NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program Enhancement Summary

Ohio

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

To learn more see CSP and CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Quality

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

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

107
6
101
11
3
1




Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

572
16
140
20
368
22
10
2
58
3
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z



174
8
334
5
19
3


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

132
3
56
2






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







147
8
63
6
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







1,422
40
449
13
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R



34
2
51
7
17
1


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for water erosion E328101Z



6
3






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



3
1






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

10
2


20
3
10
2


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

2,171
155
3,423
169
6,195
344
10,626
572
8,203
449
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

497
11
42
2
2,295
57
1,742
45


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation E328B







22
2


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover E328C







6
1
6
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D





40
2
1,124
120
5,466
402
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Soil health crop rotation E328E







161
3
161
3
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







71
2


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators E328J





159
5
134
5
114
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leaving tall crop residue for wildlife E328L









167
7
Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334 Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction E334A









1,763
76
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

323
11
411
12
1,406
59
1,359
45
813
29
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1



123
6
224
12


101
6
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2 33
1
705
25
1,406
54
2,288
96
1,863
74
320
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM E340106Z4



113
6
233
13
121
7


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

3,322
132
2,868
133
5,149
224
4,020
194
1,979
85
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

1,737
61
1,404
56
1,310
32
892
34


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A





113
3
480
38
371
26
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B





590
18
343
25


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







661
25
1,110
69
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive orchard/vineyard floor cover cropping to increase soil health E340D









14
3
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health E340E





45
1
80
3
800
54
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F





85
2
1,510
42
1,868
79
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G







2
1
68
6
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340H







352
14
63
4
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386101Z

65
7
163
2
65
3
48
2


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

9
5
101
4






Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to decrease particulate emissions along the edge(s) of the field E386128Z

148
4


45
1




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



5
1






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



73
2






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



0
1






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







28
1
138
4
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat along the edge(s) of a field E386E







35
1


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

7
2
11
1
3
1
20
1


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture for soil organic matter improvement E512106Z1



7
1






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

85
5
45
3
15
3
2
1


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil erosion E512A





13
1
37
3
8
2
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass for soil organic matter improvement E512C





13
2




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







23
2
30
2
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







9
2
5
1
Grassed Waterway - Enhancements E412 Enhance a grassed waterway E412A









2
1
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X

951
33
2,221
85
4,220
175
2,656
113
120
9
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z





58
10
58
10


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

3,812
128
573
23
5,812
171
3,935
140
1,186
31
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A







1,360
34


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







1,201
60
2,860
79
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest resistance to Bt crops E595D







124
3


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







886
15
886
15
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D





886
15




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

1,250
60
2,823
108
5,028
180
2,117
80
493
18
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z

2,282
76
1,365
32
7,532
273
4,769
221


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



2,358
77
3,534
118
2,617
70


Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A





1,220
63
2,889
151
1,810
95
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B





463
30
2,558
75
3,867
114
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

1,511
40




3,022
80


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







106
3
106
3
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329106Z

1,941
73


2,050
77
2,754
117


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E329115Z





45
6
45
6
45
6
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329128Z

320
9


415
12
370
11
180
4
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce energy E329E









123
5
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R





17
1
17
1


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





54
3
1,524
73


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z





810
17
810
17


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







34
3
86
8
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







71
2


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators E328J





32
2




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





458
7
92
5


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



522
12
1,107
43




Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM E340106Z4



113
6
233
13




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

1,707
42
2
1
1,114
30
928
34
186
5
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z



64
4






Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A









70
1
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







71
2


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health E340E





45
1




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





52
1




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







34
3
34
3
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

647
13








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

255
8


418
12
733
29


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E329115Z





6
1
19
3
6
1
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329128Z

320
9


415
12
370
11
180
4
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce energy E329E









70
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.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z







92
5


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

296
8








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





52
1




Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329128Z

143
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.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Fish & Wildlife Habitat

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

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

9
1


9
1




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

57
1








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









19
2
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

140
15
116
16
206
10
120
8


Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

685
26
168
29
445
31
49
7
58
3
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z

45
3
209
16
537
23
93
14


Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects E327139Z 9
1
147
7
59
4






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





20
1
374
37
133
26
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







1,556
63
557
27
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391136Z





45
3




Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat E645A







28
2


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







11
1
166
5
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420 Establish pollinator habitat E420A









24
7
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Forest Land Conservation

