NRCS Conservation Programs

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.

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 $23,509.1
$23,692.4
$21,488.6
$21,181.4
$21,126.0
$23,904.9
$22,940.1
$19,014.6
$18,014.7
$23,529.2
$24,650.6
$27,811.9
$26,119.3
$27,589.1
$27,669.5
$32,008.2
$28,484.4
$30,023.9
Financial Assistance $31,452.2
$31,979.1
$35,831.5
$37,409.1
$39,605.6
$52,518.5
$46,447.6
$49,091.6
$41,670.7
$36,889.0
$29,361.8
$39,692.5
$41,801.5
$38,879.6
$43,349.7
$43,762.2
$35,757.6
$49,320.9
Reimbursable $4,008.6
$4,418.8
$4,539.8
$3,813.8
$3,229.3
$7,963.9
$12,122.4
$10,993.8
$9,269.0
$5,453.9
$3,614.5
$4,306.6
$2,222.2
$2,317.4
$3,822.0
$2,377.4
$1,160.5
$2,010.8
Total $58,969.9
$60,090.4
$61,860.1
$62,404.1
$63,960.8
$84,387.3
$81,510.1
$79,099.8
$68,954.4
$65,872.1
$57,626.9
$71,810.9
$70,143.0
$68,786.1
$74,841.2
$78,147.8
$65,402.5
$81,355.6
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.

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)








$8,816.3
$11,640.5
$10,129.8
$14,150.1
$8,109.0
$9,977.9
$6,096.0
$6,642.9
$5,999.5
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $3,509.5
$3,929.2
$4,074.4
$3,280.0
$2,722.5
$4,961.7
$2,793.9
$5,452.2
$3,494.2
$5,437.1
$3,631.8
$4,823.0
$4,842.0
$6,042.5
$5,330.7
$6,767.3
$4,669.2
$6,477.7
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $8,689.3
$13,017.9
$17,327.1
$18,744.8
$16,774.3
$14,616.2
$12,673.9
$12,411.3
$11,023.7
$6,759.4
$2,847.8
$94.1
$65.9





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$248.3
$4,344.6
$4,443.7
$4,485.3
$5,886.3
$6,941.9
$6,802.2
$6,575.9
$7,653.6
$8,417.8
$11,519.2
$14,564.2
$7,879.9
$10,195.4
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $16,250.9
$15,518.1
$14,655.0
$12,566.8
$12,433.7
$12,951.6
$15,142.2
$12,188.8
$10,836.3
$10,868.0
$11,165.3
$12,752.0
$8,769.9
$8,789.8
$10,650.2
$11,639.6
$8,009.7
$9,345.7
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $20,083.7
$16,722.3
$15,780.0
$19,611.0
$19,452.4
$25,337.8
$22,298.4
$25,926.6
$23,524.8
$24,582.3
$19,700.3
$33,637.8
$32,687.4
$36,206.5
$36,124.2
$33,495.3
$35,386.8
$44,639.0
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $3,974.6
$2,008.8
$2,856.6
$3,514.2
$3,363.7
$4,081.3
$12,132.7
$8,652.4
$7,066.2
$287.2
$559.8
$27.0
$92.6
$-6.4




Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $214.7
$776.1
$112.5
$32.3
$69.9
$130.1
$161.3
$33.0
$12.2
$0.3
$0.4
$0.2






Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)




$19.0
$128.8
$222.6
$85.2
$-6.2
$0.2







Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$11.0
$16.9
$1,122.7
$1,289.4
$309.8
$106.8
$197.2
$47.0
$2,712.7
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $1,135.9
$1,114.0
$1,051.5
$990.0
$907.3
$1,160.3
$495.1











Soil Survey (SOIL) $795.3
$952.8
$907.9
$896.5
$743.8
$852.6
$1,051.0
$782.3
$241.0
$405.0
$357.6
$361.4
$306.3
$326.6
$319.3
$368.2
$418.3
$467.4
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $66.8
$1,874.1
$70.0
$229.7
$969.1
$194.8









$949.3
$527.9
$130.7
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $170.0
$42.7
$744.0
$575.9
$102.1
$344.9
$236.2
$14.6
$13.5
$132.9
$74.8
$-14.4




$621.1
$11.9
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $124.1
$-100.3
$84.4

$1,269.1
$5,575.1
$2,104.6
$2,307.8
$1,032.4
$345.9
$2.8
$848.9
$94.7
$90.7
$806.0
$2,239.2
$704.7
$1,349.7
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $3,418.9
$3,853.3
$3,818.7
$1,026.0
$3,980.8
$9,528.2
$7,390.4
$6,212.1
$5,656.8
$1,273.3
$813.2
$1,444.9
$145.3
$466.5




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $584.6
$381.4
$378.0
$936.9
$923.8
$289.1
$449.7
$49.9
$81.8
$13.7
$1.0
$1.2
$0.7





Other $-48.4





$8.2
$360.9

$3.8
$12.2
$6.4
$45.0
$33.3
$6.9
$1,831.5
$495.0
$25.9
Total $58,969.9
$60,090.4
$61,860.1
$62,404.1
$63,960.8
$84,387.3
$81,510.1
$79,099.8
$68,954.4
$65,872.1
$57,626.9
$71,810.9
$70,143.0
$68,786.1
$74,841.2
$78,147.8
$65,402.5
$81,355.6
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• In 2014 CRP changed from a reimbursable to a direct program. Before FY 2014, CRP only includes reimbursable technical assistance funds used to plan and apply conservation practices. Data shown here do not include financial obligations made by the Farm Service Agency to landowners.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• 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)








$1,384.5
$2,534.4
$1,748.8
$1,870.1
$974.8
$1,377.8
$1,154.7
$1,263.0
$1,336.0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)








$5,437.1
$3,631.8
$4,823.0
$4,842.0
$6,042.5
$5,330.7
$6,767.3
$4,669.2
$6,477.7
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $1,200.4
$1,684.1
$1,024.1
$2,049.8
$1,478.6
$1,191.4
$712.1
$800.6
$761.8
$253.6
$691.2
$5.6
$15.6





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$248.3
$1,330.9
$692.9
$512.2
$794.1
$908.9
$1,653.9
$1,290.4
$1,532.5
$2,050.7
$2,498.9
$2,663.0
$2,729.0
$2,457.2
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $15,758.4
$15,028.3
$14,187.6
$12,033.1
$11,926.9
$12,189.8
$13,390.3
$11,146.0
$10,153.9
$9,689.1
$9,806.1
$11,269.0
$8,258.2
$8,176.0
$9,772.1
$10,062.0
$8,009.7
$9,185.1
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $3,484.1
$3,974.5
$3,480.4
$3,929.8
$4,448.3
$5,121.3
$4,930.3
$4,075.8
$4,634.2
$5,080.0
$4,846.8
$7,040.4
$7,846.6
$9,430.4
$8,192.5
$9,645.6
$10,082.5
$9,319.7
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $144.3
$52.3
$58.4
$217.5
$145.1
$106.7
$313.0
$437.8
$376.4
$136.9
$292.3
$26.3
$91.2
$-6.4




Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $214.7
$50.6
$112.5
$32.3
$64.8
$68.9
$51.1
$11.0
$12.2
$0.3
$0.4
$0.2






Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)




$8.4
$103.5
$35.4
$29.6
$-6.2
$0.2







Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$11.0
$16.9
$1,122.7
$1,153.4
$309.8
$106.8
$124.1
$47.0
$378.8
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $1,135.9
$1,114.0
$1,051.5
$990.0
$907.3
$1,160.3
$495.1











Soil Survey (SOIL) $795.3
$952.8
$916.9
$896.5
$743.8
$852.6
$1,051.0
$782.3
$241.0
$405.0
$357.6
$361.4
$306.3
$326.6
$319.3
$368.2
$418.3
$467.4
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $66.8
$389.1
$70.0
$229.7
$84.1
$164.8









