NRCS Conservation Programs

Pennsylvania

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 $18,442.2
$17,472.1
$17,407.8
$17,799.3
$19,380.0
$24,805.6
$24,168.7
$22,025.2
$21,766.6
$23,851.2
$13,825.2
$22,238.9
$23,615.8
$25,414.9
$25,532.8
$27,142.7
$25,813.3
$31,783.7
Financial Assistance $33,820.3
$21,560.2
$19,398.8
$31,536.5
$41,296.6
$43,235.0
$52,977.6
$62,453.8
$51,304.1
$45,751.1
$42,126.8
$37,645.9
$40,734.5
$35,614.1
$47,431.8
$41,150.3
$35,782.6
$52,562.1
Reimbursable $5,248.1
$6,868.9
$4,199.0
$3,977.6
$3,460.7
$2,191.8
$757.0
$2,709.9
$1,404.9
$193.6
$1,449.2
$2,734.2
$705.3
$1,143.2
$761.5
$3,668.7
$2,990.6
$770.3
Total $57,510.4
$45,901.3
$41,005.7
$53,313.5
$64,137.2
$70,232.1
$77,903.2
$87,188.8
$74,475.6
$69,796.0
$57,401.1
$62,618.8
$65,055.6
$62,172.2
$73,726.1
$71,961.7
$64,586.5
$85,116.1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.

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)








$5,430.3
$4,387.0
$3,456.8
$3,899.6
$2,315.3
$3,480.3
$2,006.3
$3,100.5
$1,521.0
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) $1,887.1
$1,196.2
$519.7
$1,116.6
$1,291.8
$1,056.1
$916.9
$229.1
$335.0
$1,346.9
$436.8
$408.4
$760.3
$489.6
$489.2
$457.0
$647.3
$649.4
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)



$6,740.1
$13,489.7
$22,845.9
$17,232.4
$10,965.1
$1,706.1
$826.8
$661.9
$1,600.8
$397.5
$245.7
$223.8
$2.5

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $4,021.1
$4,753.0
$3,454.9
$2,618.2
$2,051.8
$1,441.0
$1,279.7
$2,423.9
$1,184.5
$2,396.1
$1,451.5
$1,445.9
$1,259.9
$2,827.1
$3,132.0
$1,541.4
$2,727.7
$3,475.1
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $1,609.7
$1,989.6
$1,981.3
$2,387.5
$2,004.1
$1,511.3
$1,272.1
$1,189.3
$505.6
$206.5
$163.6
$3.3
$5.6





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$254.4
$5,603.0
$5,467.8
$6,321.3
$7,133.6
$7,528.2
$7,743.1
$7,521.7
$7,796.5
$8,655.4
$12,483.4
$15,633.6
$10,956.1
$12,782.5
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $11,066.6
$10,370.2
$10,007.0
$10,708.2
$10,825.9
$11,074.3
$10,627.1
$9,054.2
$9,315.4
$8,902.0
$8,109.5
$8,414.2
$8,652.3
$8,876.4
$8,305.2
$9,658.6
$8,476.7
$8,795.8
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $16,958.0
$13,721.6
$13,882.5
$18,458.7
$16,532.4
$17,241.9
$19,511.3
$25,009.1
$28,866.9
$29,578.7
$27,755.4
$31,351.6
$33,915.0
$30,477.4
$37,056.0
$34,987.3
$32,084.4
$42,869.2
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $6,899.4
$2,840.1
$3,052.1
$6,225.6
$5,821.7
$7,216.9
$4,558.4
$4,586.0
$3,654.1
$75.4
$305.1
$11.6
$85.7
$82.9
$-5.7



Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $180.0
$89.9
$97.3
$14.5
$56.9
$133.0
$89.0
$65.4
$83.5
$3.0
$0.3
$1.2
$4.6
$3.4
$174.2
$7.1
$69.9

Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)




$4.5
$112.0
$1,437.8
$650.7
$58.8
$298.3
$163.1




$56.6
$3.2
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$12.8
$3,607.9
$5,609.8
$3,946.5
$2,014.5
$562.0
$325.3
$1,879.5
$5,804.6
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $1,090.9
$1,086.2
$1,182.9
$1,017.7
$1,002.8
$1,108.7
$582.6
$-1.7










Soil Survey (SOIL) $1,134.0
$888.6
$959.0
$923.2
$799.2
$795.8
$910.8
$632.2
$265.4
$447.0
$310.6
$289.1
$281.2
$291.7
$367.2
$342.7
$407.3
$372.0
Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP) $71.1
$57.8
$112.3
$21.4














Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $8,853.8
$6,258.5
$858.2
$4,380.7
$11,488.4
$2,516.7
$168.6
$233.1
$2.6
$33.9




$3,177.5
$5,479.6
$2,953.5
$5,659.6
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $89.7
$157.2
$120.6
$98.4
$2,100.1
$612.2
$-325.8
$159.3
$557.7
$10,953.6
$1,751.1
$2,609.1
$651.4
$4,695.3

$84.2
$1,166.8
$667.7
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $2,906.6
$1,872.7
$3,329.8
$3,571.4
$192.8
$1,062.9
$10.0
$6,423.6
$1,244.8
$3.4
$3.0
$5.7
$1,138.2
$350.6
$4,096.1
$459.8

$2,478.7
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $426.7
$364.3
$1,195.1
$703.6
$2,181.3
$4,299.9
$8,891.2
$11,029.3
$6,977.6
$1,029.1
$12.5
$618.0
$932.9
$579.8
$116.7
$38.4


Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $315.7
$255.4
$253.0
$1,067.8
$793.5
$1,064.2
$980.6
$1,153.7
$2,733.1
$80.7
$238.7
$47.4
$125.2
$115.3
$46.3
$48.2
$46.6

Other





$5.0
$10.8

$3.3





$668.4
$11.1
$37.3
Total $57,510.4
$45,901.3
$41,005.7
$53,313.5
$64,137.2
$70,232.1
$77,903.2
$87,188.8
$74,475.6
$69,796.0
$57,401.1
$62,618.8
$65,055.6
$62,172.2
$73,726.1
$71,961.7
$64,586.5
$85,116.1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• In 2014 CRP changed from a reimbursable to a direct program. Before FY 2014, CRP only includes reimbursable technical assistance funds used to plan and apply conservation practices. Data shown here do not include financial obligations made by the Farm Service Agency to landowners.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• 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 authorized the use of unobligated CBWI 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)








$1,437.8
$1,511.9
$1,052.4
$966.0
$566.6
$690.1
$519.4
$602.1
$626.8
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) $494.6
$202.1
$519.7
$178.9
$214.2
$201.0
$228.5
$61.0
$55.6
$265.9
$75.3
$73.6
$74.1
$93.3
$97.0
$103.9
$90.2
$93.3
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)



