5
$114,839.0
$94,200.7
$122,877.6
$98,517.2
$76,806.5
$61,965.4
$72,005.3
$78,989.8
$124,413.5
$107,626.7
$137,247.3
$106,454.0
$84,271.3
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.
• 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
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $2,891.0
$3,880.7
$3,952.5
$3,135.0
$2,512.0
$2,652.9
$7,332.0
$4,152.4
$6,205.3









Conservation Security Program (CSP)
$15.4
$3.4
$0.8














Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $810.3
$900.3
$592.3
$653.5
$632.2
$428.9
$389.7
$124.3
$336.0
$48.5
$3.8
$5.0

$13.6




Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
$63.7
$74.5
$96.5














Plant Materials Center (PMC)











$20.4
$4.4
$26.4



Soil Survey (SOIL)

$15.4
$33.2
$131.4
$-0.6
$100.0











Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $18.8
$0.2
$6.2
$2.4
$2.4






$85.3
$2.8
$138.6
$119.3
$330.5
$-1.8

Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB)




$20.7
$19.7




$3.6
$51.7
$59.3




Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $1.4

















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
$0.9
$0.2















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)
$31.6
$21.3
$31.7














Other





$294.9
$22.7










Total $3,721.5
$4,892.8
$4,665.8
$3,953.1
$3,278.0
$3,101.9
$8,136.3
$4,299.4
$6,541.3
$48.5
$3.8
$93.9
$75.0
$215.9
$145.7
$330.5
$-1.8

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.
• 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 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.

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)



















134
29


504
47
187
56
3
1




463
41
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 61,921
11,530
62,867
14,384
87,364
15,336
87,330
15,274
74,525
14,448
53,191
12,443
63,776
12,392
56,915
8,386
46,517
5,953
18,417
2,657
17,617
2,221
18,543
3,209
22,099
3,901
9,655
1,180
31,147
3,985
21,128
6,942
30,303
5,468
97,224
14,718
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP Contracts)









976,001
1,939
349,046
711
200,901
434
161,442
371
188,115
351
117,487
246
204,508
401
188,497
421
194,800
539
123,293
406
139,245
399




Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)































264,720
16,048
270,538
15,374
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 447,791
37,150
550,511
42,330
509,517
38,486
507,637
39,083
480,698
35,376
557,772
39,952
570,428
39,305
558,088
32,246
558,074
30,614
379,148
21,469
466,474
25,807
393,250
24,157
411,768
24,591
376,109
22,474
364,452
21,368
318,710
20,366
179,637
13,235
249,012
18,566
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 100,366
7,146
175,067
12,002
364,012
25,275
309,071
18,685
294,649
17,297
323,385
16,783
361,922
19,472
354,755
18,263
355,410
15,569
217,211
10,190
208,756
10,017
188,352
9,223
198,614
9,777
198,760
9,973
254,918
11,754
230,227
11,666
237,209
12,507
227,232
11,425
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 5,560
400
2,486
198
1,767
148
847
119
608
67
1,938
273
1,696
329
1,902
215
91
8
42
9
157
5
167
20
30
1


86
6
315
680
24
1
2
1
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















10,264
458
30,069
995
26,681
862
52,802
1,797
73,902
2,768
64,119
2,407
39,873
1,378
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD)

223
4


83
7


























62
1
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)

155
7












76
11


















Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)













272
33


















1,527
7
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 6,966
466
8,263
489
6,666
172
7,519
456
5,170
285
7,118
321
5,662
363
10,234
511
7,166
370
1,820
204
241
100
778
65
43
36
935
253
11
2
395
4


285
6
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 3,588
343
5,206
469
10,400
683
8,175
705
17,390
942
10,742
770
47,500
1,774
22,693
1,216
8,620
433
8,654
344
4,488
159
1,492
60
630
26
71
7
246
15
57
5




Other 414
34
1,306
75
3,133
194
301
13
8,064
174
528
14
183
6
1,813
136
6,790
385


87
11
1,016
11
851
30
232
8
3,827
152


12
1
189
14
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 587,897
21,419
747,265
27,635
897,057
33,695
855,086
32,406
835,254
30,677
904,580
31,919
979,468
34,681
969,510
33,244
945,123
31,272
610,638
20,170
674,344
22,766
599,523
19,819
649,180
21,332
646,355
21,068
797,356
27,735
797,573
27,646
761,516
25,820
868,439
32,138
Percent of land units treated by multiple programs 7.17%
5.92%
8.66%
7.24%
10.27%
8.92%
8.46%
6.94%
6.21%
5.30%
6.47%
5.20%
8.17%
5.61%
4.38%
3.70%
4.46%
3.36%
2.64%
1.63%
3.63%
2.70%
2.55%
2.83%
2.49%
2.68%
2.77%
3.09%
1.92%
1.36%
2.81%
2.62%
2.04%
1.66%
2.44%
1.78%
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
Alley Cropping 311 6
1
23
2
22
2
7
1


17
2
1
3












13
1
113
5
13
1


93
14
Conservation Cover 327 54,481
3,214
50,678
3,680
74,349
4,513
70,775
4,988
56,642
4,407
35,379
3,168
58,226
4,207
66,546
4,733
61,438
4,004
38,198
2,537
23,374
1,331
22,302
1,640
23,848
1,895
11,759
810
29,957
2,254
35,181
1,959
36,430
2,508
116,588
8,603
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























152
9
1,598
57
4,859
298
6,927
405
4,243
195
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 257,852
8,603
301,681
9,581
288,333
9,984
275,487
10,033
272,866
9,301
383,677
12,708
319,586
11,892
303,850
10,213
333,657
10,862
127,503
4,991
174,204
6,305
122,385
4,405
73,745
2,933
62,445
2,295
47,651
1,805
86,491
3,430
37,242
1,624
38,503
1,799
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328

























3,538
147
14,202
333
18,081
523
16,159
496
12,168
374
Contour Buffer Strips 332 10
8
43
61
169
9
32
4
63
12
100
88
61
22
29
6


42
8
1
1










1
4
16
14
Contour Farming 330 56,255
1,442
62,438
1,699
52,607
1,436
55,877
1,762
65,754
1,805
72,028
2,168
55,941
1,654
19,738
504
39,245
940
12,683
260
13,187
334
33,476
1,144
8,714
194
6,370
133
3,576
78
3,296
89
4,255
101
4,182
86
Cover Crop 340 959
39
4,827
151
4,554
131
12,072
324
10,155
249
6,903
188
7,418
236
16,575
399
28,012
667
30,686
949
42,758
1,227
89,517
3,205
156,826
5,643
199,400
7,289
330,669
12,553
266,896
9,922
232,041
8,574
246,746
8,628
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340

























17,670
431
28,453
748
43,536
1,199
59,365
1,568
81,739
1,916
Critical Area Planting 342 8,970
394
11,270
535
9,973
364
12,505
475
16,531
592
17,610
651
18,494
601
17,408
525
14,606
406
12,610
318
12,935
265
15,202
354
15,113
356
14,761
360
9,145
196
13,699
277
11,435
231
13,763
369
Deep Tillage 324









18
1
























Diversion 362 2,076
47
2,075
57
1,459
38
1,887
49
2,617
68
2,681
58
1,884
68
2,140
71
1,890
48
2,942
59
1,194
16
1,626
38
1,774
46
1,386
37
1,553
20
2,227
56
1,618
29
3,873
67
Field Border 386 5,525
195
17,789
1,083
26,092
1,205
25,406
909
6,211
412
4,547
385
2,936
286
1,360
100
1,245
65
1,760
63
1,032
47
1,226
72
1,187
90
2,229
71
1,516
39
6,002
87
1,558
159
4,117
329
Field Border - Enhancements E386

