$949.3
$527.9
$130.7
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $170.0
$42.7
$159.0
$52.3
$102.1
$344.9
$236.2
$14.6
$13.5
$92.9
$74.8
$-14.4




$621.1
$11.9
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $24.6
$-100.2
$14.0

$544.3
$596.7
$20.0
$94.6
$140.2
$16.0
$3.8
$40.4
$67.4
$10.7
$64.5
$274.0
$116.7
$233.5
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $340.4
$434.6
$362.1
$519.3
$290.6
$671.5
$731.5
$694.2
$776.0
$103.5
$739.6
$97.0
$90.1
$240.7




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $174.2
$69.6
$52.1
$231.1
$141.8
$96.7
$213.1
$49.9
$81.8
$12.8
$1.0
$1.2
$0.7





Other






$360.2

$3.8
$-0.1
$-0.1
$45.0
$33.3
$6.9


$25.9
Total $23,509.1
$23,692.4
$21,488.6
$21,181.4
$21,126.0
$23,904.9
$22,940.1
$19,014.6
$18,014.7
$23,529.2
$24,650.6
$27,811.9
$26,119.3
$27,589.1
$27,669.5
$32,008.2
$28,484.4
$30,023.9
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.
• 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)








$7,431.8
$9,106.2
$8,381.0
$12,280.0
$7,134.2
$8,600.1
$4,933.8
$5,315.3
$4,663.5
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $7,488.9
$11,333.8
$16,303.0
$16,695.1
$15,295.6
$13,424.8
$11,961.7
$11,610.8
$10,261.9
$6,505.8
$2,156.7
$88.6
$50.2





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)




$3,013.7
$3,750.8
$3,973.1
$5,092.2
$6,033.0
$5,148.3
$5,285.5
$6,121.0
$6,367.1
$9,020.3
$11,901.2
$5,150.9
$7,738.2
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $16,599.6
$12,747.8
$12,299.6
$15,681.2
$15,004.1
$18,572.3
$11,792.3
$18,452.9
$13,973.3
$15,568.3
$12,609.5
$23,782.8
$23,135.6
$25,072.5
$25,007.4
$23,071.1
$24,208.4
$33,476.2
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $3,830.3
$1,956.5
$2,798.1
$3,296.7
$3,218.6
$3,658.8
$11,802.2
$8,214.7
$6,689.8
$150.3
$267.5
$0.8
$1.4





Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
$725.5


$5.1
$61.2
$110.2
$22.0










Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)




$10.6
$25.3
$187.2
$55.6









Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)











$136.0


$73.1

$2,333.9
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)
$1,485.0


$885.0
$30.0












Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB)

$585.0
$523.6





$40.0








Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $92.8

$63.4

$724.9
$4,702.6
$160.4
$1,113.0
$717.1
$-11.0

$806.0
$21.9
$80.0
$721.9
$1,951.5
$588.0
$1,109.1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $3,078.5
$3,418.7
$3,456.5
$506.7
$3,690.2
$8,856.7
$6,658.9
$5,517.9
$4,880.8
$1,169.8
$73.6
$1,347.8
$55.2
$225.8




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $410.5
$311.8
$325.9
$705.8
$782.1
$187.8
$185.8


$0.9








Other $-48.4














$1,831.5
$495.0

Total $31,452.2
$31,979.1
$35,831.5
$37,409.1
$39,605.6
$52,518.5
$46,447.6
$49,091.6
$41,670.7
$36,889.0
$29,361.8
$39,692.5
$41,801.5
$38,879.6
$43,349.7
$43,762.2
$35,757.6
$49,320.9
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• CRP, CTA, PMC, RCD, SNOW, SOIL, and WSP do not provide financial assistance.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, WHIP was authorized to obligate funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including the provision of technical assistance.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP, FRPP, and GRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the funds obligated in FY 2014 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on those prior contracts, agreements, or easements.

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














$7.5
$64.6

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $3,509.5
$3,929.2
$4,074.4
$3,280.0
$2,722.5
$4,961.7
$2,793.9
$5,452.2
$3,494.2









Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $492.5
$489.7
$467.4
$533.8
$506.8
$761.8
$1,751.9
$1,042.8
$682.4
$1,178.9
$1,359.3
$1,483.0
$511.7
$613.8
$878.1
$1,577.6

$160.6
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)




$1,644.2
$5,575.8
$3,398.0
$4,917.3
$3,934.0
$2,244.0
$2,814.6
$1,705.1
$1,703.6
$2,924.3
$778.6
$1,095.9
$1,843.1
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)




$315.8
$17.5











Soil Survey (SOIL)

$-9.0















Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $6.6
$-0.1
$7.0


$275.8
$1,924.2
$1,100.1
$175.1
$341.0
$-1.0
$2.5
$5.4

$19.6
$13.7

$7.1
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)




$4.6
$50.9











Other





$8.2
$0.7


$12.2
$6.5






Total $4,008.6
$4,418.8
$4,539.8
$3,813.8
$3,229.3
$7,963.9
$12,122.4
$10,993.8
$9,269.0
$5,453.9
$3,614.5
$4,306.6
$2,222.2
$2,317.4
$3,822.0
$2,377.4
$1,160.5
$2,010.8
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.
• 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 FRPP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out 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 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 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)

































246
6
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 35,998
5,138
79,075
11,204
72,884
12,595
53,080
10,187
46,626
7,955
20,059
4,077
21,696
5,105
23,152
4,838
21,195
5,048
24,477
5,821
5,816
1,559
10,967
3,005
8,956
3,092
6,860
1,953
4,229
1,397
7,070
1,528
4,208
1,552
4,700
1,542
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP Contracts)









127,833
324
30,443
74
12,881
44
51,952
102
49,717
111
24,200
77
49,614
103
59,446
134
54,226
88
27,544
111
45,686
119




Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)































56,055
3,192
37,269
2,289
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 214,949
21,572
381,413
37,823
388,673
42,309
380,876
41,051
306,331
32,026
321,255
27,200
372,849
28,779
343,143
29,169
365,729
27,431
288,354
23,062
169,340
13,775
152,666
12,388
148,208
9,636
169,356
12,574
163,487
9,747
170,510
10,715
74,758
4,950
23,697
1,522
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 60,218
4,727
98,468
8,087
163,754
12,878
137,444
13,030
115,215
9,827
130,411
9,675
140,288
11,302
162,516
14,070
160,565
13,708
101,083
7,796
144,762
8,378
96,293
7,560
127,466
8,108
142,534
9,174
199,937
11,194
283,482
15,242
203,871
12,108
184,568
10,196
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 4,715
232
689
43
5
1


83
6
845
83
947
35
217
6
78
5
377
50
76
4














Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















5,616
276
11,818
702
12,557
800
8,979
687
8,489
668
5,160
400
5,679
492
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)











126
3






















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 1,327
134
1,233
140
997
108
1,636
68
1,361
73
1,022
33
703
64
940
80
1,034
176
571
67


23
16




12
1




91
6
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 609
73
852
151
1,085
99
3,232
147
2,572
141
5,298
101
7,721
255
6,825
179
4,775
55
3,788
23
177
12
3,765
5












Other 1,427
179
351
48
599
2
3,758
380
323
17
1
1
57
6
1,700
250
1,979
265
357
41
392
47
85
9
346
28






5
2
5
1
Notes:
• Data Sources: FY 2010-FY 2020 CSP Program - USDA-NRCS, ProTracts Program Contracts System, October 2020 (excludes renewal contracts); FY 2021-FY 2022 CSP Program and all other programs - USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• For FY 2005-FY 2020, Conservation Stewardship Program acres and counts are contract acres and contract counts. Beginning in FY 2021, acres and counts are based on practices applied, as reported in the National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD).
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs within each fiscal year and across fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include conservation practices funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in FY 2009 and FY 2010.