$1,257.1
$3,795.4
$3,564.5
$2,790.7
$1,168.5
$1,176.8
$459.8
$434.5
$1,591.2
$393.5
$241.3
$223.8
$2.5

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)








$2,396.1
$1,451.5
$1,445.9
$1,259.9
$2,827.1
$3,132.0
$1,541.4
$2,727.7
$3,475.1
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $393.0
$386.8
$183.9
$304.7
$173.6
$122.2
$127.7
$139.0
$141.4
$31.4
$78.3
$1.4
$3.7





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$254.4
$1,628.7
$604.4
$685.7
$850.4
$978.8
$2,146.6
$1,758.9
$1,729.4
$2,057.9
$1,995.1
$2,613.0
$2,959.5
$2,490.4
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $10,592.6
$10,029.2
$9,483.3
$10,284.1
$10,542.1
$10,935.9
$10,347.6
$9,025.0
$9,217.9
$8,837.4
$8,109.3
$8,401.9
$8,635.2
$8,673.5
$8,254.7
$9,621.9
$8,437.4
$8,756.6
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $2,882.7
$3,225.5
$3,110.4
$3,624.8
$3,649.6
$4,153.8
$5,989.4
$6,068.3
$7,538.2
$7,583.8
$6,562.4
$8,095.6
$8,229.5
$8,994.8
$7,674.5
$9,310.5
$8,069.9
$8,858.3
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $230.9
$123.0
$224.8
$250.0
$293.2
$377.3
$336.4
$193.3
$299.3
$41.9
$304.1
$4.6
$84.7
$82.9
$-5.7



Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $180.0
$89.9
$97.3
$14.5
$56.9
$66.0
$57.6
$59.3
$28.2
$3.0
$0.3
$1.2
$4.6
$3.4


$3.8

Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)




$3.6
$24.0
$203.9
$107.1
$-0.5
$-3.5
$27.9




$56.6
$3.2
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$12.8
$2,735.4
$315.8
$274.7
$827.1
$285.9
$290.1
$941.5
$1,444.5
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $1,090.9
$1,086.2
$1,182.9
$1,017.7
$1,002.8
$1,108.7
$582.6
$-1.7










Soil Survey (SOIL) $1,109.0
$885.7
$919.7
$852.7
$793.6
$791.7
$910.8
$632.2
$265.4
$447.0
$310.6
$289.1
$281.2
$291.7
$367.2
$342.7
$407.3
$372.0
Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP) $71.1
$57.8
$112.3
$21.4














Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $716.8
$804.2
$605.7
$519.1
$443.4
$471.1
$168.6
$65.1
$2.6
$33.9




$2,702.0
$2,087.4
$290.3
$5,120.4
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $89.7
$157.2
$120.6
$98.4
$308.0
$514.5
$781.1
$266.3
$557.7
$240.0
$-10,168.8
$174.2
$66.5


$84.2
$1,166.8
$290.0
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $481.7
$277.0
$711.5
$264.2
$95.3
$193.7

$644.5
$353.2

$3.0
$5.7
$62.0
$23.7
$108.2
$356.3

$215.8
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $43.9
$86.5
$107.5
$185.1
$167.0
$201.9
$289.6
$1,010.9
$736.6
$308.6
$12.5
$109.7
$231.3
$464.3
$-55.8



Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $65.3
$61.0
$28.2
$183.7
$128.8
$240.1
$155.9
$181.7
$444.5
$53.2
$236.5
$46.5
$121.7
$115.1
$46.3
$48.1
$46.6

Other








$3.3






$11.1
$37.3
Total $18,442.2
$17,472.1
$17,407.8
$17,799.3
$19,380.0
$24,805.6
$24,168.7
$22,025.2
$21,766.6
$23,851.2
$13,825.2
$22,238.9
$23,615.8
$25,414.9
$25,532.8
$27,142.7
$25,813.3
$31,783.7
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• In 2014 CRP changed from a reimbursable to a direct program. Before FY 2014, CRP only includes reimbursable technical assistance funds used to plan and apply conservation practices. Data shown here do not include financial obligations made by the Farm Service Agency to landowners.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• 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 authorized the use of unobligated CBWI 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)








$3,992.5
$2,875.1
$2,404.4
$2,933.6
$1,748.7
$2,790.2
$1,486.9
$2,498.4
$894.2
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) $1,392.5
$994.1

$937.7
$1,077.6
$855.1
$688.4
$168.0
$279.4
$1,080.9
$361.5
$334.8
$419.6
$396.3
$392.2
$353.1
$359.7
$346.9
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)



$5,483.0
$9,694.3
$19,281.4
$14,441.7
$9,796.6
$529.4
$366.9
$227.4
$9.5
$4.0
$4.4



Conservation Security Program (CSP) $1,216.8
$1,602.7
$1,797.4
$2,082.8
$1,830.5
$1,389.1
$1,144.4
$1,050.3
$364.2
$175.1
$85.3
$1.8
$1.8





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)




$3,974.2
$4,863.5
$5,635.6
$6,283.2
$6,549.4
$5,596.5
$5,762.9
$6,067.1
$6,597.5
$10,488.3
$13,020.6
$7,996.6
$10,292.1
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $14,075.3
$10,496.1
$10,772.2
$14,833.9
$12,882.8
$12,919.5
$13,492.0
$18,701.3
$21,205.8
$21,865.9
$20,940.0
$22,969.1
$25,518.8
$21,482.6
$29,146.0
$25,267.4
$23,783.8
$33,866.7
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $6,668.5
$2,717.1
$2,827.3
$5,975.6
$5,528.5
$6,443.0
$4,008.2
$4,392.6
$3,354.8
$33.5
$1.0
$7.0
$1.0





Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)




$67.1
$31.4
$6.1
$55.3





$174.2
$7.1
$66.1

Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)




$1.0
$88.0
$1,233.9
$543.6
$59.3
$301.9
$135.2






Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)









$872.5
$5,294.1
$3,671.7
$1,187.4
$276.1
$35.2
$938.0
$4,360.1
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $7,812.1
$3,921.0
$694.7
$3,827.4
$11,045.0
$2,045.7

$168.0







$169.6
$140.0
$539.2
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB)



$670.0
$56.6

$-114.3

$10,713.6
$10,723.9

$330.0
$3,755.0




Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $2,021.8
$1,357.0
$1,994.8
$2,476.6
$100.1
$869.2
$7.5
$5,781.6
$891.6
$3.4


$1,076.3
$326.9
$3,987.9
$103.5

$2,262.9
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $382.8
$277.8
$1,087.6
$518.4
$2,014.4
$4,098.0
$8,601.6
$10,018.5
$6,241.0
$720.6

$508.3
$701.6
$115.5
$172.5
$38.4


Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $250.5
$194.4
$224.8
$884.1
$664.7
$822.2
$771.2
$970.5
$2,288.6
$27.5
$2.2
$0.9
$3.5
$0.2