67
1
92
3
435
14
100
4
522
19
Forage and Biomass Planting 512 12,131
743
12,173
684
12,548
646
11,634
671
11,649
628
8,216
467
5,479
333
7,622
483
5,313
295
4,536
232
4,305
172
4,199
207
2,834
163
4,212
167
3,867
163
7,011
409
4,704
236
4,539
260
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512

























7
1
20
1
87
6
2
2
145
9
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 12,644
272
21,696
380
16,760
277
30,873
588
20,623
410
17,718
307
25,213
405
25,002
451
24,833
420
23,981
378
29,606
489
28,648
443
47,866
725
29,284
450
23,124
381
15,983
337
16,524
290
19,279
305
Grassed Waterway 412 10,717
346
21,649
602
15,952
394
12,479
339
20,587
492
19,193
505
20,837
531
20,741
516
11,572
339
14,952
296
10,553
191
15,109
287
28,731
360
19,163
350
9,404
135
6,387
124
6,048
106
7,833
167
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 74,387
2,246
71,524
2,709
123,910
4,494
91,890
3,079
97,113
3,378
84,708
3,088
87,662
3,125
41,507
1,364
15,547
764
6,842
338
4,877
286
5,949
298
7,082
315
9,335
322
4,227
220
6,426
322
85,241
2,050
56,415
1,425
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595

























2,356
50
82,418
1,926
151,433
3,847
225,444
5,481
234,541
5,703
Irrigation Water Management 449 25,409
429
43,259
716
30,737
474
29,860
515
21,461
320
36,718
641
40,955
688
46,305
795
30,122
541
24,808
478
35,182
713
20,723
377
28,860
494
14,748
245
13,289
242
16,885
315
19,464
350
15,399
321
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449

























418
12
5,230
81
5,041
71
9,952
160
13,330
232
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468





32
1




117
1




123
2
















Mulching 484 3,439
154
4,051
118
2,225
95
4,832
134
6,891
175
5,783
141
4,014
98
5,278
123
3,116
103
4,344
117
4,659
75
6,385
129
21,018
211
5,993
132
6,155
99
8,484
109
7,258
99
7,864
99
Mulching - Enhancements E484

































4
1
Nutrient Management 590 69,494
1,988
80,775
2,794
128,301
4,468
111,584
3,433
99,997
3,181
85,937
3,018
106,750
3,380
62,826
2,012
37,192
1,091
40,001
1,198
32,401
1,025
29,305
886
25,004
696
19,003
563
9,837
350
6,624
304
8,012
301
5,710
214
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























2,421
45
19,446
434
32,106
769
29,216
716
15,611
402
Residue Management, Seasonal 344 28,475
957
64,277
2,029
52,330
1,761
41,457
1,638
40,464
1,530
45,352
1,687
38,839
1,526
18,237
800
19,344
876
13,832
550
1,471
66
359
16
163
8
171
2








Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 88,593
2,804
71,468
2,528
66,771
2,621
69,175
2,672
47,910
1,831
55,694
2,101
53,418
2,217
47,061
1,917
35,062
1,562
30,304
1,244
21,336
795
24,953
873
16,656
652
8,718
345
6,564
266
13,558
509
14,127
625
8,935
275
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345

























27,856
678
58,568
1,356
65,455
1,548
64,545
1,531
22,629
545
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 92,322
3,524
94,501
3,614
120,424
4,346
108,416
4,285
112,685
4,026
126,963
4,843
128,245
4,910
85,517
2,826
56,379
2,237
36,542
1,346
33,592
1,203
38,433
1,409
39,251
1,445
26,006
1,120
27,015
1,236
36,224
1,592
24,501
1,127
25,086
1,394
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329





























2,556
103
1,564
54
3,671
146
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till 346 859
17
952
19
127
2
15
1
70
3
2,142
46








25
2














Riparian Forest Buffer 391 750
113
1,986
216
743
121
1,013
152
409
89
691
159
453
71
140
45
41
18
277
53
78
17
141
29
361
25
99
28
171
34
188
76
90
45
181
61
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391





























7
2




Silvopasture Establishment 381

























16
1


27
2




Stripcropping 585 135
2
165
4
16
2
214
5
158
3
22
2
75
4
93
5




















Subsurface Drain 606 682
21
2,481
65
2,122
52
2,461
42
1,976
39
3,032
53
3,604
61
2,076
41
858
17
803
13
463
11
408
7
436
11
1,499
25
227
4
204
5
120
2
854
6
Terrace 600 63,071
1,163
89,856
1,700
75,178
1,339
76,078
1,387
94,615
1,642
72,267
1,298
89,477
1,724
98,828
1,893
81,530
1,547
72,477
1,314
71,877
1,235
73,611
1,316
104,305
1,701
73,345
1,271
33,844
595
55,535
1,010
58,232
944
91,112
1,449
Underground Outlet 620 55,098
963
68,976
1,298
61,797
1,091
59,959
1,096
72,244
1,269
62,430
1,113
84,109
1,593
93,042
1,809
74,040
1,448
68,046
1,205
62,510
1,085
61,921
1,153
87,813
1,544
65,437
1,180
29,903
597
55,246
1,026
48,253
849
60,696
1,042
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638 2,860
43
2,830
61
5,508
112
6,093
106
11,972
233
15,193
235
11,010
222
14,234
286
10,582
219
8,580
168
7,981
184
9,464
206
19,546
350
11,594
278
8,277
184
14,548
345
9,610
210
14,449
256
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 536
8
15
1
48
1
140
5
892
19
464
20
284
14
21
3
97
2
162
3




49
2
527
9
368
6
23
2




Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to 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)



























3
1




91
6
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 40,379
3,977
46,164
5,582
59,107
5,874
53,524
5,737
44,407
5,217
31,348
4,353
46,305
4,840
45,661
3,909
21,504
2,348
11,613
1,004
13,153
842
12,757
1,301
14,765
1,394
7,625
640
24,345
2,169
9,770
1,896
25,180
2,066
89,732
7,072
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























33,901
1,472
90,349
4,702
141,367
8,023
221,658
12,876
226,915
11,833
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 295,845
22,087
349,906
24,356
332,131
22,795
344,877
24,623
345,560
23,651
406,869
27,312
402,560
27,127
389,655
20,826
396,298
19,628
261,295
13,283
270,405
12,438
258,276
13,677
277,368
14,121
AR
12,413
AR
12,751
AR
12,967
AR
8,705
AR
12,272
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 61,883
3,650
109,295
6,410
184,949
11,306
169,258
8,316
141,375
7,083
171,331
7,435
162,353
7,861
179,804
7,103
189,943
6,470
90,523
3,822
93,314
3,789
77,324
3,252
97,998
3,978
AR
3,958
AR
5,817
AR
6,085
AR
5,665
AR
4,602
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)









50
6
145
8
46
1


















2
1
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















3,754
256
5,360
343
8,549
370
26,165
955
56,236
1,717
52,819
1,569
32,772
924
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD)





43
3


























62
1
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)