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 280,767
10,973
485,474
18,833
531,586
24,949
508,640
24,955
425,066
21,326
439,807
19,543
504,818
23,763
486,615
24,253
494,715
24,711
383,960
20,162
293,192
13,737
246,463
12,479
268,748
13,077
321,174
14,475
366,249
15,490
458,084
18,343
307,566
12,175
245,690
9,617
Percent of land units treated by multiple programs 17.37%
14.65%
18.68%
16.91%
22.86%
26.03%
18.38%
23.43%
15.70%
16.98%
12.41%
11.84%
11.42%
11.88%
13.96%
13.80%
14.94%
13.78%
12.40%
12.06%
11.48%
9.28%
11.69%
7.52%
11.45%
7.38%
10.36%
7.27%
9.35%
7.19%
12.20%
10.23%
12.45%
9.85%
5.19%
3.70%
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice

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

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

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Quality

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Quality Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Cover 327 8,875
580
26,656
1,713
32,305
2,557
18,197
1,948
13,768
1,799
6,081
1,034
8,364
1,408
12,216
1,845
8,077
1,334
10,283
1,603
4,985
825
8,109
1,098
5,855
1,238
5,311
898
2,958
582
5,498
575
4,907
688
3,506
615
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























810
25
471
41
705
28
1,597
53
571
22
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 209,827
7,385
354,145
10,944
270,399
10,988
239,991
11,069
198,424
9,287
181,213
8,038
187,970
8,987
185,759
8,883
236,254
11,570
156,673
6,753
117,437
5,271
118,366
4,885
104,805
4,019
108,886
4,509
121,893
4,444
117,080
4,176
75,503
2,324
25,319
704
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328

























2,678
168
3,507
177
8,759
418
13,914
753
14,118
864
Contour Buffer Strips 332







3
4








1
2








2
1






Contour Farming 330 833
73
41
3
3,240
368
1,913
297
516
52
979
186
345
43
247
52
559
55
27
6
36
1
38
3
9
5




36
1




Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops 331 8
2


































Controlled Traffic Farming 334





























227
10
113
4
783
19
Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334

































1,763
76
Cover Crop 340 2,603
118
1,531
65
2,410
104
7,458
274
6,332
299
15,521
578
35,064
1,147
43,291
1,564
49,929
1,952
62,625
3,052
118,708
5,045
64,001
3,398
82,857
3,663
92,918
4,680
149,865
6,673
228,997
8,965
95,516
3,830
78,199
2,796
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340























33
1
6,086
229
6,325
267
11,443
460
11,683
502
7,508
365
Critical Area Planting 342 624
55
455
46
1,303
140
735
97
966
81
679
62
755
41
472
36
462
32
591
60
640
37
909
54
450
32
507
28
569
34
357
30
148
16
543
18
Diversion 362



171
4
32
3
71
3


49
2
8
2
46
2
67
5




4
1
10
1






69
1
Field Border 386 2,489
504
5,440
806
7,917
1,310
6,081
614
1,854
380
1,599
227
1,196
198
1,289
233
1,109
171
963
285
605
180
1,801
415
908
319
490
167
425
131
336
53
378
112
898
89
Field Border - Enhancements E386

























222
16
342
10
109
4
111
4
138
4
Forage and Biomass Planting 512 746
54
1,982
120
2,119
126
2,210
167
2,187
248
1,057
88
854
77
4,031
305
4,034
273
2,382
190
2,591
180
2,613
203
2,271
165
198
12
264
25
381
22
433
29
1,774
42
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512

























92
7
63
5
44
7
91
9
42
5
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 5,013
246
4,708
194
4,977
259
3,585
188
5,970
269
2,237
162
3,843
206
2,859
157
2,395
134
1,170
73
757
47
485
45
249
31
880
39
116
16
311
18
378
19
79
5
Grassed Waterway 412 18,538
917
17,296
877
21,047
1,185
13,560
964
21,170
1,486
9,819
749
12,562
1,079
17,045
1,151
8,706
983
6,609
809
5,276
578
7,666
758
8,096
452
5,849
449
2,535
458
2,558
388
1,289
178
543
334
Grassed Waterway - Enhancements E412

































2
1
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 72,239
2,583
212,508
5,942
106,868
4,135
69,120
3,492
39,422
1,805
41,899
1,781
47,416
2,182
55,082
2,460
15,737
1,004
25,299
937
4,495
362
5,654
208
1,563
76
3,854
353
1,079
72
11,099
458
1,882
84
2,010
56
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595

























4,763
161
2,794
108
10,090
356
9,334
360
4,166
119
Irrigation Water Management 449 3
2












13
4
83
30
572
27
134
11
67
6
210
8
64
8
64
8
917
34
16
5
900
29
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449





























886
15
886
15
886
15
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468 1,320
38
743
29
1,218
58
612
37
1,089
54
907
38
360
28
138
10
648
29
313
16
331
13
404
30
130
10
99
12
143
12
133
15
170
6
159
6
Mulching 484

700
20






54
3
16
1
32
4
15
7
569
24
466
21
763
47
833
37
83
16
457
18
1,135
81
1,126
44
540
19
Nutrient Management 590 146,294
4,815
269,520
7,974
215,267
7,792
165,653
7,786
120,362
5,688
130,125
5,336
92,433
4,235
136,182
6,158
108,965
4,973
82,956
3,561
41,338
2,398
63,209
2,844
87,164
3,348
110,659
4,446
100,078
3,655
142,536
5,322
107,932
3,823
78,900
2,974
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























3,531
136
6,545
217
17,777
664
14,950
597
6,171
227
Residue Management, Seasonal 344 1,393
48
465
7
10,283
264
1,635
68
475
13


358
42
80
4
4,188
264
29
4
















Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 46,784
1,508
67,829
1,955
76,675
2,635
62,482
2,346
64,471
2,354
54,090
2,076
46,042
1,941
47,556
2,053
60,426
2,353
54,513
2,231
37,743
1,481
40,389
1,344
18,694
575
22,880
945
19,815
697
17,977
577
27,475
833
8,650
265
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345

























1,511
40




3,128
83
106
3
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 155,090
5,169
278,178
8,545
187,221
7,017
164,893
6,697
122,404
5,464
110,965
4,668
104,472
4,431
131,372
5,681
129,779
5,183
90,276
3,890
45,431
2,540
52,828
2,484
36,293
1,451
42,793
2,223
33,790
1,307
41,489
1,497
28,418
952
17,835
643
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329

























2,261
82


2,510
95
3,170
134
348
15
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till 346

59
1
159
5
64
2


10
2
91
4
91
4




















Riparian Forest Buffer 391 797
23
1,156
67
589
74
617
69
325
57
280
31
101
22
75
23
123
18
41
15
86
6
105
36
114
36
101
43
113
19
45
10
4
2
16
3
Stripcropping 585 87
12
737
50
860
64
156
6
66
6


111
2
13
1
60
1
49
1


121
37


81
12








Subsurface Drain 606 14,308
587
13,574
621
15,033
890
8,711
567
17,520
875
9,684
493
8,439
523
10,544
488
6,100
543
5,578
319
4,340
189
7,624
458
8,228
283
8,212
270
3,698
148
2,163
183
1,526
132
1,821
70
Underground Outlet 620 1,546
50
1,317
26
1,239
28
925
27
1,400
65
1,483
105
380
71
788
42
780
99
602
31
355
15
658
41
2,463
49
909
47
433
20
557
46
687
34
436
18
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638 185
6
334
7
300
8
124
2
212
7
498
25
234
6
212
4
55
1


134
3
127
1
103
2
24
1
15
1
109
3




Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 137
41
1,277
77
380
96
453
72
409
58
378
52
218
34
330
55
106
39
119
18
90
12
174
60
217
100
162
55
148
46
127
25
172
30
41
26
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation 650





3
1






28
1
3
1


28
1






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.
• 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)

































50
4
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 28,478
3,129
43,476
4,467
48,184
6,037
32,737
4,568
36,083
5,122
12,542
2,641
13,146
2,926
17,486
3,204
11,951
2,899
12,566
2,710
4,456
1,133
8,624
2,281
6,100
1,871
5,070
1,431
3,053
1,038
4,757
747
2,477
840
2,678
1,036
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)