$0.1


Other














$668.4


Total $33,820.3
$21,560.2
$19,398.8
$31,536.5
$41,296.6
$43,235.0
$52,977.6
$62,453.8
$51,304.1
$45,751.1
$42,126.8
$37,645.9
$40,734.5
$35,614.1
$47,431.8
$41,150.3
$35,782.6
$52,562.1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• 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 authorized the use of unobligated CBWI 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 Management Assistance (AMA)











$266.6



$197.4
$209.2
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $4,021.1
$4,753.0
$3,454.9
$2,618.2
$2,051.8
$1,441.0
$1,279.7
$2,423.9
$1,184.5









Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $474.0
$341.0
$523.7
$424.1
$283.8
$138.4
$279.5
$29.2
$97.5
$64.6
$0.2
$12.3
$17.1
$202.9
$50.5
$36.7
$39.3
$39.2
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)




$168.6
$29.8
$239.6
$122.9
$129.0
$253.0
$287.0
$166.7

$235.5
$409.4
$230.7
$144.2
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)




$396.6
$213.9











Soil Survey (SOIL) $25.0
$2.9
$39.3
$70.5
$5.6
$4.1












Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $325.0
$1,533.3
$-442.3
$34.2










$475.5
$3,222.6
$2,523.2

Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB)



$1,122.2
$41.1
$-1,106.9
$7.4


$1,196.0
$2,434.9
$254.9
$940.3



$377.7
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $403.0
$238.7
$623.4
$830.6
$-2.7

$2.5
$-2.5










Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)




$2.0
$53.5
$1.5










Other





$5.0
$10.8










Total $5,248.1
$6,868.9
$4,199.0
$3,977.6
$3,460.7
$2,191.8
$757.0
$2,709.9
$1,404.9
$193.6
$1,449.2
$2,734.2
$705.3
$1,143.2
$761.5
$3,668.7
$2,990.6
$770.3
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• 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)





















26
5
32
11
163
16
276
68


14
2


Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 888
212
2,294
361
1,926
767
1,033
219
1,932
231
2,630
279
2,675
323
1,484
145
1,513
147
689
57
750
57
1,230
67
1,307
95
1,308
130
1,004
74
2,671
163
4,151
284
2,508
161
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)







280
41
35,619
2,332
23,896
2,304
21,345
2,569
19,222
2,463
16,897
1,814
10,675
1,517
7,413
840
4,923
504
2,579
265
1,129
68
299
14




Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 31,785
8,007
41,877
9,250
30,000
7,400
15,231
3,569
10,019
2,731
9,504
2,180
6,089
1,333
5,871
1,067
4,077
784
2,538
527
4,404
922
8,007
1,715
3,236
671
7,984
1,229
4,892
780
3,131
582
3,528
655
3,767
975
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP Contracts)









166,101
565
33,979
124
31,866
96
43,709
91
12,233
43
36,314
71
34,235
114
25,570
100
21,597
109
28,885
117
40,440
122




Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)































70,490
7,565
78,381
7,782
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 140,399
18,880
114,823
18,054
106,126
14,054
122,648
15,648
110,243
12,772
104,727
9,896
118,236
8,962
118,262
9,345
123,198
10,613
103,588
8,077
102,795
7,794
88,877
6,606
94,575
7,252
164,053
10,691
170,973
11,895
133,533
10,967
129,869
8,912
153,593
10,334
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 14,554
1,589
22,380
3,248
35,914
4,192
59,350
7,034
54,986
5,092
51,295
4,894
56,063
4,822
49,915
4,387
54,551
4,071
69,822
5,106
93,352
6,121
90,203
6,157
108,965
6,321
105,630
6,206
113,759
6,457
115,815
7,322
98,327
6,059
102,652
6,174
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 226
41
125
23
252
30


340
20
59
13
315
27








19
1


42
1
112
4






Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)

























87
6
139
18
138
9




Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















881
87
30,781
379
25,330
715
39,849
719
37,122
716
10,854
737
5,967
853
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 845
80
613
40


704
72
1,033
85
345
37
491
82


125
4
250
8


133
5
73
2










Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) 1
3




1
1












14
1














Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 101
6
146
14
354
42
192
21
93
17
478
27
453
32
1,057
37
631
55
505
54
730
58
294
37
62
21
842
126
177
29
96
16


15
3
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 2,576
140
1,288
180
2,147
185
1,104
220
4,032
248
5,814
354
11,138
379
8,706
322
14,895
253
23,598
203
17,744
121
13,055
61
7,550
38
3,366
12
3,188
14
3,189
14
2,443
6
1,773
9
Other 105
17
26
7
100
1
751
22


129
17


16
6










42
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 178,173
10,688
162,580
11,627
158,585
11,041
181,308
11,189
167,075
10,192
191,468
10,406
207,198
9,874
196,301
10,232
206,576
10,033
199,873
9,181
219,016
9,862
198,310
8,885
219,148
8,920
292,115
12,684
314,634
13,150
288,587
12,776
285,841
13,102
308,515
14,084
Percent of land units treated by multiple programs 8.50%
10.69%
14.22%
17.27%
12.79%
13.25%
12.35%
14.07%
10.42%
9.32%
11.90%
10.33%
6.64%
6.16%
5.97%
5.86%
7.17%
5.56%
9.16%
5.08%
5.56%
3.64%
6.59%
4.94%
13.87%
4.84%
11.65%
8.82%
15.70%
8.49%
18.94%
10.58%
13.51%
8.45%
12.98%
10.69%
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 28,631
2,944
34,445
3,191
20,437
1,991
9,307
839
4,541
345
3,485
328
3,194
211
2,563
221
1,207
120
1,184
153
1,822
222
5,980
654
2,327
234
5,253
562
2,721
246
2,438
266
1,747
184
2,348
298
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























259
19
758
43
545
27
731
31
130
10
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 106,124
4,984
74,120
4,386
61,672
3,594
72,459
4,225
67,395
4,277
67,154
4,052
64,101
3,673
70,661
4,005
56,791
3,464
49,428
3,032
56,924
3,537
45,925
2,675
50,609
2,908
88,161
5,045
87,507
5,363
62,013
3,593
63,697
3,808
75,845
4,871
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328

























3,834
208
5,498
293
3,572
221
9,141
568
17,681
1,043
Contour Buffer Strips 332 430
27
861
41
254
14
480
23
103
5
534
33
363
24
239
14
406
25
36
1
389
13
485
21
108
5
159
4
412
14
495
20
63
1
3
4
Contour Farming 330 20,415
1,342
21,255
1,390
14,340
966
15,007
942
10,650
709
4,729
281
5,351
348
6,015
349
14,555
797
6,021
345
4,471
295
2,913
167
3,358
179
5,078
266
4,957
223
5,925
335
7,647
480
4,227
284
Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops 331 117
3
263
32
149
18
127
15
29
2
243
6
35
3
1
1
24
2
55
3