42
2












25
2


















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 163
2
179
3






179
1


23
1




















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 112
9
132
27


111
8
105
9
532
22
511
32
367
16
40
5
279
11
63
6






15
1






Other 320
11
306
7
99
3
218
7
7,637
154
489
12
151
4
1,608
64
417
18




865
8
672
23
122
5
134
5




189
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.
• 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 373,860
29,736
469,726
36,387
525,839
39,978
525,855
38,694
512,242
36,114
580,002
39,141
583,197
39,872
599,436
31,920
590,706
28,471
358,808
18,120
366,300
17,075
348,033
18,494
389,813
19,859
391,514
18,858
532,349
26,401
573,619
30,688
559,806
30,881
647,161
36,725
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 34,439
1,417
38,197
1,388
41,750
1,472
30,995
1,211
26,194
1,022
28,689
1,183
36,190
1,488
31,858
1,436
24,218
1,221
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328







2,424
96
7,487
236
12,404
348
8,230
262
2,339
99
Cover Crop 340 3,050
111
6,795
234
20,075
733
26,560
1,026
31,422
1,240
36,897
1,504
37,543
1,542
31,298
1,434
23,250
1,183
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340







16,195
387
21,148
537
25,770
648
23,582
619
7,111
201
Prescribed Grazing 528















86
3
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 15,782
695
14,315
502
17,089
539
8,509
332
5,921
230
1,335
64
5,928
248
10,738
497
6,537
205
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345







17,020
413
23,995
620
28,943
744
26,434
692
7,011
196
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 21,469
803
25,654
926
30,141
1,129
29,215
1,104
23,829
1,034
24,194
1,112
33,110
1,493
23,267
1,061
22,516
1,288
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329











188
11
735
26
474
29
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 Reserve Program (CRP) 31
8


4
2






12
1
5
1
55
2
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)







16,804
896
23,864
1,396
31,734
1,978
28,476
1,868
9,744
701
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 31,445
2,842
35,313
2,724
42,744
3,549
35,103
3,441
32,523
3,327
34,456
3,753
38,741
4,211
31,020
3,932
25,420
3,438
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 2,394
176
5,653
326
4,644
314
3,599
228
3,899
199
2,420
105
5,234
282
4,153
214
4,840
276
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)



35
8




87
2
1,722
50
288
12
131
8
Other





163
4










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 33,548
3,026
38,623
3,050
46,765
3,873
37,923
3,673
51,150
4,422
59,573
5,256
71,604
6,522
62,246
6,027
37,787
4,425
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 328 455
20
1,376
60
8,626
328
15,274
629
13,244
576
15,578
686
16,955
748
18,759
930
9,923
631
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328







1,663
49
4,577
135
7,375
172
4,750
139
27
1
Cover Crop 340 404
18
1,398
61
8,512
325
15,199
605
13,483
575
16,062
699
16,820
750
18,273
896
10,279
635
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340







1,663
49
4,539
134
6,358
158
4,970
163
209
15
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 191
6
392
11
2,774
111
916
47
1,194
34
225
10
522
8
3,233
204
136
7
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345







1,663
49
4,577
135
6,299
152
4,754
139


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 323
17
971
48
5,863
220
14,409
567
11,606
532
15,564
686
16,239
726
15,531
726
9,857
626
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329











106
7
4
1
27
1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

The following table includes program information under which the above practices related to Cropland 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)







1,588
147
4,441
404
6,475
543
4,933
527
242
48
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 405
38
1,360
161
8,284
961
14,180
1,843
12,173
1,714
15,439
2,081
16,254
2,054
17,588
2,666
8,888
1,798
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 300
23
504
19
323
23
40
1
329
3


974
102
23
5
1,165
70
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)











1,028
22




Other





163
4










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 405
61
1,360
180
8,382
984
14,180
1,848
13,761
1,864
19,842
2,485
22,506
2,721
22,429
3,198
9,151
1,916
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 61,882
3,919
69,206
5,019
86,051
5,572
81,969
5,217
61,243
4,521
73,097
4,292
92,181
4,988
72,319
3,362
62,670
3,256
45,994
2,359
67,399
4,045
39,472
2,272
50,423
2,588
32,977
1,661
35,518
1,344
52,418
3,085
32,441
1,978
73,106
5,476
Access Control - Enhancements E472

























28
1
5
3
377
16
160
5
158
4
Conservation Cover 327 60,197
3,742
56,169
4,130
78,957
4,848
76,845
5,435
60,842
4,719
38,339
3,353
61,816
4,396
75,744
5,149
66,267
4,245
48,562
2,780
32,719
1,484
31,057
1,791
28,452
2,140
15,755
1,020
32,585
2,403
42,570
2,160
41,658
2,691
120,594
8,850
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























407
19
3,226
129
6,398
526
7,954
571
5,444
304
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647 490
61
2,345
309
4,801
453
3,080
297
3,456
287
3,453
246
3,190
206
1,742
136
796
58
830
27
439
31
189
15
125
6
146
15
18
3
104
9
55
8
11,305
877
Hedgerow Planting 422



43
2






























Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats 643 6,523
282
7,738
481
7,303
374
9,920
440
8,224
375
5,751
335
5,340
193
13,767
202
7,923
98
10,895
127
8,276
90
4,132
31
1,908
22
965
31
6,544
60
14,409
99
17,508
144
12,631
345
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats - Enhancements E643































40
1
16
1
Riparian Forest Buffer 391 2,115
393
3,998
456
2,262
441
2,808
330
1,409
189
3,661
319
3,070
284
964
135
659
85
413
65
494
59
343
60
1,676
41
322
62
357
43
415
139
121
53
279
70
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391





























453
6




Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390









206
27
330
49
378
36
185
53
117
31
54
21
52
24
151
49
47
22
129
14
431
91
141
49
267
50
Shallow Water Development and Management 646 1,651
42
1,570
32
693
15
1,356
25
1,713
39
1,182
35
44,179
847
4,856
97
1,676
29
1,668
26
675
11
2,469
51
17,431
321
4,159
88
9,698
177
2,034
43
3,127
65
8,944
174
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646

























20,014
393
20,550
387
39,816
770
34,503
642
33,063
625
Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 69
20
275
45
224
4
4
2
80
7
113
4
100
5
45
6


37
3
37
2
298
7


12
1
61
4
47
1
14
1


Structures for Wildlife 649































10,975
325
13,943
304
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 71,783
3,040
86,809
4,515
109,004
5,350
102,054
5,349
99,419
5,634
80,417
4,828
92,437
4,148
83,038
3,421
53,131
1,737
38,515
1,113
40,406
945
17,524
707
25,224
1,309
6,845
165
4,616
156
39,323
2,062
15,895
1,083
13,408
738
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645































270
22
1,291
37
Wetland Creation 658 320
11
782
15
736
15
87
8
925
11
35
1
121
7
74
3






10
1








192
3


Wetland Enhancement 659 1,408
12
524
7
1,643
40
18
2
399
11
1,040
24
1,884
19
8,244
106
1,888
27


3
1
4
1












Wetland Restoration 657 10,155
290
8,283
257
6,306
107
7,122
244
4,745
110
5,476
149
6,367
165
4,336
211
6,335
220
2,084
127
759
48
900
26
684
48
1,606
198


859
9
6
2
5,294
22
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management 644 6,231
236
8,874
264
9,659
237
7,809
222
8,452
197
3,452
206
3,045
190
2,820
161
2,409
137
338
19
559
22
36
8
219
8
65
1
80
6
305
22
372
25


Wildlife Habitat Planting. 420































5,823
699
9,225
958
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420

































1,789
83
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)



