33
1
18,689
997
17,949
907
37,787
2,161
47,599
2,716
31,593
1,897
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 179,682
19,057
309,789
31,816
255,970
28,207
228,023
26,310
207,451
21,618
223,728
19,321
249,748
19,280
262,011
21,298
283,298
20,673
208,418
16,296
144,865
12,134
138,462
11,135
134,523
8,606
AR
11,191
AR
8,619
AR
9,845
AR
4,604
AR
1,427
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)











126
1






















Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 37,837
2,465
59,557
3,772
82,181
5,854
68,431
5,908
49,135
3,609
61,464
3,759
65,224
4,472
82,293
6,456
90,314
7,201
67,741
4,853
114,378
5,902
66,182
4,797
88,835
4,812
AR
5,840
AR
8,221
AR
11,426
AR
7,334
AR
6,001
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)









42
5
























Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















5,042
233
11,416
583
10,604
619
6,605
407
5,616
357
2,856
160
1,395
79
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 17
1
85
7
77
4
164
3


223
2
361
10
196
6
316
15
106
12








12
1




69
4
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 87
9
144
11
44
5
49
4
47
1
50
5
132
19
134
6
72
2


















Other 1,258
155
197
16




26
4
1
1
37
2
1,700
250
1,935
261
357
41
392
47
85
9
346
28






0
1


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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Quality Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 217,642
24,816
379,048
40,089
352,362
40,107
306,450
36,793
269,214
30,354
280,716
25,734
314,928
26,710
336,087
31,220
355,569
31,051
266,476
23,912
240,241
19,216
200,285
18,455
214,702
15,901
259,969
20,078
306,005
19,193
390,600
24,536
225,329
15,655
166,718
10,448
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 328 101,746
4,096
64,894
2,915
71,142
2,912
47,966
1,716
50,624
2,366
51,725
1,868
60,217
1,958
50,428
1,500
21,144
606
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328











913
23
2,456
96
86
8
Cover Crop 340 24,653
1,040
25,188
1,103
14,573
615
21,975
613
23,383
1,223
21,506
703
50,570
1,620
29,073
955
13,325
382
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340







1,707
42
701
23
3,009
95
1,125
44
289
9
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 42,663
1,609
32,406
1,233
34,854
1,116
16,191
486
17,830
786
13,563
495
11,771
370
26,299
791
7,760
237
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345







647
13








Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 68,167
2,903
35,474
1,928
39,650
1,888
29,701
1,166
28,335
1,574
28,772
1,097
29,893
1,023
22,427
768
12,233
446
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329







575
17


839
25
1,122
43
255
6
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) 563
14


5
2
139
8
4
2


2,849
171


300
28
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)







1,642
116
904
28
3,574
165
3,334
205
198
25
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 91,222
7,948
61,932
5,733
63,863
5,561
48,156
3,199
49,177
4,976
49,296
3,307
58,405
3,255
45,823
2,952
18,009
1,106
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 24,679
1,686
24,917
1,446
15,860
944
18,717
752
17,951
892
20,638
823
38,555
1,507
23,657
1,032
9,673
523
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)



477
24
748
22
740
35
384
28
189
16
25
8
27
12
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 100,893
9,648
68,636
7,179
68,752
6,531
53,526
3,981
55,140
6,021
52,793
4,186
67,095
5,114
51,795
4,197
22,936
1,694
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 11,449
350
13,121
426
8,145
319
4,848
116
5,509
352
2,967
93
10,718
323
19,073
613
5,064
133
Cover Crop 340 9,705
331
11,654
381
7,040
274
4,942
118
6,021
490
3,303
96
10,797
321
16,152
529
4,670
121
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340







296
8


52
1
92
5


Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 7,419
195
8,112
219
4,627
128
2,333
50
2,984
262
892
29
4,447
143
8,550
282
1,539
36
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 4,109
162
5,317
217
3,680
189
2,779
75
3,380
264
2,938
70
7,806
211
9,123
292
3,038
81
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329







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.
• 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)







143
11


52
1
118
7


Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 6,542
550
9,613
743
6,693
712
4,717
252
5,177
1,257
2,839
187
9,346
841
15,982
1,276
4,555
271
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 6,944
488
9,236
500
4,557
192
3,746
99
2,833
92
2,638
97
3,448
149
12,181
438
2,897
100
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)



179
6
321
8
383
19
99
4
113
8




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 8,669
1,038
11,338
1,243
6,694
910
4,871
359
5,202
1,379
2,839
288
9,395
999
15,982
1,721
4,555
371
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 472 837
54
2,909
124
14,038
336
6,183
245
8,067
296
21,181
639
21,780
554
21,965
508
19,811
480
7,797
258
5,036
71
149
6
2,994
47
5,946
124
4,803
86
1,587
33
7
2
69
7
Access Control - Enhancements E472

























66
2


9
1


19
2
Aquatic Organism Passage 396







46
1








11
1
















Conservation Cover 327 10,047
688
30,495
2,050
39,180
3,142
23,837
2,475
17,650
2,028
7,593
1,162
13,428
1,545
18,736
1,949
13,141
1,427
14,272
1,747
5,215
879
14,556
1,130
6,922
1,326
6,200
961
4,829
666
8,243
634
7,126
744
4,298
646
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327























9
1
1,016
51
552
65
1,207
65
2,191
129
749
56
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647 3,077
242
3,511
381
5,445
639
11,172
953
7,374
712
6,268
551
9,075
1,442
7,811
1,082
7,990
1,309
7,585
1,733
499
69
1,901
258
2,981
793
808
166
1,242
156
2,273
474
2,095
505
3,032
377
Hedgerow Planting 422 323
6


6
5
70
2
39
4


14
1


53
6






16
1
185
15
46
8
69
16
172
7
1,909
16
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats 643 3,619
57
2,752
84
5,031
443
6,002
231
1,944
110
6,077
128
5,324
105
459
32
2,845
27
6,134
156
19
3
35
7
49
6
50
6




3
1
63
4
Riparian Forest Buffer 391 4,656
64
8,487
134
5,318
219
3,104
158
2,421
143
3,256
71
586
60
681
38
237
24
165
33
122
11
135
41
219
54
145
51
186
27
53
12
11
4
36
4
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391





























45
3




Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 64
11
165
16
194
5
127
2
1
1
47
5


14
4
61
9
66
15


95
10
0
1
106
1








Shallow Water Development and Management 646 26
5
262
14
91
6
49
14
161
10
14
3
57
10
246
9
35
6
36
6
14
5




15
4


6
1


27
1
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395

97
4
132
4
31
2
35
1


21
1


123
3


















Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 74
7
89
6
398
10
33
3
38
1
82
3
173
4
4
1
55
2
8
1
7
1






5
2






Structures for Wildlife 649































11,969
201
9,132
150
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 17,058
700
120,942
6,632
165,524
10,421
129,960
8,870
91,647
6,113
44,442
3,199
72,573
4,337
40,717
3,316
37,843
2,814
43,468
2,898
14,448
656
7,259
369
9,139
328
12,059
381
5,845
128
9,700
533
2,598
330
840
120
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645































39
3
166
5
Wetland Creation 658 59
4
231
20
672
41
850
35
584
28
100
21
171
20
240
15
438
10
148
16
10
3
48
6
19
7
86
3


20
2
7
2
18
4
Wetland Enhancement 659 3,345
13
8,007
39
4,159
38
20,246
55
5,281
37
2,850
38
1,276
32
221
6
309
7
149
3


127
2
344
15


8
1
5
1
61
3
516
9
Wetland Restoration 657 1,723
97
1,795
99
3,425
186
2,265
145
2,287
121
1,552
68
1,510
89
4,149
108
2,597
77
535
43
127
10
523
40
332
39
346
28
245
23
372
19
161
16
148
14
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management 644 2,385
53
9,500
133
6,933
208
6,942
227
8,504
220
3,985
119
2,808
107
1,608
105
1,011
52
416
26
32
6
86
7
35
5
52
7
229
11
9
2
188
8
12
1
Wildlife Habitat Planting. 420