13
1








Cover Crop 340 27,505
499
14,124
765
12,165
591
30,794
1,563
38,681
1,818
41,207
1,323
30,987
1,029
13,200
669
22,810
1,048
25,168
1,128
21,110
977
27,807
1,427
32,379
1,674
43,936
2,222
51,977
2,663
60,289
3,143
53,135
2,896
53,571
3,095
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340

























5,399
353
5,379
271
12,312
784
25,926
1,594
22,670
1,291
Critical Area Planting 342 480
8
156
4
537
25
368
13
214
11
550
22
206
6
621
20
756
32
3,267
96
3,925
128
2,728
84
1,797
54
619
25
1,056
38
2,323
65
1,958
54
1,545
53
Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag B000CPL19





























766
44
1,932
130
1,768
116
Crop Bundle#3 - Soil health rotation, No till B000CPL3

























415
26
131
8




414
27
Deep Tillage 324 635
35
1,200
51
566
22
562
28
258
5
75
5
569
37
174
8




13
3
135
7






415
8




Diversion 362 1,759
58
1,265
48
2,417
73
1,464
64
1,550
54
1,798
53
2,227
49
1,537
40
2,177
59
1,388
47
942
38
1,967
54
875
34
392
15
1,056
31
2,507
72
1,481
35
1,272
45
Field Border 386 1,740
49
1,629
87
954
47
1,404
73
1,005
50
491
45
1,148
40
543
23
368
19
134
11
389
15
486
16
475
15
368
22
728
29
289
18
716
45
1,012
35
Field Border - Enhancements E386

























1,130
71
2,308
64
505
25
756
42
634
24
Forage and Biomass Planting 512 7,643
289
2,489
175
1,927
104
2,149
137
2,974
191
909
58
479
26
1,001
60
3,827
220
608
49
246
18
372
20
928
57
1,967
146
804
44
645
45
970
96
857
56
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512

























47
1




568
42
369
26
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 15
2
31
3
49
1
3
1
4
1


5
1
75
3




18
1














Grassed Waterway 412 10,466
383
10,343
389
8,522
311
7,744
280
5,987
195
6,051
187
7,713
225
9,605
249
7,388
246
4,550
153
4,963
135
5,671
185
5,381
142
3,216
113
3,283
115
6,884
189
4,973
141
5,462
140
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 13,727
763
8,936
639
10,843
1,038
8,516
712
7,031
387
5,860
396
8,369
373
4,971
274
1,981
135
5,791
320
6,068
258
2,147
139
822
57
1,473
131
770
58
3,076
215
2,998
232
1,492
99
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595

























10,511
667
8,776
509
19,750
1,281
26,336
1,696
25,471
1,572
Irrigation Water Management 449 267
5
54
4
249
15
356
33
698
31
710
39
668
59
360
24
481
32
316
16
647
26
725
21
212
11
614
21
226
11
182
12
288
22
92
5
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449































244
10
244
10
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468 14
2
139
6
415
18
241
12
164
7
651
24
1,442
34
846
33
1,758
52
1,857
57
1,624
53
1,874
54
1,949
51
1,529
41
1,192
44
1,809
59
2,359
74
3,386
81
Mulching 484 4
5
2
6
94
14
16
2
25
2
13
5
27
12
15
2
591
25
2,859
88
3,761
116
4,490
140
5,082
135
2,642
85
3,269
108
6,197
176
5,362
152
5,735
153
Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) B000CPL12































289
13
934
58
Nutrient Management 590 23,281
1,250
19,019
1,202
22,373
1,297
38,094
2,330
27,232
1,583
31,020
1,766
33,981
1,793
26,422
1,554
32,391
1,714
32,676
1,953
36,068
2,192
25,272
1,644
23,590
1,381
21,766
1,415
19,914
1,109
28,467
1,707
30,569
1,969
24,066
1,553
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























5,902
409
6,586
441
10,093
707
31,151
2,076
34,600
1,998
Residue Management, Seasonal 344 11,309
664
6,140
423
8,861
541
11,566
751
4,693
257
2,650
173
3,630
214
3,672
198
5,400
322
4,260
222
1,941
102
455
26
501
19
1,407
80








Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 34,405
1,047
21,454
1,201
14,431
813
14,875
845
6,637
404
5,916
339
5,681
321
5,504
297
7,405
370
4,932
279
6,995
389
5,960
306
6,740
342
7,004
422
9,854
430
7,480
500
3,479
202
8,703
506
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345

























84
4
93
5
849
47
1,358
97
1,311
77
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 62,933
2,566
42,742
2,542
46,997
2,483
51,018
2,850
41,928
2,181
54,259
2,978
43,263
2,256
34,778
1,908
36,233
2,087
28,014
1,610
35,822
2,098
29,156
1,745
32,114
1,804
38,108
2,220
50,795
2,851
56,631
3,518
26,372
1,768
28,571
1,668
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329

























128
12
128
12
698
48
1,146
87
1,534
106
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till 346 8
3
8
2


19
1




























Riparian Forest Buffer 391 720
180
1,144
205
460
106
334
37
169
27
70
8
12
4
120
14
8
2
35
2
69
7
200
17
294
37
292
52
50
16
115
29
189
8
153
9
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391





























1
1




Stripcropping 585 18,877
551
8,598
375
7,136
287
8,723
379
5,581
220
1,918
87
1,867
86
1,463
69
4,639
172
2,361
95
761
23
1,053
44
2,312
77
1,508
61
1,605
55
1,335
29
405
17
886
32
Subsurface Drain 606 1,185
51
1,004
44
955
44
1,772
74
1,167
32
2,385
72
3,523
89
3,262
100
3,114
107
2,180
70
2,258
69
1,891
57
2,594
76
1,159
35
2,352
69
3,799
121
2,485
80
3,223
74
Terrace 600 1,397
40
1,375
43
1,468
41
1,103
30
1,697
43
3,054
63
3,109
65
2,492
48
4,283
76
1,392
32
1,813
44
3,151
82
2,063
66
2,105
50
950
38
1,706
50
2,460
49
3,789
82
Underground Outlet 620 248
18
634
31
909
43
1,295
42
857
30
3,126
71
2,742
80
2,487
78
2,062
76
1,722
57
1,779
59
1,783
61
1,556
45
1,131
41
1,114
47
1,761
60
1,194
43
1,863
57
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638 185
5
1
1


168
3
105
3






102
3
234
11
660
20
634
22
430
16
496
13
242
10
561
22
261
13
293
9
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 25
2
17
2
53
3
8
1
39
3
87
4
28
2
20
2
22
1
10
3
51
4
212
3
17
5


8
1


29
1
29
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)

























31
4








Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 489
122
1,110
158
1,253
623
370
120
887
76
1,487
149
1,137
148
622
51
847
58
447
29
238
13
558
17
758
53
873
77
691
45
2,083
119
3,860
234
2,288
127
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)