118
11


504
31
187
35






102
5
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 51,050
8,182
56,811
10,506
61,456
11,077
69,051
11,997
61,428
11,082
43,795
9,179
54,914
9,903
48,986
7,127
26,081
4,081
13,127
2,244
16,395
2,023
16,214
2,707
19,155
3,360
8,266
1,016
26,012
3,186
19,174
6,213
30,031
4,788
96,181
12,894
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























13,141
295
13,305
360
22,203
851
20,737
1,083
25,235
1,143
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 38,166
2,750
57,112
3,801
68,020
4,525
52,892
3,568
37,471
3,011
42,341
2,763
50,455
2,399
58,131
2,965
69,243
4,397
47,968
3,427
72,858
4,021
24,083
1,655
29,929
2,312
22,172
1,439
10,285
386
12,391
641
11,718
930
32,890
3,417
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)













272
22


















1,527
5
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 9,341
403
13,280
451
23,717
1,170
26,101
1,146
25,544
1,232
31,115
1,074
59,735
1,729
51,613
1,571
34,505
955
34,339
693
22,822
551
20,746
538
12,629
455
14,270
545
9,975
370
14,634
625
19,778
1,035
22,729
1,084
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 1,160
62
1,197
61
687
35
700
59
267
12
1,486
98
812
42
1,151
58


42
3


113
5




86
2
262
135


2
1
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















1,775
28
17,153
334
8,440
176
20,240
416
28,246
568
23,939
531
16,389
351
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD)

223
4
































Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)

15
1
































Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 6,966
391
8,141
355
6,666
157
6,824
339
5,133
174
6,617
254
5,624
259
10,033
384
7,161
248
1,820
133
237
52
713
24
43
24
935
170
11
2
395
2


285
4
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 1,748
245
4,704
347
7,569
493
6,331
461
11,933
586
6,146
451
38,759
1,164
17,125
896
4,736
260
4,831
177
2,797
90
982
37
237
16
2
1
65
7
49
3




Other 185
15
131
4
7
1
19
1
34
3


25
1
39
2
22
4


87
11












189
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 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 105,672
12,048
134,197
15,530
159,130
17,458
151,572
17,571
135,620
16,100
127,179
13,819
201,841
15,497
181,702
13,025
137,077
9,945
99,782
6,677
108,796
6,759
61,228
4,994
77,623
6,532
62,977
3,677
79,294
4,729
97,205
9,038
105,434
8,367
193,919
18,918
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 7,065
169
9,372
230
13,599
362
13,625
361
12,832
359
33,185
698
35,191
819
32,419
656
19,276
472
17,330
463
18,279
444
11,649
276
15,468
262
9,649
274
5,980
193
6,049
187
6,590
130
4,844
118
Brush Management 314



373
8






376
18
27
2
2,747
9
3,845
19
4,195
41
5,431
42
9,016
109
6,337
88
6,552
78
16,199
172
5,988
151
8,694
185
Brush Management - Enhancements E314



























628
9
563
9
218
13
1,157
19
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647 135
6
223
5
273
9
327
8
1,042
19
322
12
1,277
21
412
12
403
15
516
4
209
6
170
6






18
1


225
2
Firebreak 394

2
1




144
1


1
2
368
1
492
6
2,616
30
5,197
26
8,727
44
6,771
64
6,044
58
4,339
57
8,436
57
8,517
73
6,797
72
Forest Stand Improvement 666 4,485
36
8,549
54
15,004
161
14,449
167
20,036
237
28,265
452
37,558
454
25,310
381
19,724
248
26,810
287
29,384
266
39,184
347
36,231
271
43,415
314
71,746
222
82,370
252
35,297
293
50,243
382
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666

























2,038
14
4,314
52
5,040
94
2,157
65
5,335
91
Forest Trails and Landings 655 1,071
2
413
5
2,514
11
1,664
5
1,882
15
6,992
40
3,256
29
1,018
22
530
5
1,259
13
1,545
10
4,728
26
10,271
68
3,045
21
944
12
601
9
45,156
65
12,069
41
Herbaceous Weed Control 315















67
2
97
2
1,908
14
67
2
3,116
19
455
31
940
12
1,170
20
1,341
17
2,238
25
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315



























93
1
93
2


65
1
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595



128
2
21
1
90
5
291
8
355
18
218
11
105
10
48
6
471
19
188
10
461
23
1,028
15
607
19
471
17
210
7
293
2
Prescribed Burning 338 364
6
1,209
16
2,561
25
1,093
46
9,650
72
3,141
66
11,790
148
7,483
135
6,239
84
16,835
150
7,650
70
15,358
93
15,049
112
15,915
103
17,375
99
18,959
120
34,387
133
31,491
178
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338

























90
1
141
3
1,221
7
483
9
766
19
Prescribed Forestry 409



2,300
38
6,089
118
18,570
266
1,733
31
399
9
317
4




















Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats 643 200
1
1,894
16
1,154
18
2,810
29
1,639
41
1,538
46
2,937
36
11,284
79
7,210
67
9,775
93
7,615
48
4,040
26
1,750
13
866
25
4,122
44
13,932
57
16,712
58
9,886
93
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats - Enhancements E643































40
1
16
1
Riparian Forest Buffer 391 374
32
694
61
667
27
1,016
27
448
22
1,837
38
897
48
411
27
221
21
44
6
242
5
141
6
1,081
5
91
24
100
1
5
3
8
4


Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391





























446
3




Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390





























2
6




Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 110
8
163
21
175
30
897
33
397
26
1,567
38
3,615
63
887
25
733
38
499
9
1,586
20
568
10
469
14
291
38
1,275
23
719
15
655
15
1,216
11
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612

























4
1
134
5
486
11
9
1
27
1
Tree/Shrub Pruning 660









25
2
7
1
106
3




















Tree/Shrub Site Preparation 490 5
2
66
13
109
15
617
19
372
16
531
27
789
46
154
15
209
21
183
7
486
16
374
5
234
6
154
13
879
16
765
11
666
12
1,495
14
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 5,893
107
12,161
212
15,855
259
14,843
306
16,624
340
14,005
334
38,966
458
42,436
631
33,795
363
23,933
246
30,272
269
10,308
107
9,881
70
5,220
27
2,403
18
7,499
49
4,375
31
7,123
35
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645































199
5
1,109
15
Wildlife Habitat Planting. 420































52
2
1,493
18
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420

































177
4
Woody Residue Treatment 384





4
1
281
15
570
25
1,968
42
138
14
75
7
42
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 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
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 33
6
847
41
167
38
996
29
55
17
181
45
158
70
167
11
303
58
491
7
75
15
171
13
34
8
18
3
124
13
105
35
66
2


Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























2,183
18
4,296
99
6,805
212
5,968
193
10,064
360
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 7,056
196
11,970
351
10,896
306
13,159
373
15,424
347
28,848
641
30,536
744
24,610
561
20,897
428
14,857
385
31,761
469
7,309
193
10,896
237
6,838
257
3,654
117
6,125
107
3,674
86
2,869
72
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 5,725
141
7,180
176
17,113
506
18,565
552
32,697
817
34,125
892
44,331
1,001
46,334
1,056
37,422
764
41,381
812
32,520
706
38,169
720
31,504
678
27,586
689
30,719
530
26,801
640
30,907
760
37,682
875
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 6
1








5
1


38
1














27
24




Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















4,566
53
7,051
104
8,163
77
11,421
99
10,447
83
4,017
44
2,987
20
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD)

223
4
































Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)