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

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

178
4
266
8


143
3


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



33
1
145
2
201
5


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





128
6
1,217
22
1,252
32
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to capture nutrients in surface water E666118Z





33
1




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to capture nutrients -ground water E666119Z



77
2
39
1
39
1


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

19
1
275
4
1,171
8
231
3
261
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community E666132Z2





10
1
23
1


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Facilitating oak forest regeneration E666132Z3





170
3


19
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666133X







15
1


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

157
1
157
1
139
2
76
1


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



27
1






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





62
1




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





18
1
350
2


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

202
5
284
10
1,639
13
726
8


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666137Z2







145
1


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





244
3
21
1
146
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest management to enhance understory vegetation E666D





17
1
367
6
44
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure E666F







227
2


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







557
6
298
11
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Facilitating oak forest regeneration E666J







99
3
30
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666K







618
5
311
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666L







260
4
817
12
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666O







274
5
286
10
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control for desired plant communities/habitats consistent with the ecological site E315132Z





1,245
3
415
1


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

7
2


7
1
7
1
7
1
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391136Z





23
2




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



7
1
415
1
33
1


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





415
1
39
2


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





92
3




Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Sugarbush management E612133X3

27
1
80
3






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

19
2
50
1
340
6
63
2


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





17
1




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









191
8
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612D









43
3
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612G







103
3
447
5
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Edge feathering for wildlife cover E645C







11
1
124
4
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420 Establish pollinator habitat E420A









2
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.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Grazing Land Conservation

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

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

137
5


1
2




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

67
2
10
1
9
1




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







86
3
15
2
Fence - Enhancements E382 Incorporating "wildlife friendly" fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources E382A







1
1


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









30
3
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape E511137Z1





7
1
7
1
7
1
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape E511A









9
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health E512101Z2

18
4


4
1
38
1


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

12
1


29
4
3
1
29
4
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health E512132Z2

26
3
115
8
66
3
13
4


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



32
4






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



19
1
3
1




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

39
1




13
1


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat (cover and shelter) E512137Z

9
1








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





3
1


20
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512140Z

31
2
42
3
19
2




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







76
5


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







215
5
38
3
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community E512F







15
6
8
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







52
4


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







65
3


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

46
3


11
1




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

19
2








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







204
11
45
7
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of dung beetles E595E







93
10
140
16
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C









28
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities E528107Z1



156
3
1,028
71
193
6
193
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-ground water from nutrients E528119Z





29
4
29
4
86
12
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z1

37
3
316
9
200
16
99
8
10
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health E528132Z2

121
20


208
11
196
15
48
3
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife E528133Z2

34
5








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

125
12
51
3
124
13
163
16
108
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health E528F





39
3
307
8
82
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities E528G







43
2
31
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality E528O





129
6
304
21
474
34
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water E528P







31
6


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







69
7
108
11
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Management Intensive Rotational Grazing E528R









34
5
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Irrigation Efficiency

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







886
15
886
15
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D





886
15




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

Conservation Practices Related to Water Quality

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

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

9
1


9
1




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

57
1








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









19
2
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management for improved structure and composition E314133Z



266
8
1
2
143
3


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



43
2
154
3
201
5


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





128
6
1,309
27
1,267
34
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

140
15
116
16
206
10
120
8


Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

685
26
168
29
445
31
49
7
58
3
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z

45
3
209
16
537
23
93
14


Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects E327139Z 9
1
147
7
59
4






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





20
1
374
37
133
26
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







1,556
63
557
27
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R



34
2
51
7
17
1


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for water erosion E328101Z



6
3






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



3
1






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

10
2


20
3
10
2


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

2,171
155
3,423
169
6,195
344
10,626
572
8,203
449
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

497
11
42
2
2,295
57
1,742
45


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation E328B







22
2


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover E328C







6
1
6
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D





40
2
1,124
120
5,466
402
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Soil health crop rotation E328E







161
3
161
3
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







71
2


Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators E328J





159
5
134
5
114
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leaving tall crop residue for wildlife E328L









167
7
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

323
11
411
12
1,406
59
1,359
45
813
29
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1



123
6
224
12


101
6
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2 33
1
705
25
1,406
54
2,288
96
1,863
74
320
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of SHA to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health and increase SOM E340106Z4



113
6
233
13
121
7


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

3,322
132
2,868
133
5,149
224
4,020
194
1,979
85
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