168
15
33,788
1,939
19,612
1,308
15,011
1,141
13,717
1,113
11,957
790
7,513
593
5,428
306
3,264
222
1,977
149
829
32
206
10




Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 23,263
3,111
31,521
3,581
18,992
2,197
5,910
686
3,196
351
2,838
297
1,911
168
1,853
173
576
93
757
110
1,568
205
4,455
630
1,407
203
4,854
594
2,072
212
1,377
190
891
125
1,519
272
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























11,827
1,602
15,543
1,594
33,275
3,725
48,731
6,948
61,042
6,676
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 110,305
13,631
78,966
12,162
75,929
9,737
85,065
10,944
81,768
9,536
75,153
7,487
83,598
7,222
84,806
7,068
92,062
8,297
77,111
6,364
89,936
6,695
76,449
5,537
80,475
5,881
AR
8,654
AR
9,803
AR
9,449
AR
7,692
AR
8,779
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 9,438
835
12,683
1,362
21,843
1,933
45,864
4,505
41,250
2,871
35,921
2,504
33,689
2,188
24,583
1,807
21,462
1,633
30,910
2,528
36,381
3,334
34,468
3,164
38,994
3,035
AR
3,492
AR
3,349
AR
3,737
AR
3,343
AR
3,095
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 82
17


































Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















172
12
387
28
1,885
285
2,057
224
2,840
207
3,277
414
4,965
619
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 558
34
411
7


556
32
507
15
216
7
175
6


125
4
250
8


133
5
73
2










Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)









23
4
11
3
19
1
13
1


















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 33
10
61
12
56
10
122
18
60
9
146
17
89
17
145
21
39
7
17
4
7
2














Other 98
15
26
6






109
14


3
1










42
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 137,304
17,775
119,801
17,288
111,529
14,500
128,150
16,305
119,411
12,873
137,127
12,418
133,087
11,060
121,524
10,263
122,395
11,206
116,258
9,833
131,177
10,842
115,821
9,671
118,154
9,424
169,636
14,858
178,911
15,259
171,206
17,437
176,883
18,756
191,943
19,568
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 15,589
911
14,639
945
13,945
822
12,805
754
20,258
1,099
22,003
1,176
26,414
1,562
17,987
1,017
18,970
1,169
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328







2,329
136
1,955
114
2,271
136
4,523
281
8,149
413
Cover Crop 340 4,469
241
4,038
227
5,785
358
9,455
463
14,959
680
19,710
963
26,494
1,421
13,905
792
15,348
982
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340







2,108
119
2,243
126
2,261
126
5,821
369
9,673
488
Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag B000CPL19











766
44
1,932
130
1,768
116
Crop Bundle#3 - Soil health rotation, No till B000CPL3







415
26
131
8




414
27
Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) B000CPL12













289
13
934
58
Prescribed Grazing 528















39
2
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 3,143
190
4,274
246
2,675
177
3,843
229
3,060
183
3,858
184
2,711
165
1,227
65
4,313
259
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345







74
3
74
3
74
3
458
36
501
25
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 12,277
667
11,890
768
11,801
732
10,746
591
16,528
919
19,155
1,067
26,415
1,457
14,423
965
12,707
743
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329







80
6
128
12
698
48
1,114
82
1,396
91
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
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)







223
15


716
40
30
4
198
14
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI) 78
13
133
44


19
1










Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)







1,623
165
2,458
267
3,891
397
7,380
909
10,527
1,081
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 14,074
1,875
14,366
1,856
12,408
1,553
13,070
1,654
20,866
2,042
24,469
2,665
27,648
3,692
17,601
2,151
18,543
2,372
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 1,265
120
2,280
286
4,517
536
4,323
378
11,073
822
10,332
701
11,201
829
6,749
627
7,604
712
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





83
4
984
127
180
20
40
4
394
59
2,145
194
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 45
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 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 14,510
2,009
15,388
2,186
14,581
2,089
14,967
2,037
23,301
3,171
26,505
3,653
31,772
4,962
24,558
3,750
28,655
4,373
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 2,506
125
1,275
78
1,408
82
2,860
129
1,980
93
4,620
229
11,272
605
5,291
315
2,974
162
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328







1,035
68
128
6
515
20
386
19
524
29
Cover Crop 340 1,518
66
968
61
1,442
85
2,764
133
2,198
102
5,294
261
10,636
575
5,150
310
2,615
138
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340







720
43
415
20
243
19
866
59
1,096
49
Crop Bundle#3 - Soil health rotation, No till B000CPL3















345
24
Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) B000CPL12















351
25
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 1,192
66
191
8
97
3
1,245
52
136
5
1,068
34
213
17
299
10
1,147
54
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345









50
1


250
12


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 1,681
73
934
68
1,410
88
2,190
115
2,763
144
3,824
200
11,408
587
4,756
294
2,289
132
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329











144
5
302
14
413
15
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• 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
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)







12
1








Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI) 12
3




19
1










Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)







346
55
492
27
604
44
918
112
1,189
122
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 1,530
295
914
184
955
144
2,296
375
1,798
265
3,753
653
8,221
1,657
4,718
841
2,514
350
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 234
31
189
31
636
114
346
53
740
78
1,479
71
2,205
127
1,564
80
1,503
123
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)







237
56






482
33
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 45
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 a Cropland SHMS. Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years, but are only counted once per fiscal year. Data for FY 2017 and after includes practices applied under the Conservation Stewardship Program.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) Practices
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 1,541
330
914
215
1,271
258
2,480
429
1,914
455
3,832
751
8,478
1,828
5,129
1,033
3,259
628
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 12,508
1,431
17,740
2,065
9,134
1,265
12,602
1,401
7,991
695
13,988
424
14,138
147
13,212
149
8,279
181
7,459
131
21,983
135
18,119
84
3,792
128
7,873
282
14,556
610
10,241
449
21,619
443
20,830
234
Access Control - Enhancements E472

































6
1
Aquatic Organism Passage 396

1
1




15
1


22
2
21
1








10
3




94
1




Conservation Cover 327 31,785
3,282
35,895
3,363
24,171
2,402
18,434
1,037
6,454
503
5,574
477
6,421
356
10,313
334
6,281
211
5,783
246
4,920
304
9,369
816
3,136
292
6,760
626
4,663
363
18,509
321
5,979
234
5,636
323
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























1,187
55
12,093
128
5,803
154
3,255
88
1,746
49
Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag B000CPL19





























766
44
1,932
130
1,768
116
Crop Bundle#3 - Soil health rotation, No till B000CPL3

























419
27
131
8




414
27
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647 8
1
48
3
97
6
23
7
2,453
28
3,437
74
13,977
115
4,130
76
21,127
100
18,374
114
19,981
68
22,089
48
14,922
47
11,186
34
30,244
38
13,622
36
20,242
23
19,761
32
Hedgerow Planting 422 203
7
54
5
176
19
209
12
42
10
262
11
84
7
271
10
526
9
7
2
653
4
27
2
15
2
3
1
6
1