1,246
65
4,751
105
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420

































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.
• 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
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 10,111
1,161
47,941
5,292
41,686
4,925
26,958
3,848
18,503
3,034
12,086
1,977
12,369
2,743
11,862
2,552
13,713
2,890
18,283
3,897
3,038
775
6,272
1,273
5,992
1,949
3,202
887
2,418
594
3,400
951
3,754
1,170
3,576
997
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)























9
1
1,033
57
619
74
1,171
97
2,190
190
1,939
115
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 21,226
660
84,096
4,124
146,047
10,005
141,239
9,173
86,574
6,388
57,177
3,747
75,255
5,096
48,011
4,061
47,820
3,075
43,022
2,987
17,982
874
7,779
562
11,585
579
17,390
673
11,358
420
12,997
621
1,710
273
178
73
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)











126
2






















Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 485
36
3,166
117
17,373
635
4,320
234
6,043
249
3,756
186
7,590
276
14,400
419
5,578
170
563
19
310
57
915
32
1,680
93
1,399
183
1,468
84
1,836
119
6,279
387
6,633
343
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)

78
2
5
1






























Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)























0
1




28
8




Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 1,287
90
1,207
100
978
70
1,519
48
1,361
47
973
22
698
30
645
33
1,003
97
260
17


23
6




12
1






Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 376
48
680
97
916
67
2,779
114
2,342
108
4,947
74
6,978
159
6,278
108
4,525
19
3,682
16
97
8
3,464
3












Other 49
6
45
4






1
1
5
1


45
2


















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

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to 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 31,551
2,001
125,626
9,736
178,328
15,703
157,235
13,417
106,027
9,826
74,331
6,007
97,241
8,307
72,928
7,173
66,584
6,253
60,699
6,936
20,844
1,714
17,916
1,876
18,917
2,623
22,823
1,800
15,844
1,173
18,983
1,796
13,669
2,020
12,235
1,528
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 472 630
42
2,724
108
13,730
307
5,561
201
7,711
258
20,657
587
21,077
527
20,990
447
19,505
451
7,692
247
4,970
68
121
4
2,963
44
5,309
88
4,651
78
1,533
27
4
1


Brush Management 314





80
2
8
1


99
9
11,085
144
19,184
499
15,718
432
8,852
291
11,009
298
19,148
432
25,229
434
27,759
524
33,975
577
57,774
851
53,725
743
Brush Management - Enhancements E314

























178
4
299
9
273
8
1,561
30
1,252
32
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647

148
15
18
3
636
22
695
16
597
14
173
12
1,172
32
28
6
183
23


3
2
58
7
10
6
75
4
43
2
509
6
1,394
11
Forest Stand Improvement 666 2,772
97
7,633
263
29,223
603
23,310
755
24,419
676
47,396
1,185
55,615
1,492
40,965
1,124
20,941
526
18,168
490
6,514
165
7,299
154
6,769
163
7,727
165
8,271
161
10,690
199
12,771
213
13,312
179
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666

























378
7
820
18
3,542
35
4,028
50
2,212
44
Forest Trails and Landings 655

10
1
3,718
28
505
7
201
4
612
11
65
2
27
1


8
1


61
1








4,025
24
249
4
Herbaceous Weed Control 315













514
8


119
4
108
5
567
10
328
9
389
17
6,446
30
7,673
39
10,664
53
4,043
37
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315

























7
2


1,252
4
422
2
7
1
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 6
1
48
5
26
2
4,104
112
4,401
140
5,501
216
3,469
135
757
23
219
7
554
25
40
4












8
1
Multi-Story Cropping 379































162
2


Prescribed Burning 338































415
1


Prescribed Forestry 409





432
17
79
7
286
11
579
11


8
1


















Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats 643 134
5
185
8
1,990
47
1,672
62
1,221
49
641
20
639
29
129
6
61
3
1,156
7
















Riparian Forest Buffer 391 175
14
111
9
814
18
40
13
482
37
339
16
418
25
605
15
68
3
13
4
23
2
26
4
61
5
18
2
67
6
8
2


21
1
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391





























23
2




Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395



8
1


35
1






123
3


















Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 1,798
55
994
83
543
71
1,664
79
785
54
430
46
1,715
48
2,228
64
1,012
66
740
64
589
30
1,008
64
1,798
46
4,438
57
2,476
58
2,275
44
5,732
87
7,901
89
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612

























46
3
137
5
1,279
12
237
8
681
16
Tree/Shrub Pruning 660 20
4


55
2
411
8
93
1


327
9






















Tree/Shrub Site Preparation 490 11
1
36
6
218
5




67
2




31
1
148
7
172
12
627
19
1,314
29
3,378
27
1,598
31
1,659
26
3,408
49
3,326
36
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 1,609
56
16,469
583
46,636
1,487
43,330
1,466
40,280
1,427
17,965
804
39,347
1,229
20,822
697
14,003
454
19,709
676
8,926
138
4,702
121
6,492
101
7,631
147
5,290
56
5,362
56
66
1
217
7
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645































11
1
124
4
Wildlife Habitat Planting. 420































699
11
3,574
33
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420

































2
1
Woody Residue Treatment 384































25
3
63
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 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) 190
34
1,376
157
436
71
316
64
447
71
118
24
91
19
138
45
89
12
385
62
23
3
15
3
52
8
44
9
18
3
12
1
0
1
25
3
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























717
18
923
34
2,527
66
4,537
94
3,514
109
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 4,873
159
14,472
594
45,330
1,681
46,274
2,015
41,157
1,859
50,091
1,940
61,134
2,295
32,866
1,169
29,894
978
31,782
1,262
13,844
255
4,638
163
8,046
151
12,383
258
9,514
160
7,144
105


155
10
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 1,347
70
6,435
306
24,400
813
12,567
658
14,726
719
19,061
925
23,238
1,138
28,521
1,300
20,842
1,006
12,483
655
9,770
456
10,973
511
15,036
677
16,750
649
18,660
783
23,068
861
33,225
1,297
38,871
1,110
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)

























753
25




12
1
831
8
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 40
2
9
4
70
2


46
5
116
3
99
1


5
1


















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 45
5
61
19
166
5
134
7
382
17
390
20
1,973
75
751
47
208
23
22
1
1
1














Other 45
5
22
1
599
2






























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

The following table includes unique land unit acres for practices related to 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 6,320
275
19,657
1,081
61,148
2,574
53,567
2,744
52,416
2,671
63,443
2,912
76,674
3,528
54,795
2,561
46,503
2,020
41,313
1,980
21,815
715
14,952
677
22,521
836
27,469
959
28,499
980
31,589
1,033
36,588
1,393
42,373
1,240
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 1,545
72
2,733
123
3,373
139
2,732
121
1,946
97
3,026
104
2,084
114
2,189
124
1,308
62
1,885
46
583
27
897
52
1,110
44
794
37
341
29
1,109
57
1,439
52
2,225
50
Animal Trails and Walkways 575









26
1












50
1
12
1
9
2
28
2
83
1
27
2
Brush Management 314 877
40
670
57
1,454
38
2,104
114
2,283
78
1,260
58
846
53
1,373
67
9,963
453
5,226
272
12,318
154
11,232
65
11,507
53
368
26
677
35
2,127
26
1,496
33
1,312
31
Brush Management - Enhancements E314

























204
7
10
1
9
3
86
3
15
2
Critical Area Planting 342 21
3
786
18
117
6
328
15
284
17
102
13
146
10
385
18
178
10
279
17
823
21
366
15
243
9
610
13
293
7
35
4
91
4
203
2
Fence 382 4,270
219
11,558
474
14,588
702
13,861
763
16,624
713
18,775
729
15,662
674
11,231
594
5,274
355
7,136
312
4,790
230
5,839
302
6,547
273
6,284
282
5,551
285
6,671
311
10,560
349
10,817
300
Fence - Enhancements E382