15
1
































Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 1,171
25
1,551
61
3,092
115
2,138
167
6,312
253
4,784
238
16,671
397
13,793
389
4,946
112
4,991
134
2,872
64
607
21
220
9
56
3
197
6
8
1




Other















22
6


















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

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to 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 12,176
369
18,487
634
29,248
965
33,531
1,121
53,020
1,434
63,000
1,817
81,073
2,212
81,511
2,018
58,287
1,368
59,821
1,338
62,943
1,254
48,483
1,000
48,750
1,036
43,314
1,047
48,582
864
48,332
1,102
43,876
1,085
52,544
1,327
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





12
1




























Brush Management 314 987
28
2,822
63
3,807
125
3,070
126
4,325
228
5,039
130
3,980
126
3,143
107
1,632
54
1,546
52
2,033
69
3,134
69
1,946
50
2,803
66
5,630
101
5,639
271
9,760
230
8,502
231
Brush Management - Enhancements E314



























129
3
4
1
215
2
53
7
Critical Area Planting 342 7,889
237
11,738
327
10,641
364
9,303
322
9,025
259
7,435
251
6,160
191
7,168
196
5,413
147
6,573
168
5,769
159
7,810
194
8,272
207
8,992
187
8,337
152
6,443
145
7,528
160
4,291
133
Fence 382 24,431
1,163
39,714
1,524
52,668
1,977
45,888
1,661
52,538
1,719
43,083
1,602
50,401
1,933
56,416
1,676
34,489
1,169
43,554
1,279
50,211
1,534
61,002
1,733
63,316
1,620
59,558
1,714
46,804
1,368
50,826
1,478
33,869
1,081
55,037
1,131
Fence - Enhancements E382































153
1
40
3
Forage Harvest Management 511 32,693
1,478
34,831
1,857
53,365
2,498
38,564
1,823
18,324
1,034
24,367
1,262
24,514
1,221
40,313
1,670
12,368
680
2,031
141
3,094
186
989
52
964
49
1,220
65
1,683
91
3,736
149
538
45
1,787
107
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511































5
2
75
8
Forage and Biomass Planting 512 32,540
1,681
53,652
2,774
57,918
3,022
48,752
2,447
31,519
1,687
23,474
1,260
23,888
1,280
22,673
1,197
22,977
907
19,935
816
21,657
1,018
26,626
977
27,265
955
27,010
1,144
22,325
933
27,850
1,139
20,155
906
22,254
1,028
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512

























2,570
68
353
16
548
36
512
30
584
27
Heavy Use Area Protection 561 1,106
32
4,431
121
2,740
90
4,566
149
6,476
229
3,897
162
5,074
141
4,112
126
5,454
153
8,769
218
11,056
318
18,035
481
23,016
527
21,169
604
20,599
691
20,749
622
30,250
755
35,063
703
Herbaceous Weed Control 315













47
5
998
27
258
23
965
42
2,555
83
1,230
55
2,152
74
7,624
172
7,755
420
11,378
451
7,322
365
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315



























31
1
12
2
88
5
64
10
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 10,931
292
6,286
268
9,044
436
8,540
348
10,010
307
9,895
386
14,403
593
12,374
415
13,485
567
12,497
434
26,274
1,063
24,229
1,122
28,072
1,334
30,800
1,542
44,347
2,057
23,056
1,397
13,825
830
16,069
893
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595



























1,097
86
1,585
125
2,121
161
2,185
174
Livestock Pipeline 516 18,964
765
34,523
1,161
41,283
1,320
24,419
906
24,098
910
28,448
965
35,731
1,163
38,542
1,280
59,240
1,624
30,770
920
30,856
1,008
38,706
1,124
39,547
1,049
39,175
1,039
31,885
1,075
27,273
842
26,996
877
35,973
814
Nutrient Management 590 14,379
699
16,725
835
20,335
1,113
21,377
1,113
18,180
1,014
15,932
892
20,426
1,093
12,791
739
6,721
395
7,121
291
7,545
412
9,270
537
9,138
398
10,949
478
8,325
502
9,468
562
7,817
461
5,901
343
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

































202
18
Pond 378 1,753
56
2,681
68
667
35
1,447
41
1,048
40
976
37
441
16
230
9
612
21
246
11
894
18
819
14
757
17
1,469
26
1,227
19
985
19
1,334
17
105
6
Prescribed Burning 338 384
17
1,409
34
2,189
35
1,159
60
3,605
53
887
37
3,224
155
1,420
58
364
24
991
22
207
16
672
13
1,025
13
1,120
25
1,157
26
873
23
949
29
485
28
Prescribed Grazing 528 117,614
5,755
109,777
5,255
154,721
7,385
117,106
5,498
94,806
4,550
120,352
5,707
125,607
5,981
123,047
5,940
117,624
5,563
68,980
3,252
92,008
4,560
71,622
2,817
52,675
2,236
44,253
1,954
37,587
1,831
37,500
1,924
24,938
1,344
19,005
1,080
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























362
25
2,999
90
3,965
225
9,167
477
9,311
580
Pumping Plant 533

74
1


331
19
1,104
43
2,562
62
2,721
86
4,462
122
11,825
263
4,145
91
3,260
76
2,768
70
3,277
81
2,681
77
2,251
69
2,323
59
2,597
65
3,686
62
Silvopasture Establishment 381



























126
2
56
8
43
2
151
10
Spring Development 574



























1,093
18
709
21
636
17
781
19
Stream Crossing 578



























673
6
425
7
341
8
613
11
Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 13
8
227
25




9
1
41
2
84
1
26
4




37
2




12
1








Waste Recycling 633 1,952
105
3,879
189
2,661
161
4,426
204
2,685
128
1,458
79
3,409
125
366
19
312
4
38
1




4
1










Water Well 642 1,869
77
6,342
192
8,540
236
3,735
107
2,095
74
3,538
97
2,792
88
8,181
197
27,356
574
3,962
110
3,700
95
3,541
109
2,819
88
2,817
94
2,801
95
2,384
68
2,616
67
3,004
59
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638 728
16
1,489
31
765
29
953
25
806
21
955
24
1,373
41
1,640
34
794
25
756
34
690
28
1,101
38
1,876
49
2,651
56
1,379
44
1,405
39
1,291
45
1,334
47
Watering Facility 614 20,148
828
39,326
1,342
43,823
1,457
34,351
1,159
26,143
998
30,664
1,060
38,995
1,281
43,625
1,450
58,325
1,652
32,955
996
37,948
1,190
62,249
1,483
52,520
1,383
54,556
1,394
45,184
1,411
38,431
1,168
42,953
1,113
49,565
958
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 37
5
184
2
371
8
62
6
169
9
126
10
154
7
1
1


70
3
984
12
311
3
1
1
182
8
90
2
169
10
6
1
107
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 Grazing Land Conservation were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of grazing land treated with conservation practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

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



















16
1














Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 4,814
269
1,214
219
2,237
298
1,823
207
1,192
155
839
180
574
110
889
51
442
45


16
1
79
3
280
20
118
3
249
22
64
21
5
4
148
31
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