52
4


Pasture Bundle 5 B000PST5

































41
3
Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats 643

3
1
79
3
4
1










13
2










5
1




Riparian Forest Buffer 391 3,334
617
4,951
880
4,295
1,007
4,412
805
2,685
570
2,209
333
1,391
208
1,312
248
750
118
788
60
874
70
684
147
1,266
174
1,776
237
755
112
720
108
524
74
601
69
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391

























10
1


1
1
1,256
2
124
3
Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 490
41
360
55
310
47
710
56
516
44
533
46
286
19
338
11
214
26
95
13
159
19
69
15
123
12
422
38
153
19
222
29
291
18
64
9
Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390































30
1


Shallow Water Development and Management 646 101
5
9
3
2
1


6
2


1
1


















36
1


Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395 1
1


744
36
196
16
216
8
23
7
19
10
285
11
25
6
182
6
27
3
88
3
3
1
132
6
18
5
118,769
43
13
4
96
5
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management - Enhancements E395

































129
5
Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 982
85
889
73
1,112
64
343
25
311
17
262
11
36
7
318
19
141
14
147
11
101
10
95
4
25
4
123
6
29
4
62,410
29
11
4
85
7
Structures for Wildlife 649































27
3
28
2
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 38,373
4,024
45,453
4,715
36,052
3,771
25,620
2,389
21,526
1,780
17,686
1,830
13,001
1,211
11,490
1,095
12,440
788
19,196
722
23,341
745
19,205
876
34,699
472
12,574
704
11,824
503
10,326
470
6,142
654
15,210
1,191
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645



























6
1
723
6
354
12
1,784
31
Wetland Creation 658 40
4


6
2
18
2


8
1
4,159
1
1
2
1
1
47
1


32
4
99
1
21
1


5
1




Wetland Enhancement 659 489
48
487
51
374
45
377
26
50
3
319
18
702
26
1,094
21
670
25
447
38
2,480
60
295
23
97
11
1,240
81
610
51
635
12




Wetland Restoration 657 908
79
945
72
1,500
88
834
69
436
37
290
18
322
12
124
5
54
11
55
3
173
24
39
7
14
1
48
8
5
1
27
4
6
2


Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management 644 1,247
122
1,759
236
1,208
132
1,043
98
522
42
946
32
385
34
184
13
390
17
60
8
171
13
42
9
69
12
324
25
349
37
17
6
12
3
244
15
Wildlife Habitat Planting. 420

































3,035
67
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420

































2,681
52
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Watering Facility (614) is not included in the above table. It is included for the purposes of this report in the All Other Practices category.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

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





















26
5
25
8
132
12
273
40


14
2


Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 27
5
14
4
58
3
141
3
40
2
2
1
81
1


26
1








9
1
28
3


11
1


Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)







30
4
678
68
448
57
755
69
693
75
501
45
464
30
305
24
32
4
87
9








Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 30,426
7,313
40,391
8,228
27,398
6,357
13,707
2,970
9,011
2,268
9,018
1,888
5,741
1,173
5,504
870
3,843
671
2,393
460
4,363
877
7,575
1,596
3,189
590
7,734
1,155
4,776
726
2,966
492
3,164
609
3,688
921
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























1,000
60
11,848
144
5,042
211
5,282
283
6,791
333
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 17,277
2,237
22,935
3,017
16,901
2,071
28,020
2,581
15,580
1,111
18,475
778
18,059
341
17,844
540
12,256
340
10,866
438
5,941
220
3,908
210
6,358
357
13,358
662
19,127
824
20,895
739
21,495
719
28,695
868
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) 1
1




1
1












14
1














Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 1,021
76
1,177
119
3,499
316
1,975
219
2,678
194
3,656
302
6,335
280
5,202
272
6,206
216
11,073
216
23,098
180
19,241
134
18,292
150
10,944
103
20,193
98
16,197
233
19,011
83
17,276
81
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 118
15
79
10
87
6




59
13
269
10














25
1






Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)





























73
3




Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)























389
14
282
36
497
13
143
7


345
29
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 25
3
12
2




12
1
12
1
























Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 101
4
146
12
344
22
192
16
93
10
288
14
453
29
1,021
33
605
46
461
50
730
56
271
26
62
9
776
85
161
20
96
16


15
3
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 2,209
93
1,176
131
1,004
112
791
154
3,004
150
4,171
217
8,525
265
6,849
211
12,323
158
17,908
148
11,044
91
12,228
43
7,051
28
3,330
9
3,188
12
3,189
14
1,768
3
1,737
6
Other



100
1






























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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Fish & Wildlife Habitat Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 45,940
9,747
53,371
11,523
42,203
8,888
38,169
5,944
26,750
3,740
33,531
3,282
38,951
2,156
36,257
1,995
34,318
1,507
38,243
1,357
44,320
1,455
43,256
2,038
34,625
1,160
35,904
2,132
56,676
1,881
47,929
1,715
49,720
1,700
56,052
2,241
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 472 178
6
427
10
201
13
3,759
173
3,567
128
11,509
106
13,176
26
12,248
26
7,200
45
6,888
63
20,751
32
17,588
27
2,788
50
5,607
53
9,435
123
6,662
48
17,446
70
19,441
71
Brush Management 314

74
6


389
14


88
2
260
9
2,634
23
1,839
48
12,239
49
9,497
65
18,165
89
20,844
74
28,359
124
33,922
112
24,466
139
22,437
146
21,998
140
Brush Management - Enhancements E314

























370
6
2,988
23
2,509
6
5,114
15
607
22
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647



87
1


2,276
17
2,462
51
12,389
80
3,924
60
19,379
82
17,275
102
19,123
61
20,192
40
14,838
40
11,114
30
30,244
38
13,538
35
20,242
23
19,761
32
Firebreak 394



















2,945
1
2,945
1
20,320
4




11,539
2
1,629
2


Forest Stand Improvement 666 2,523
81
2,444
106
4,630
133
3,925
121
2,625
72
5,142
93
13,021
160
9,182
117
12,649
168
7,362
107
9,919
85
11,849
82
33,404
86
27,867
222
33,964
137
44,538
100
10,593
42
5,679
44
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666

























622
18
47,962
39
1,664
26
19,593
42
1,930
38
Forest Trails and Landings 655



181
2






770
1




269
4
23
1
3,820
1
107
1


665
12


800
4


Herbaceous Weed Control 315











1,878
14
2,028
25
7,291
40
9,837
43
21,348
28
33,054
27
19,802
50
45,584
88
34,525
118
18,152
101
23,136
111
26,301
98
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315

























79
5
18,589
28
4,009
34
8,421
21
2,830
36
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 90
2




327
13


98
1
56
5


3
1




160
1












Prescribed Burning 338















47
2
27
1


10
1


3,023
1
2,966
1
2,966
1
1,629
2
2,966
1
Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338

