1
1
30
3
Forage Harvest Management 511 423
40
611
55
2,923
118
3,830
211
1,813
115
2,572
202
4,248
245
3,431
258
3,348
251
1,598
94
536
15
209
16
97
8
53
3
250
32
78
6


14
2
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511





























7
1
7
1
16
2
Forage and Biomass Planting 512 1,825
122
2,739
176
3,276
187
8,015
411
3,492
232
2,055
164
1,610
128
2,191
185
1,089
114
1,515
107
493
51
1,823
134
1,114
82
917
86
814
64
834
70
1,226
86
2,858
86
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512

























135
12
207
16
125
12
489
30
95
9
Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment 548

21
1
































Heavy Use Area Protection 561 1,688
62
5,846
142
2,906
162
6,798
273
2,464
133
1,991
122
1,622
108
2,726
131
1,825
108
1,548
91
2,145
93
2,703
143
4,061
179
4,492
194
2,594
133
5,178
206
6,565
214
8,482
257
Herbaceous Weed Control 315













477
27
1,666
49
54
6
130
9
163
14
48
6
44
5
1,151
61
1,586
86
1,848
106
5,267
161
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315

























65
5


11
1
204
11
45
7
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 1,038
56
1,128
118
2,621
126
6,377
397
3,834
201
1,329
98
1,638
112
581
44
245
20
237
23


29
3




18
1
130
13
18
1
26
2
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595































93
10
140
16
Livestock Pipeline 516 3,667
137
5,527
269
6,731
296
12,821
523
8,012
347
8,506
344
5,372
318
6,909
324
4,824
229
3,721
170
1,858
92
1,923
119
3,854
155
3,424
163
2,608
115
4,291
168
5,326
195
6,052
187
Nutrient Management 590 2,647
159
3,888
305
9,246
544
12,460
891
9,190
531
7,632
438
3,551
258
5,850
440
7,116
366
5,979
332
438
21
1,345
83
575
36
252
14
455
33
778
78
344
32
102
13
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

































28
4
Pond 378 143
3
135
4
292
8
153
7
138
4
51
4
59
2
10
1
4
1
16
1








35
1






Prescribed Burning 338













2,563
2


2,557
1


2,557
1








292
1
46
1
Prescribed Grazing 528 24,008
1,186
23,790
1,481
47,938
2,535
46,601
2,630
47,087
2,431
40,309
2,271
50,280
3,005
51,979
2,913
45,200
2,751
24,303
1,561
10,232
617
6,215
420
5,715
445
7,491
543
8,762
489
6,651
388
3,568
265
3,878
323
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























317
40
523
15
1,757
124
1,433
93
1,172
80
Pumping Plant 533 929
5
461
5
35
4
185
10
229
13
312
11
228
6
115
10
228
12
155
9
24
3
63
3
143
7
223
9
143
5
343
14
296
9
305
9
Spring Development 574



























752
13
458
22
884
26
1,277
29
Stream Crossing 578



























69
5
336
7
246
11
130
6
Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580

6
1
12
1
13
1


24
1
42
1






















Waste Recycling 633 813
49
879
67
485
34
1,068
91
1,140
76
552
31
1,112
82
3,242
224
4,676
265
327
36
16
3
22
7


285
20
101
2






Water Well 642 203
8
41
5
43
5
316
11
128
10
374
12
80
6
217
7
48
2
56
4
14
1


28
1
21
3


141
5


34
3
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638

39
2






34
1
























Watering Facility 614 3,461
135
5,203
256
7,827
345
15,087
602
9,591
410
9,259
374
6,552
379
7,578
346
5,364
274
3,694
165
2,128
93
2,364
130
3,955
175
4,007
186
2,657
123
4,798
194
6,147
228
7,357
225
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380

14
1






5
1
3
1




12
3


5
1


16
1


104
11


53
2
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation 650









21
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 Grazing Land Conservation were applied. These data reflect the geographic extent of grazing land treated with conservation practices by each conservation program during a fiscal year. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 499
11
272
12
375
40
485
37
505
24
98
5


9
3
159
1
216
12
90
4
5
1


256
22
33
16






Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























624
65
772
41
1,158
148
2,136
170
1,174
143
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 8,561
775
8,632
925
22,170
1,701
28,807
2,786
24,745
1,927
25,472
1,940
29,876
2,114
30,827
2,265
35,835
2,221
27,247
1,978
5,053
340
3,519
313
1,930
165
4,080
282
5,975
391
3,629
229
99
16
93
15
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 16,067
1,288
24,625
2,568
38,352
3,509
42,482
3,898
34,659
3,446
32,126
2,981
32,099
3,356
34,028
3,438
32,006
3,095
11,057
1,219
12,276
1,082
11,035
1,193
12,552
1,309
8,767
1,281
7,107
961
9,551
1,347
11,869
1,475
14,358
1,488
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 4,415
209
578
33




26
1
682
53
905
29
201
4
78
5
321
40
76
4














Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)



























860
58
1,155
85
1,215
101
1,671
168
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)





22
1






60
3




















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)





30
1


2,557
1
2,563
2
2,563
2


2,557
1


2,557
1












Other 143
13
143
22


3,685
348
284
10


7
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 27,741
2,296
31,960
3,560
56,331
5,250
66,503
7,071
55,193
5,408
56,446
4,980
61,413
5,502
61,998
5,715
59,371
5,322
38,952
3,250
17,071
1,430
14,146
1,508
14,318
1,474
13,191
1,650
14,658
1,467
15,289
1,809
15,257
1,762
17,057
1,814
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Irrigation Efficiency

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022

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

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











227
7
87
5
93
6
205
3


14
5
22
5
81
7
1
1
43
6
45
13
90
4
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441









64
5
115
7
171
32
201
25
64
13
29
19
105
19
52
18
46
12
71
10
156
23
107
15
72
16
Irrigation System, Sprinkler 442





























2
1




Irrigation Water Management 449 3
2












13
4
83
30
572
27
134
11
72
7
215
9
69
9
64
8
917
34
16
5
900
29
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449





























886
15
886
15
886
15
Pumping Plant 533 140
2


10
1


10
1
20
2
251
4
82
3
50
2
196
1
62
1
13
1
80
1
82
5
74
2




27
2
Structure for Water Control 587 916
36
2,113
70
2,956
101
1,756
77
2,215
78
4,576
72
1,509
54
2,499
77
2,002
47
2,078
97
1,405
36
3,334
85
2,568
89
3,573
88
2,746
68
807
37
1,966
38
378
19
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• 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
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 122
16
336
21
864
57
540
49
703
49
424
42
179
17
537
31
97
6
404
33
81
8
378
20
99
12
6
2
22
1
59
4
56
4
99
14
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)





























886
15
886
15
886
15
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 123
3
252
4
323
19
142
4
270
5
69
6
46
6
52
18
724
19
999
37
2
3
63
4
581
24
133
9
270
13
54
7
73
6


Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 120
4
1,062
26
660
9
452
11
462
14
1,873
29
1,048
36
1,202
56
861
73
891
59
949
56
2,202
87
1,356
72
2,469
98
1,635
62
1,529
86
877
61
1,134
55
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















211
5
402
14
437
12
329
13
84
4


134
1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 592
13
227
10
176
8
150
5
549
6
179
1
212
4
284
12
396
12
60
12


23
1












Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 24
4
118
9
105
9
227
8
122
5
7
1
122
9
32
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 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 981
40
1,995
70
2,076
102
1,512
77
2,105
79
2,551
79
1,606
72
2,094
121
2,077
110
2,354
141
1,032
67
2,875
117
2,437
122
3,045
121
2,255
89
2,613
116
1,893
86
2,253
85
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 472 837
54
2,909
124
14,038
336
6,183
245
8,067
296
21,181
639
21,780
554
21,965
508
19,811
480
7,797
258
5,036
71
149
6
2,994
47
5,946
124
4,803
86
1,587
33
7
2
69
7
Access Control - Enhancements E472

