3,503
129
8,505
437
19,704
1,372
30,765
1,789
25,603
1,893
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 116,298
10,089
138,995
11,387
111,965
8,690
106,507
8,319
81,386
6,067
92,451
7,246
106,880
7,544
119,484
7,427
113,439
7,040
78,624
4,910
109,026
7,856
95,179
7,153
93,780
6,648
87,385
6,963
90,825
6,785
63,956
5,505
35,189
3,062
37,190
3,026
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 28,219
2,596
48,397
4,325
140,506
11,033
95,328
7,424
82,744
6,997
79,014
6,435
96,077
7,580
95,926
7,582
97,202
6,429
54,480
3,946
48,381
3,935
46,885
3,666
39,219
3,312
37,089
3,347
35,439
3,238
31,978
3,110
37,112
4,112
40,493
3,850
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 4,304
286
1,672
77
1,606
106
557
50
552
55
1,550
148
1,099
224
1,592
144
53
6
37
4
157
5
167
15
30
1




295
439
24
1


Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















850
79
2,389
132
2,388
196
4,622
249
3,290
313
3,970
213
1,001
58
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)

19
2












51
9


















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 28
1
4
1
350
6
180
10
156
20
107
15
703
63
530
23
159
16
19
2
183
8














Other 15
1
880
58
2,879
158
63
5
190
10
39
1
7
1
141
18
5,366
304




151
3


110
3
3,554
130


12
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 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 147,262
13,242
183,937
16,069
248,163
20,291
197,476
16,015
162,059
13,304
167,665
14,025
197,293
15,522
213,004
15,245
209,785
13,849
128,632
8,862
155,215
11,806
141,591
10,919
133,308
10,113
129,114
10,641
142,176
10,861
116,619
10,760
104,994
9,182
103,199
8,858
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 1,609
39
3,988
75
2,413
56
4,367
86
5,833
108
7,402
104
5,681
103
8,313
175
6,417
135
8,099
164
9,980
187
9,934
173
6,272
135
4,476
89
2,879
60
2,917
52
1,289
23
1,017
16
Irrigation Pipeline 430 1,404
32
863
12
2,868
59
3,657
68
6,978
111
8,990
151
8,686
163
11,292
193
13,617
253
17,555
292
21,090
331
17,545
276
18,802
314
13,410
202
17,266
234
11,512
174
7,668
117
7,768
104
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441







48
2
32
6
27
3
131
11
14
4
35
13
9
9
7
4
14
2


25
3
0
1
4
1
120
10
Irrigation System, Sprinkler 442 1,687
15
3,015
27
4,096
49
9,390
129
8,974
92
7,005
87
16,335
171
11,003
126
6,081
84
2,591
31
2,807
40
3,161
39
3,461
40
2,018
31
2,279
22
1,162
19
1,069
17
1,747
21
Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface 443 4,322
72
6,346
106
5,150
79
5,266
100
3,415
50
3,019
45
4,474
81
3,350
58
3,208
49
3,133
49
2,553
47
1,736
28
3,655
54
3,484
60
2,323
32
955
16
2,072
32
797
14
Irrigation System, Tailwater Recovery 447





276
2




























Irrigation Water Management 449 25,409
429
43,259
716
30,737
474
29,860
515
21,461
320
36,718
641
40,955
688
46,305
795
30,122
541
24,811
479
35,269
716
20,750
382
28,860
494
14,748
245
13,303
244
16,885
315
19,464
350
15,399
321
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449

























418
12
5,230
81
5,041
71
9,952
160
13,330
232
Pumping Plant 533

107
2
4
1
41
1
148
5
2,370
24
81
3
1,155
18
586
13
179
7
60
2
82
2
154
2
57
6
174
6
179
5
197
2
41
3
Pumping Plant - Enhancements E533

































220
6
Structure for Water Control 587 1,584
36
5,697
104
1,709
46
1,846
59
2,085
41
1,667
30
6,776
74
1,832
70
1,188
55
1,421
43
1,660
30
1,838
30
840
17
460
48
370
7
1,293
12
1,114
18
2,781
17
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)



















103
2


340
6
7
9






89
3
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 77
8
499
20
149
10
83
7
169
8
29
3
31
4
14
2
55
2
13
2
6
1
10
1
10
1
5
1






27
1
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























341
12
5,002
100
8,800
174
15,701
374
17,313
415
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 12,291
275
15,959
326
15,504
319
15,064
396
11,868
272
17,039
447
22,373
546
19,433
465
17,075
374
13,804
291
17,615
403
14,136
271
13,913
353
14,525
343
15,790
287
11,537
218
8,849
199
7,616
139
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)













59
2


















1,527
2
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 12,660
314
27,176
629
20,012
431
24,921
526
22,497
422
29,366
619
30,023
681
35,608
933
30,178
713
32,011
757
34,533
942
25,911
647
30,531
694
13,158
296
11,740
294
11,972
258
7,274
136
7,289
172
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

























11
1
474
8
725
13
592
11
552
10
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 1,069
25
1,784
67
217
4
622
31
775
26
1,056
18
1,346
44
643
44
315
45
287
26
166
14
629
15
15
4
170
31


395
2


285
2
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)







14
1
2
1
512
11




286
2
















Other 80
1


































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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 25,780
623
44,172
1,042
35,455
764
39,962
960
34,596
729
46,780
1,088
53,053
1,286
55,099
1,446
47,152
1,134
46,208
1,078
51,731
1,362
40,576
934
44,724
1,058
28,120
693
33,006
689
33,406
665
32,179
720
34,156
744
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 61,882
3,919
69,206
5,019
86,051
5,572
81,969
5,217
61,243
4,521
73,097
4,292
92,181
4,988
72,319
3,362
62,670
3,256
45,994
2,359
67,399
4,045
39,472
2,272
50,423
2,588
32,977
1,661
35,518
1,344
52,418
3,085
32,441
1,978
73,106
5,476
Access Control - Enhancements E472

























28
1
5
3
377
16
160
5
158
4
Access Road 560

2
1
599
3
106
2
2
1




40
2




















Alley Cropping 311 6
1
23
2
22
2
7
1


17
2
8
4












13
1
113
5
13
1


93
14
Animal Mortality Facility 316 76
4
51
8
59
5
160
11
172
15
763
22
123
10
210
18
102
10
99
7
875
11
133
11
76
8
15
4
21
2
10
2
34
3
67
5
Brush Management 314



























12,245
184
22,735
586
15,815
489
17,568
498
Brush Management - Enhancements E314



























757
12
567
10
441
17
1,274
31
Composting Facility 317 168
16
361
27
728
24
282
19
424
11
87
3
100
9
94
5
20
2


21
2




15
1


10
1




Conservation Cover 327 60,197
3,742
56,169
4,130
78,957
4,848
76,845
5,435
60,842
4,719
38,339
3,353
61,816
4,396
75,744
5,149
66,267
4,245
48,562
2,780
32,719
1,484
31,057
1,791
28,452
2,140
15,755
1,020
32,585
2,403
42,570
2,160
41,658
2,691
120,594
8,850
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























407
19
3,226
129
6,398
526
7,954
571
5,444
304
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 260,014
8,713
303,394
9,668
290,255
10,064
277,475
10,115
275,331
9,402
385,237
12,784
322,007
12,025
306,190
10,322
336,651
11,042
128,822
5,076
176,888
6,430
123,542
4,534
74,969
3,053
62,880
2,318
48,352
1,860
87,107
3,463
37,320
1,630
38,689
1,813
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328

