7
1
Prescribed Forestry 409



68
7
68
1
9
2


97
2






















Riparian Forest Buffer 391 9
3
104
4
52
3
49
3


416
12
219
6
47
6
95
3
527
3
248
7
100
15
222
26
754
69
172
5
231
11
21
10
256
4
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391































1,256
2
122
2
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395





10
1






66
2










54
3


118,769
43


87
4
Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 157
8
4
2
134
8
193
5
25
4
1,385
38
8,017
82
3,727
71
5,763
63
2,689
35
6,797
36
5,593
36
18,387
49
8,205
37
46,254
60
29,222
65
8,498
30
18,626
54
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612

























531
13
22,955
43
1,822
23
4,002
20
8,344
47
Tree/Shrub Site Preparation 490

466
2












282
1
670
3
4,642
15
3,679
26
42,014
54
18,310
73
18,343
36
8,057
23
1,410
8
239
4
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 1,943
57
1,238
35
2,460
57
3,304
105
7,216
56
2,562
66
2,978
69
2,080
84
5,432
85
13,694
91
16,824
64
11,539
65
31,616
71
6,847
74
7,836
25
7,075
52
1,341
16
7,680
81
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645



























6
1
723
6
309
7
1,518
18
Wildlife Habitat Planting. 420

































2,825
38
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420

































2,576
37
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

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

239
5


100
1




























Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)











14
4
6
3
31
2
12
1
















Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 14
4
8
1
99
10
1
1
4
4


6
1


30
2
1
1
82
2
55
13
226
28
507
66
2
1
36
5
11
7
45
10
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)























203
2
1,362
48
14,166
143
5,940
121
16,299
153
11,200
309
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 3,840
147
2,644
141
4,097
180
7,698
417
10,309
236
14,158
233
16,418
164
14,726
96
13,183
199
14,201
127
3,127
68
1,959
62
4,843
106
22,677
271
18,701
182
10,939
86
20,587
107
36,656
153
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 5
3
180
11
512
15
125
10
339
27
1,759
94
6,491
197
7,173
216
11,191
213
13,693
239
32,213
242
33,094
283
52,789
241
40,458
304
46,947
323
51,044
382
40,220
272
42,655
290
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)



2
4






























Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















456
2
29,827
92
22,695
115
36,846
143
33,051
111
6,872
26
239
4
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 3
1
11
1
































Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)









196
2


8
2
33
1


















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 34
2
8
6
1,074
14
141
7
1,847
12
2,298
40
6,395
88
5,949
97
12,755
121
20,872
133
17,127
83
12,976
51
7,536
36
3,366
12
3,153
9
3,175
10
2,443
6
1,753
6
Other



100
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 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 3,891
157
3,089
165
4,840
224
7,999
436
10,737
279
17,503
369
27,570
454
27,217
414
34,983
538
42,277
501
47,599
395
44,400
411
71,678
505
82,240
816
92,261
801
80,378
715
75,367
571
82,653
772
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 560 152
6
346
9
145
5
244
12
403
10
124
8
158
10
157
12
385
16
279
13
232
12
306
13
288
12
146
9
246
14
308
12
149
8
156
11
Animal Trails and Walkways 575 1,421
78
917
51
1,423
66
1,705
95
1,028
52
1,228
49
2,312
108
2,116
99
1,486
81
916
41
1,018
45
551
34
1,067
58
833
45
1,312
71
2,206
117
1,438
74
1,675
94
Brush Management 314 3,267
204
3,038
247
2,307
149
2,195
190
1,821
125
815
43
778
52
2,145
176
1,299
68
686
40
220
19
484
24
465
9
317
23
485
24
494
13
529
23
432
16
Brush Management - Enhancements E314































78
10
86
4
Channel Bed Stabilization 584 257
12
20
1
337
7
14
3
9
1


























Critical Area Planting 342 109
2
122
9
331
13
199
17
401
36
170
14
298
17
890
36
365
17
382
33
680
29
687
30
472
33
442
22
702
40
386
33
218
23
337
23
Fence 382 5,938
452
9,307
604
8,748
502
9,243
491
6,483
381
8,942
430
10,335
489
9,290
455
7,294
393
6,120
340
6,405
311
6,643
352
6,591
363
6,134
286
5,948
330
7,565
393
5,497
357
5,416
324
Fence - Enhancements E382

























230
7




8
2
54
2
Forage Harvest Management 511 1,539
59
1,043
109
1,270
76
1,684
140
1,615
144
1,327
128
1,898
149
1,308
95
2,516
135
3,021
189
1,149
92
423
42
905
55
1,924
79
1,121
72
1,123
66
438
22
812
59
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511

































99
6
Forage and Biomass Planting 512 3,016
196
4,430
322
3,159
191
2,464
135
1,736
122
1,738
123
2,513
139
1,448
86
1,628
125
1,225
83
1,106
63
722
44
1,074
68
1,147
79
815
48
1,098
56
814
37
523
40
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512

























275
14
264
21
544
29
454
25
319
21
Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment 548













17
4




















Heavy Use Area Protection 561 339
34
785
54
402
36
308
22
468
25
393
28
313
18
548
23
1,195
59
1,950
92
2,599
130
3,389
144
2,948
107
1,996
102
3,298
124
3,453
140
2,214
96
2,925
123
Herbaceous Weed Control 315













6,410
325
4,459
244
1,547
57
421
15
618
20
426
28
2,378
101
1,365
47
335
22
1,386
57
323
7
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315

























31
1
31
1
193
6
336
15
198
18
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 678
60
446
37
695
58
287
33
104
8
65
5
184
11
288
23
40
4


6
1
27
2






221
13
37
3
76
14
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595

























71
10
33
5
441
28
472
30
435
46
Livestock Pipeline 516 2,190
117
3,151
183
5,404
228
4,098
190
3,668
159
4,332
219
4,932
239
4,370
194
2,864
184
3,278
180
3,321
156
3,651
151
2,230
100
2,458
131
3,051
127
3,101
165
2,676
143
4,493
198
Nutrient Management 590 3,939
235
2,312
188
4,062
288
5,476
377
4,046
296
2,777
231
3,843
246
4,602
362
4,236
255
4,663
322
3,541
308
3,012
263
4,174
330
2,761
211
1,913
178
1,976
173
1,811
164
1,755
169
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590































280
14
431
31
Pasture Bundle 5 B000PST5

































41
3
Pond 378 115
5
95
6
25
1
8
1
12
1


92
1
10
1




















Prescribed Grazing 528 14,131
848
10,904
782
10,123
709
7,417
538
10,013
588
6,650
453
6,178
421
6,617
515
7,822
523
5,819
398
3,341
259
4,954
308
3,384
240
5,428
372
3,988
293
4,442
314
2,968
240
3,044
265
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























1,481
54
1,052
59
2,219
98
3,161
193
4,002
312
Pumping Plant 533



87
3
162
5
435
9
345
17
964
24
707
30
408
18
563
12
559
24
661
21
482
18
366
9
410
14
419
22
324
15
208
7
Spring Development 574



