66
2


9
1


19
2
Access Road 560 1,800
99
3,268
176
4,033
225
3,561
203
2,966
182
3,746
166
2,945
179
3,114
195
1,477
85
2,252
72
780
56
1,064
71
1,510
76
1,659
81








Agrichemical Handling Facility 309



























7
2
59
4
18
4
19
4
Animal Mortality Facility 316









5
2
55
5
35
4
169
7
69
5
14
3
75
9
27
5
78
10
61
8
104
13
53
6
78
7
Brush Management 314



























28,915
584
37,593
641
60,968
934
56,457
823
Brush Management - Enhancements E314



























309
10
282
11
1,653
35
1,267
34
Composting Facility 317 845
10
138
14
91
15
117
10
134
11
50
6
16
3
44
3
10
2
28
2


9
2
5
1




47
1




Conservation Cover 327 10,047
688
30,495
2,050
39,180
3,142
23,837
2,475
17,650
2,028
7,593
1,162
13,428
1,545
18,736
1,949
13,141
1,427
14,272
1,747
5,215
879
14,556
1,130
6,922
1,326
6,200
961
4,829
666
8,243
634
7,126
744
4,298
646
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327























9
1
1,016
51
552
65
1,207
65
2,191
129
749
56
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 210,092
7,411
354,663
11,006
271,058
11,025
240,373
11,092
198,766
9,307
181,404
8,048
188,126
8,999
186,375
8,944
237,577
11,659
157,351
6,829
118,823
5,325
119,723
4,985
105,295
4,107
109,136
4,549
122,901
4,516
118,258
4,300
75,557
2,332
25,319
704
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328

























2,678
168
3,507
177
8,759
418
13,914
753
14,118
864
Constructed Wetland 656 3
1


312
4
3
1
4
1


19
1
1
1
7
1




4
1








9
1


Contour Buffer Strips 332







3
4








1
2








2
1






Contour Farming 330 833
73
41
3
3,240
368
1,913
297
516
52
979
186
345
43
247
52
559
55
27
6
36
1
38
3
9
5




36
1




Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops 331 8
2


































Cover Crop 340 2,603
118
1,546
67
2,418
107
7,537
276
6,359
302
15,521
578
35,064
1,147
43,531
1,570
50,033
1,959
62,709
3,059
118,872
5,059
64,291
3,408
83,541
3,689
93,153
4,701
150,255
6,697
229,177
8,981
95,979
3,839
78,401
2,806
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340























33
1
6,086
229
6,325
267
11,443
460
11,683
502
7,508
365
Critical Area Planting 342 1,865
100
2,324
110
2,208
192
3,289
210
2,316
161
2,221
126
2,057
104
1,460
91
948
60
1,511
99
1,610
97
1,434
78
1,141
51
1,215
49
1,056
55
419
35
329
29
827
32
Diversion 362 7
2
262
5
338
12
256
16
155
10
14
4
235
4
52
7
64
3
67
5
1
1
4
1
4
1
13
2
27
3
8
1
6
1
69
1
Drainage Water Management 554 491
8
24
1
458
11
1,370
15
116
3
138
4
428
5
769
16
2,696
47
1,171
28
769
16
2,486
64
4,304
86
1,976
47
5,738
132
5,280
128
2,768
67
2,036
56
Field Border 386



























832
132
342
58
378
112
898
89
Field Border - Enhancements E386



























342
10
114
5
134
5
138
5
Filter Strip 393 6,893
1,240
27,665
2,498
24,180
2,850
15,918
2,894
4,347
1,012
2,550
319
1,258
498
1,720
478
2,235
430
1,887
587
375
169
1,908
307
979
262
1,329
286
651
155
405
82
159
43
49
8
Filter Strip - Enhancements E393

























62
1
56
2
119
3


53
4
Forage and Biomass Planting 512



























1,064
88
1,187
91
1,680
114
4,510
116
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512



























270
21
169
19
584
39
136
14
Forest Stand Improvement 666



























8,323
172
10,710
203
13,100
223
13,367
184
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666



























831
22
3,549
38
4,037
52
2,212
44
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 5,249
253
4,810
209
5,210
267
3,753
203
6,122
276
2,346
169
4,016
210
3,088
163
2,406
137
1,436
77
805
50
497
47
249
31
912
42
122
18
340
29
429
29
125
6
Grassed Waterway 412 18,560
921
17,695
906
21,158
1,195
13,678
975
21,649
1,514
10,018
759
12,771
1,086
17,137
1,161
8,785
992
6,706
825
5,635
609
7,731
790
8,127
473
5,922
463
2,552
471
2,581
401
1,318
192
1,357
347
Grassed Waterway - Enhancements E412

































2
1
Heavy Use Area Protection 561 1,769
79
6,771
206
4,733
258
7,843
372
3,328
223
2,753
215
2,158
175
3,488
198
2,348
162
1,853
136
2,443
146
3,408
210
4,880
259
5,886
294
3,401
219
6,196
325
7,596
318
9,515
344
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 73,295
2,643
213,813
6,077
109,633
4,270
79,636
4,010
48,145
2,154
48,784
2,099
52,529
2,431
56,427
2,530
16,201
1,031
26,093
986
4,535
366
5,683
211
1,567
77
3,854
353
1,079
72
11,211
470
1,882
84
2,018
57
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595

























4,763
161
2,794
108
10,090
356
9,427
370
4,306
135
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441









64
5
115
7
171
32
201
25
64
13
29
19
105
19
52
18
46
12
71
10
156
23
107
15
72
16
Irrigation Water Management 449 3
2












13
4
83
30
572
27
134
11
72
7
215
9
69
9
64
8
917
34
16
5
900
29
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449





























886
15
886
15
886
15
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468



























145
14
139
18
196
10
206
7
Mulching 484

715
21


129
2


56
4
28
4
44
7
93
11
741
37
1,266
45
1,063
61
1,076
51
595
35








Nutrient Management 590 149,106
5,001
273,716
8,329
225,670
8,417
178,568
8,727
130,875
6,242
138,043
5,792
96,091
4,506
142,372
6,632
116,734
5,358
89,188
3,926
41,817
2,425
65,507
2,933
87,817
3,405
110,969
4,465
100,646
3,712
143,597
5,436
108,448
3,858
79,001
2,987
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























3,531
136
6,545
217
17,777
664
14,950
597
6,198
231
Prescribed Grazing 528 24,694
1,235
25,183
1,590
51,312
2,759
49,976
2,876
50,602
2,688
43,160
2,468
53,677
3,288
55,618
3,191
49,715
3,053
25,836
1,692
10,873
669
6,661
449
6,277
481
8,332
622
9,068
513
7,069
423
3,797
281
4,581
372
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























317
40
523
15
1,757
124
1,433
93
1,174
81
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 46,786
1,509
67,861
1,958
76,768
2,638
62,484
2,347
64,601
2,368
54,206
2,077
46,103
1,948
47,607
2,060
60,529
2,362
54,636
2,241
37,820
1,491
40,430
1,354
18,807
578
22,897
951
19,857
708
18,021
582
27,478
835
8,650
265
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345

























1,511
40




3,128
83
106
3
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 155,267
5,184
278,448
8,569
187,573
7,036
165,098
6,712
122,498
5,472
111,159
4,679
104,570
4,433
132,234
5,736
130,146
5,226
91,569
3,999
45,830
2,577
53,004
2,500
36,469
1,473
42,991
2,245
33,932
1,331
41,579
1,504
28,607
974
17,835
643
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329

























2,261
82


2,510
95
3,170
134
348
15
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till 346

59
1
159
5
64
2


10
2
91
4
91
4




















Riparian Forest Buffer 391 4,656
64
8,487
134
5,318
219
3,104
158
2,421
143
3,256
71
586
60
681
38
237
24
165
33
122
11
135
41
219
54
145
51
186
27
53
12
11
4
36
4
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391





























45
3




Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 64
11
165
16
194
5
127
2
1
1
47
5