1,737
61
1,404
56
1,310
32
892
34


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A





113
3
480
38
371
26
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B





590
18
343
25


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







661
25
1,110
69
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive orchard/vineyard floor cover cropping to increase soil health E340D









14
3
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health E340E





45
1
80
3
800
54
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F





85
2
1,510
42
1,868
79
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G







2
1
68
6
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340H







352
14
63
4
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386101Z



163
2
70
4
48
2


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



101
4






Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to decrease particulate emissions along the edge(s) of the field E386128Z





45
1




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



5
1






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



73
2






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



0
1






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







28
1
138
5
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat along the edge(s) of a field E386E







57
2


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

62
1








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



56
2
119
3




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









53
4
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce water erosion E512101Z1



11
1
3
1
20
1


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





4
1
38
1


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture for soil organic matter improvement E512106Z1



7
1






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





29
4
3
1
29
4
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health E512132Z2



115
8
66
3
13
4


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



32
4






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



19
1
3
1




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







13
1


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish wildlife corridors to provide habitat continuity E512139Z1







10
1


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





3
1


20
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512140Z



87
6
34
5
2
1


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil erosion E512A





13
1
37
3
8
2
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or increase organic matter to build soil health E512B







76
5


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass for soil organic matter improvement E512C





13
2




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







238
7
68
5
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community E512F







15
6
8
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







54
5
5
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch habitat E512I







65
3


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to capture nutrients in surface water E666118Z





33
1




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to capture nutrients -ground water E666119Z



77
2
39
1
39
1


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



280
6
1,171
8
231
3
261
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to improve a degraded plant community E666132Z2





10
1
23
1


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Facilitating oak forest regeneration E666132Z3





170
3


19
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666133X







15
1


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



157
1
139
2
76
1


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



27
1






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





62
1




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





18
1
350
2


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



289
12
1,645
15
726
8


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666137Z2





1
1
145
1


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





244
3
21
1
146
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest management to enhance understory vegetation E666D





17
1
367
6
44
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure E666F







227
2


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







557
6
298
11
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Facilitating oak forest regeneration E666J







99
3
30
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666K







618
5
311
3
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666L







260
4
817
12
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666O







276
6
286
10
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase diversity in pine plantation monocultures E666Q







7
1


Grassed Waterway - Enhancements E412 Enhance a grassed waterway E412A









2
1
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X

951
33
2,221
85
4,220
175
2,656
113
120
9
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z





58
10
58
10


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

3,812
128
573
23
5,812
171
3,935
140
1,186
31
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A







1,360
34


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







1,201
60
2,860
79
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest resistance to Bt crops E595D







124
3


Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of dung beetles E595E







93
10
140
16
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







886
15
886
15
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D





886
15




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

1,250
60
2,823
108
5,028
180
2,117
80
493
18
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z

2,282
76
1,365
32
7,532
273
4,769
221


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



2,358
77
3,534
118
2,617
70


Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A





1,220
63
2,889
151
1,810
95
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B





463
30
2,558
75
3,867
114
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C









28
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for soil compaction through monitoring activities E528107Z1



156
3
1,028
71
193
6
193
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-ground water from nutrients E528119Z





29
4
29
4
86
12
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z1

37
3
316
9
200
16
99
8
10
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health E528132Z2

121
20


208
11
196
15
48
3
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife E528133Z2

34
5








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

125
12
51
3
124
13
163
16
108
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health E528F





39
3
307
8
82
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities E528G







43
2
31
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality E528O





129
6
304
21
474
34
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water E528P







31
6


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







69
7
109
12
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Management Intensive Rotational Grazing E528R









34
5
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

1,511
40




3,022
80


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







106
3
106
3
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329106Z

1,941
73


2,050
77
2,754
117


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E329115Z





45
6
45
6
45
6
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter E329128Z

320
9


415
12
370
11
180
4
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce energy E329E









123
5
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391136Z





45
3




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



7
1
415
1
33
1


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



6
1
498
2
121
3
83
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612133X1

11
2


92
5




Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Sugarbush management E612133X3

27
1
80
3






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

39
7
50
1
346
9
69
4


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

8
2


37
3
2
1


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









191
8
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612D







2
1
77
12
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612G







257
13
456
9
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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National Planning and Agreements Database October (NPAD) October 2022
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC. 31 March 2023*
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