3,538
147
14,202
333
18,081
523
16,159
496
12,168
374
Constructed Wetland 656



41
1






























Contour Buffer Strips 332 10
8
43
61
169
9
32
4
63
12
100
88
61
22
29
6


42
8
1
1










1
4
16
14
Contour Farming 330 56,360
1,449
62,537
1,701
52,877
1,447
55,940
1,765
65,878
1,809
72,204
2,171
55,990
1,658
19,764
505
39,326
945
12,784
282
13,237
337
33,743
1,215
8,714
194
6,458
137
3,576
78
3,313
90
4,278
104
4,182
86
Cover Crop 340 959
39
4,937
177
4,607
134
12,126
332
10,166
250
6,903
188
7,876
241
16,575
399
28,663
671
30,734
951
42,920
1,235
90,362
3,238
158,664
5,718
207,627
7,634
352,874
13,450
268,958
10,004
233,034
8,618
247,984
8,687
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340

























17,670
431
28,453
748
43,536
1,199
59,365
1,568
81,739
1,916
Critical Area Planting 342 18,706
695
26,783
943
22,528
774
24,640
869
30,717
947
27,667
948
30,249
858
26,074
787
20,861
634
20,371
568
21,887
512
25,589
656
26,150
678
26,214
711
18,336
392
21,280
494
20,015
436
19,287
565
Diversion 362 2,378
63
3,576
93
2,268
65
3,534
77
3,315
92
3,111
76
2,667
95
2,480
90
2,122
56
3,137
70
1,343
23
2,023
51
2,375
55
1,499
43
1,940
24
2,333
61
2,063
44
3,916
69
Drainage Water Management 554 163
1
142
9
445
21
399
16
151
3
229
9
422
7
2,122
41
3,391
66
5,368
111
2,661
56
808
16
820
13
149
5
45
1
37
1
50
2
98
1
Field Border 386



























1,516
39
6,028
90
1,563
162
4,176
332
Field Border - Enhancements E386



























115
5
436
15
100
4
522
19
Filter Strip 393 7,705
644
5,753
655
4,272
480
7,173
754
5,417
915
5,577
700
3,343
367
821
255
630
158
242
71
404
82
323
96
473
59
113
23
65
29
581
191
255
44
387
96
Forage and Biomass Planting 512



























27,071
1,122
35,267
1,560
24,828
1,141
26,804
1,280
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512



























372
17
646
44
515
33
692
34
Forest Stand Improvement 666



























71,853
230
83,712
271
36,242
303
50,441
392
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666



























4,328
53
5,050
95
2,278
66
5,384
97
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 23,486
611
40,187
882
31,761
723
44,721
925
31,342
681
24,574
493
29,599
539
31,447
591
28,158
509
28,533
503
36,737
654
36,696
648
55,952
926
37,248
632
29,994
537
22,711
483
20,851
385
23,486
406
Grassed Waterway 412 11,163
362
22,830
627
17,049
421
12,795
352
20,952
509
19,682
521
21,763
551
21,026
532
12,754
368
16,293
327
11,225
223
15,942
344
29,563
422
20,533
434
10,035
181
6,823
190
6,490
145
8,320
228
Heavy Use Area Protection 561 1,181
34
4,598
127
3,146
110
4,968
165
6,875
247
4,414
185
5,461
159
4,547
143
7,383
186
9,909
248
12,183
355
19,262
528
24,210
570
23,433
653
22,420
777
22,124
677
32,005
806
36,334
749
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 85,515
2,548
77,889
2,985
133,183
4,939
101,008
3,439
107,432
3,707
95,257
3,517
103,424
3,776
54,186
1,795
29,229
1,352
19,450
785
31,646
1,375
30,447
1,444
35,650
1,682
41,337
1,905
49,237
2,339
29,692
1,762
99,075
2,887
72,424
2,314
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595

























2,356
50
83,515
2,012
153,017
3,972
227,564
5,642
236,727
5,877
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441







48
2
32
6
27
3
131
11
14
4
35
13
9
9
7
4
14
2


25
3
0
1
4
1
120
10
Irrigation System, Tailwater Recovery 447





276
2




























Irrigation Water Management 449 25,409
429
43,259
716
30,737
474
29,860
515
21,461
320
36,718
641
40,955
688
46,305
795
30,122
541
24,811
479
35,269
716
20,750
382
28,860
494
14,748
245
13,303
244
16,885
315
19,464
350
15,399
321
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449

























418
12
5,230
81
5,041
71
9,952
160
13,330
232
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468

































24
2
Mulching 484 8,950
312
9,800
274
7,331
258
8,847
258
11,293
292
8,210
220
6,572
166
6,990
170
5,421
161
6,816
187
7,741
155
9,825
236
25,602
357
11,323
258








Nutrient Management 590 83,910
2,693
97,578
3,643
148,963
5,593
133,317
4,558
118,363
4,203
101,930
3,915
127,312
4,484
75,743
2,755
44,029
1,496
47,165
1,493
40,007
1,448
38,901
1,433
34,328
1,101
30,229
1,049
18,182
845
16,070
861
15,829
755
11,450
551
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























2,421
45
19,446
434
32,106
769
29,216
716
15,813
420
Prescribed Grazing 528 139,964
6,610
120,250
5,708
167,485
7,955
125,440
5,908
103,876
4,910
133,336
6,386
134,150
6,445
131,903
6,481
125,149
5,954
71,363
3,382
95,839
4,766
74,287
2,998
55,224
2,461
45,435
2,028
40,495
1,960
42,190
2,206
28,295
1,689
25,947
1,560
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























362
25
2,999
90
3,965
225
9,257
483
9,319
583
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 88,915
2,817
71,707
2,542
67,064
2,637
69,528
2,675
48,102
1,838
55,791
2,110
53,837
2,240
47,217
1,928
35,147
1,576
30,383
1,255
21,885
834
25,328
932
16,707
659
8,742
348
6,704
270
13,638
517
14,312
660
9,023
283
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345

























27,856
678
58,568
1,356
65,455
1,548
64,545
1,531
22,629
545
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 93,146
3,557
95,036
3,635
121,609
4,377
108,948
4,305
114,222
4,082
127,482
4,860
128,689
4,945
86,353
2,866
56,670
2,255
36,871
1,370
33,823
1,214
39,037
1,434
39,877
1,474
26,072
1,127
27,446
1,278
36,517
1,607
24,561
1,131
25,252
1,407
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329





























2,556
103
1,564
54
3,671
146
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till 346 859
17
952
19
127
2
15
1
70
3
2,142
46








25
2














Riparian Forest Buffer 391 2,115
393
3,998
456
2,262
441
2,808
330
1,409
189
3,661
319
3,070
284
964
135
659
85
413
65
494
59
343
60
1,676
41
322
62
357
43
415
139
121
53
279
70
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391





























453
6




Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390









206
27
330
49
378
36
185
53
117
31
54
21
52
24
151
49
47
22
129
14
431
91
141
49
267
50
Roof Runoff Structure 558









3
1
























Roofs and Covers 367



























753
39
621
37
762
35
1,087
51
Sediment Basin 350 82
4
24
2
163
7


316
5
348
7
985
13
104
4
104
2
77
1
147
5


7
1


105
2


23
1
7
1
Silvopasture Establishment 381



























126
2
83
10
43
2
151
10
Stream Crossing 578



119
1
152
4
219
7
577
16
794
20
614
30
801
12
437
13
1,255
14
438
18
841
20
970
17
728
10
451
11
388
12
794
15
Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 69
20
275
45
224
4
4
2
80
7
113
4
100
5
45
6