14
4
61
9
66
15


95
10
0
1
106
1








Roof Runoff Structure 558 330
7
361
36
707
46
1,131
67
960
65
508
63
864
74
1,057
79
682
77
338
43
323
49
368
56
439
80
755
104
824
112
834
147
1,966
136
2,143
123
Roofs and Covers 367



























691
85
592
101
2,392
140
3,125
179
Sediment Basin 350

285
4
108
2
45
3
32
3
13
1






10
2
















Stream Crossing 578

16
2
76
4
175
13
519
15
546
32
584
28
581
26
594
16
381
11
78
7
182
8
232
9
198
6
69
5
385
12
297
14
195
9
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395

97
4
132
4
31
2
35
1


21
1


123
3


















Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 74
7
89
6
398
10
33
3
38
1
82
3
173
4
4
1
55
2
8
1
7
1






5
2






Stripcropping 585 87
12
737
50
860
64
156
6
69
7


111
2
13
1
60
1
49
1


121
37


81
12








Structure for Water Control 587 916
36
2,113
70
2,956
101
1,756
77
2,215
78
4,576
72
1,509
54
2,499
77
2,002
47
2,078
97
1,405
36
3,334
85
2,568
89
3,573
88
2,746
68
807
37
1,966
38
378
19
Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 2,813
106
3,101
225
2,862
304
3,026
192
2,044
163
2,172
81
3,794
124
4,352
137
1,815
153
2,100
171
1,193
75
1,770
122
2,108
93
5,235
102
3,068
120
2,974
100
6,239
148
8,529
146
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612

























84
12
143
6
1,388
20
484
23
808
30
Vegetated Treatment Area 635





7
1
3
1
37
4
25
4
104
3
39
7
4
2
3
1
4
1






2
1




Waste Facility Closure 360



















4
1
14
1


11
1




22
2
10
2
Waste Recycling 633 27,216
1,070
26,895
1,053
53,934
2,228
34,223
2,181
31,590
1,810
24,475
1,492
25,637
1,678
27,698
2,163
22,105
1,593
13,863
834
6,350
292
2,862
129
1,887
96
6,682
329
2,093
125
202
13


106
6
Waste Storage Facility 313 612
78
770
91
1,776
116
1,624
135
1,111
117
1,030
108
1,417
122
1,145
102
1,335
90
585
71
332
45
504
53
582
54
492
57
488
53
565
75
885
65
1,133
61
Waste Transfer 634

4
1
6
1
8
2
274
13
275
14
2,102
91
1,076
66
2,327
103
1,131
70
364
37
166
15
553
33
389
26
204
15
397
16
113
6
14
2
Waste Treatment 629

6
1
5
1














3
1
13
1


14
1




18
2


Waste Treatment Lagoon 359











7
1






















Water Well Decommissioning 351

















5
1




20
1


6
1






Water and Sediment Control Basin 638 185
6
468
13
437
10
128
3
212
7
532
26
243
7
212
4
55
1


134
3
127
1
103
2
130
4
15
1
109
3




Wetland Creation 658 59
4
231
20
672
41
850
35
584
28
100
21
171
20
240
15
438
10
148
16
10
3
48
6
19
7
86
3


20
2
7
2
18
4
Wetland Enhancement 659 3,345
13
8,007
39
4,159
38
20,246
55
5,281
37
2,850
38
1,276
32
221
6
309
7
149
3


127
2
344
15


8
1
5
1
61
3
516
9
Wetland Restoration 657 1,723
97
1,795
99
3,425
186
2,265
145
2,287
121
1,552
68
1,510
89
4,149
108
2,597
77
535
43
127
10
523
40
332
39
346
28
245
23
372
19
161
16
148
14
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 185
59
1,771
95
496
126
605
112
911
88
386
55
223
38
418
71
115
41
157
24
90
12
179
61
234
105
181
58
152
49
224
29
172
30
102
31
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation 650





3
2


21
1


30
3
3
1
2
2
28
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 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)

































147
4
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 32,194
3,397
62,272
6,073
62,365
7,694
41,843
6,817
39,089
5,276
13,695
2,390
14,124
2,910
18,566
3,224
13,299
2,742
14,333
2,982
4,699
1,147
8,326
1,955
6,279
1,814
5,665
1,324
3,289
1,100
4,989
748
2,511
843
3,194
1,053
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)























43
3
19,114
1,071
19,771
1,032
41,918
2,441
54,879
3,094
35,979
2,107
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 194,973
20,544
327,330
33,608
292,577
31,313
282,929
30,659
248,191
24,983
275,517
22,820
307,781
23,002
306,602
24,590
322,586
23,050
241,137
19,086
154,864
12,662
143,420
11,424
139,899
8,875
158,856
12,094
157,974
9,442
162,815
10,306
73,688
4,655
23,516
1,463
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)











126
2






















Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 52,594
3,715
81,907
5,937
123,535
9,494
106,632
9,476
89,360
6,620
94,579
6,313
97,539
7,524
127,236
10,467
130,874
10,913
78,582
5,927
123,743
6,851
74,729
5,688
99,770
5,846
113,341
6,876
190,423
9,876
270,643
13,383
177,014
9,699
165,884
8,313
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 4,467
217
595
33




83
6
717
70
947
35
201
4
78
5
372
43
76
4














Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















5,237
238
11,652
653
12,413
729
7,375
529
6,540
438
3,191
196
2,553
121
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 1,327
103
1,233
90
819
67
926
44
1,119
39
964
19
699
41
804
55
1,029
113
545
47


23
7




12
1




91
3
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 464
53
611
94
929
70
1,868
84
1,876
75
1,699
51
4,691
89
5,408
92
4,560
28
2,711
13
93
6
3,464
3












Other 1,342
174
351
44


1,379
74
47
6
1
1
52
5
49
8
147
13














0
1


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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Water Quality Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 254,746
28,203
427,413
45,879
434,431
48,638
404,107
47,154
351,905
37,005
363,920
31,664
407,748
33,608
427,069
38,440
432,068
36,864
313,003
28,098
259,330
20,670
216,732
19,315
231,040
17,191
282,728
22,094
349,293
21,980
434,211
27,316
276,256
18,488
221,285
13,064
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 59
4
231
20
672
41
850
35
584
28
100
21
171
20
240
15
438
10
148
16
10
3
48
6
19
7
86
3


20
2
7
2
18
4
Wetland Enhancement 659 3,345
13
8,007
39
4,159
38
20,246
55
5,281
37
2,850
38
1,276
32
221
6
309
7
149
3


127
2
344
15


8
1
5
1
61
3
516
9
Wetland Restoration 657 1,723
97
1,795
99
3,425
186
2,265
145
2,287
121
1,552
68
1,510
89
4,149
108
2,597
77
535
43
127
10
523
40
332
39
346
28
245
23
372
19
161
16
148
14
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Wetlands Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 352
47
948
70
2,333
169
1,652
139
1,335
112
581
65
388
41
816
51
268
24
397
40
121
12
483
37
196
27
125
13
64
10
103
8
51
4
163
18
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 3,254
11
7,294
34
3,940
57
20,119
59
4,958
40
2,857
43
1,634
63
243
15
111
3
177
7


55
5
184
22
223
14
181
13
60
10
100
11


Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 68
1




7
2




61
2


4
1
45
3


70
5
130
12
55
4
8
1
233
4
73
6
314
9
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 1,114
46
990
41
605
20
529
21
807
14
679
11
348
19
641
22
941
62
89
12


23
1












Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 140
9
114
13
505
19
452
14
763
20
370
8
286
16
683
41
385
4


5
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 4,928
114
9,127
158
7,266
265
22,651
235
7,771
186
4,192
127
2,694
141
2,383
129
1,707
94
707
62
125
13
630
48
509
61
402
31
253
24
395
22
224
21
477
27
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

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Citation for this website:
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) 2012-2022 Data October 2022
Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) 2009-2011 Data
National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD) October 2022
ProTracts Program Contracts System October 2020
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC. 31 March 2023*
<http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/resources/data-and-reports/rca-data-viewer/>
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