37
3
37
2
298
7


12
1
61
4
47
1
14
1


Stripcropping 585 135
2
165
4
16
2
214
5
158
3
22
2
75
4
93
5




















Structure for Water Control 587 1,584
36
5,697
104
1,709
46
1,846
59
2,085
41
1,667
30
6,776
74
1,832
70
1,188
55
1,421
43
1,660
30
1,838
30
840
17
460
48
370
7
1,293
12
1,114
18
2,781
17
Terrace 600 63,540
1,172
90,177
1,716
75,718
1,349
76,270
1,395
94,833
1,649
72,610
1,309
89,972
1,737
99,047
1,907
81,689
1,557
72,814
1,327
72,179
1,249
74,396
1,352
105,903
1,745
74,043
1,303
34,189
612
56,400
1,036
58,279
949
91,692
1,471
Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 3,738
401
7,860
457
7,528
566
5,880
328
5,135
318
5,573
282
6,797
272
3,847
165
2,062
132
1,315
69
2,094
66
1,563
71
2,209
136
980
81
2,765
135
1,872
171
2,214
158
4,280
277
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612

























77
23
487
36
1,294
116
1,063
60
438
43
Waste Facility Closure 360 9
2
240
8
375
7
117
10
121
11
76
5
288
11
123
19
252
12
99
9
61
8
314
14
278
18
299
6
13
5
37
7
110
12
11
2
Waste Recycling 633 3,545
177
8,391
372
9,479
420
9,912
401
7,849
285
4,106
192
8,309
362
1,239
44
491
11
38
1




4
1




127
1


105
1
Waste Storage Facility 313 556
42
473
43
1,284
47
930
57
880
36
747
37
931
52
752
40
342
27
765
25
576
31
1,505
60
1,640
48
1,602
45
484
31
575
33
733
33
1,096
40
Waste Transfer 634 1,581
55
1,187
34
2,243
76
2,654
110
2,440
56
1,661
51
1,791
65
864
30
144
12
370
17
702
26
1,203
49
647
35
1,108
51
1,104
43
502
35
832
31
1,185
36
Waste Treatment Lagoon 359 63
4
62
4
257
7
278
5
200
5
17
2
21
2


123
1


















Water Well Decommissioning 351 1,603
51
8,893
70
2,377
73
2,288
69
1,484
60
2,384
88
2,434
79
3,634
138
1,795
56
4,255
105
1,771
77
4,465
105
5,059
102
1,514
58
1,103
41
1,193
46
642
36
544
34
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638 3,588
59
4,436
96
6,273
141
7,144
133
13,004
255
16,478
263
12,383
263
15,886
322
11,425
245
9,364
203
8,786
220
10,763
256
22,022
414
14,553
353
9,639
230
16,404
402
10,969
266
15,964
317
Wetland Creation 658 320
11
782
15
736
15
87
8
925
11
35
1
121
7
74
3






10
1








192
3


Wetland Enhancement 659 1,408
12
524
7
1,643
40
18
2
399
11
1,040
24
1,884
19
8,244
106
1,888
27


3
1
4
1












Wetland Restoration 657 10,155
290
8,283
257
6,306
107
7,122
244
4,745
110
5,476
149
6,367
165
4,336
211
6,335
220
2,084
127
759
48
900
26
684
48
1,606
198


859
9
6
2
5,294
22
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 574
13
226
5
451
13
265
26
1,403
57
635
38
480
25
46
9
113
4
294
12
1,020
15
311
4
79
8
711
19
459
8
195
15
36
4
112
5
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• 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)



















134
22


504
36
187
56
3
1




463
28
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 53,181
8,592
52,789
10,137
62,150
9,997
63,620
10,553
49,663
9,595
37,151
8,308
52,592
9,068
52,168
6,450
27,081
4,291
13,033
1,957
16,176
1,861
16,238
2,563
18,465
2,776
8,351
964
26,363
3,210
15,764
4,896
27,566
3,875
95,637
12,170
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























34,562
1,528
102,813
5,331
164,960
9,731
252,657
14,902
256,041
14,001
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 393,579
27,490
446,820
28,423
414,275
26,402
416,257
27,438
408,276
25,413
494,882
29,945
501,919
30,224
471,317
23,632
467,446
22,549
334,460
16,561
398,617
20,044
342,283
18,611
372,037
18,789
330,142
17,140
335,111
17,795
290,313
16,963
166,176
10,944
231,877
14,951
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)













272
18


















1,527
7
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 85,212
5,307
142,028
8,257
280,087
17,584
235,606
12,521
209,120
11,104
242,880
11,650
248,294
12,309
267,383
11,570
271,906
10,719
138,927
5,595
137,494
5,782
117,504
4,803
130,090
5,284
136,403
5,533
222,078
8,606
201,717
7,982
190,471
8,093
170,321
6,895
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 3,130
194
1,743
86
1,647
78
115
13
552
37
1,555
96
1,232
118
1,669
72
69
3
42
3


113
5




86
2
315
428


2
1
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















5,364
280
6,968
389
10,035
453
36,687
1,146
65,675
1,967
58,391
1,714
35,240
980
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD)





72
4




























Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)

61
4












25
2


















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 6,774
315
7,296
290
6,418
91
6,175
251
4,636
157
6,419
218
5,613
224
10,184
376
6,893
332
1,587
186
241
83
778
56
43
36
935
253
11
2
395
4


285
6
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 785
119
1,021
137
1,547
141
992
121
1,541
145
2,112
155
5,149
235
5,101
168
807
55
1,789
74
1,420
38
329
15
114
7
14
1
246
13
38
2




Other 234
11
558
13
196
7
239
7
7,771
156
516
11
183
6
70
2
1,047
47


87
11
865
8
797
20
122
4
1,141
26


12
1
189
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 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 515,191
42,028
614,933
47,347
714,803
54,300
675,631
50,908
652,212
46,607
750,992
50,383
779,467
52,184
785,382
42,288
754,774
37,998
483,137
24,376
539,887
27,841
475,122
26,341
519,254
27,337
508,862
25,932
713,133
36,132
721,356
41,973
683,370
39,529
778,051
49,053
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 658 320
11
782
15
736
15
87
8
925
11
35
1
121
7
74
3






10
1








192
3


Wetland Enhancement 659 1,408
12
524
7
1,643
40
18
2
399
11
1,040
24
1,884
19
8,244
106
1,888
27


3
1
4
1












Wetland Restoration 657 10,155
290
8,283
257
6,306
107
7,122
244
4,745
110
5,476
149
6,367
165
4,336
211
6,335
220
2,084
127
759
48
900
26
684
48
1,606
198


859
9
6
2
5,294
22
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)



















118
7


504
20
187
31






102
5
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 788
54
1,291
85
1,393
75
703
98
712
53
344
28
494
38
184
16
359
30
15
2
27
3
24
4
11
1
5
1


39
4
6
2
94
5
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 767
21
189
11
208
8
160
13
305
11
161
12
486
14
337
27
5
1
15
1
3
1


13
3




30
3


5
2
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)













272
11


















1,527
5
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

2
1




6
1
114
1
24
4
78
2
















192
3
52
1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 6,724
238
7,100
182
6,418
79
5,295
143
3,637
66
5,405
133
5,550
135
9,853
264
6,881
216
1,587
124
226
38
713
24
43
24
935
166


395
2


285
4
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)







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 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 8,214
313
8,582
279
8,019
162
6,153
254
4,674
132
6,012
174
6,531
191
10,647
320
7,246
247
1,618
127
374
49
737
28
570
48
1,126
198


463
9
197
5
2,065
22
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

More Information

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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/>
*[use date the website was accessed]