634
17
535
23
406
9
706
17
Stream Crossing 578



























373
29
1,075
43
634
29
618
22
Stream Crossing - Enhancements E578































6
1


Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 742
60
703
51
971
43
263
19
117
12
135
5
14
1
81
5
111
6
9
1
12
2






17
3




58
4
Water Well 642 171
9
550
17
754
22
259
9
213
7
239
11
453
20
258
13
295
11
114
5
128
8
378
10
190
7
93
5
215
9
307
13
119
7
102
4
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638

45
1
32
2


15
1






25
2
3
1
142
5
19
3
22
3
7
1
17
4
21
3


22
6
Watering Facility 614 2,442
131
3,993
237
5,850
249
5,155
239
3,893
180
4,743
220
6,826
296
5,372
241
3,772
208
4,043
201
5,224
242
6,164
275
6,146
236
6,727
242
7,514
275
6,178
303
6,487
290
7,708
308
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380

46
4
34
2
141
4
29
3


20
1
10
3
73
1




33
2
19
2
122
7
70
4
2
1


55
3
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 314
76
622
132
389
64
253
36
583
73
232
29
394
9
70
5
12
2


















Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)







24
3
814
82
2,840
352
3,697
548
3,220
396
3,266
381
2,215
306
1,413
219
1,518
158
510
61
290
26
94
4




Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 936
255
844
183
817
189
937
113
584
79
296
46
263
40
121
28
130
19
111
10
38
7
231
25
25
4
147
8
46
14
95
33
142
24
24
5
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























1,204
98
1,231
93
2,722
190
3,424
329
3,872
504
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 16,269
1,825
13,006
1,618
12,667
1,321
10,047
1,079
9,270
959
6,710
709
7,718
659
12,350
1,039
11,799
1,075
7,487
647
3,237
289
3,832
336
2,407
285
6,997
459
3,996
294
2,956
236
2,829
160
1,843
210
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 3,591
318
7,360
947
9,370
1,051
9,519
1,277
8,863
1,001
8,646
1,109
10,595
1,161
9,530
1,075
8,737
856
8,785
970
8,371
1,119
7,540
1,129
8,450
1,186
7,532
1,116
8,056
1,287
8,687
1,436
6,949
1,222
7,170
1,327
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 101
8
64
13
155
13


189
12


46
7












42
1
87
3






Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















208
29
221
36
438
66
674
92
1,003
187
562
152
509
111
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 215
21
157
13


80
7
358
32
12
2
94
12






















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)







3
1
















10
1








Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 56
5
24
6
73
12
52
4


80
7
16
2
28
1
12
2


















Other





97
4






5
2




















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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 20,646
2,508
19,656
2,912
21,126
2,650
19,463
2,520
17,797
2,160
15,244
1,984
20,845
2,242
24,262
2,698
22,704
2,350
18,730
2,008
13,623
1,721
12,525
1,738
12,295
1,669
16,180
1,810
13,711
1,809
14,929
2,086
13,468
1,887
13,059
2,157
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to 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

400
14
652
23
601
35
969
39
652
32
756
45
371
25
497
27
170
10
382
16
607
26
338
12
896
14
103
5
298
11
483
17
28
9
Irrigation Reservoir 436





49
2


15
1
3
1
12
1
8
1


44
4
182
5






21
2
11
1


Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441 7
1
243
24
333
17
387
36
261
22
319
19
384
40
291
13
288
18
137
11
571
19
158
18
174
8
388
9
173
5
246
20
70
7
29
5
Irrigation System, Sprinkler 442 1
1
180
3
269
8
375
17
397
12
201
9
170
11
232
5
348
12
427
8
316
5
177
1
190
2
4
1
154
4
150
1


61
1
Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface 443

12
2




24
1


61
1






















Irrigation Water Management 449 267
5
54
4
258
17
356
33
698
31
710
39
668
59
360
24
481
32
331
19
647
26
725
21
212
11
614
21
226
11
182
12
289
23
92
5
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449































244
10
244
10
Pumping Plant 533

24
2
20
1
94
5
136
9
240
9
103
11
156
7
161
8
59
4
242
8
166
7
127
6
49
4
260
8
144
2
372
12
15
4
Structure for Water Control 587 973
58
1,023
84
1,521
97
1,256
84
2,088
71
3,050
113
3,454
134
3,560
132
2,271
130
11,782
117
894
84
61,340
118
1,694
125
804
60
1,580
100
70,905
136
774
59
2,163
93
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 8
4
337
42
291
36
344
40
838
90
983
96
1,107
130
818
68
1,046
82
494
40
742
48
1,047
50
547
29
754
36
304
15
608
46
517
46
112
22
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)







29
2
999
36
715
50
1,025
58
653
50
244
36
140
23
125
13
21
3
12
1








Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 69
10
57
11
80
13
47
5
58
4
6
1




32
2


















Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)































190
10
190
10
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 716
30
336
25
402
18
224
33
363
16
401
12
360
18
271
13
260
13
110
12
33
8
90
3
21
1
33
2
16
9
25
11
35
4
12
1
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 428
19
733
54
1,662
96
1,378
130
1,237
70
1,462
68
1,902
100
2,121
68
1,384
79
7,611
81
1,051
83
6,293
120
799
112
750
51
963
75
5,133
114
790
60
879
80
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















13
6
99
17
47
14
226
33
107
13
65
9
135
14
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 8
1




28
3
49
3
30
3
85
4






















Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 15
1




16
1


77
6




22
2




36
4
5
2
85
5
10
1






Other

10
1
































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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 1,226
65
1,474
133
2,431
163
1,993
212
2,503
185
3,918
222
4,156
302
4,227
207
3,397
228
8,459
169
1,943
162
7,604
196
1,492
164
1,680
109
1,520
133
5,873
184
1,597
129
1,329
127
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 12,508
1,431
17,740
2,065
9,134
1,265
12,602
1,401
7,991
695
13,988
424
14,138
147
13,212
149
8,279
181
7,459
131
21,983
135
18,119
84
3,792
128
7,873
282
14,556
610
10,241
449
21,619
443
20,830
234
Access Control - Enhancements E472

































6
1
Access Road 560 474
34
956
62
609
39
765
59
1,036
58
721
70
1,334
93
2,205
114
1,077
84
1,035
91
1,284
93
2,943
94
1,086
104
543
64








Agrichemical Handling Facility 309



























7
2
97
6


4
1
Animal Mortality Facility 316 10
1
24
3
11
1
17
3
73
3
32
5
70
13
245
19
72
6
84
11
82
7
31
5
119
12
55
8
151
15
122
11
229
11
63
4
Brush Management 314



























34,761
167
25,232
170
23,155
183
22,787
185
Brush Management - Enhancements E314



























2,988
23
2,509
6
5,196
26
706
28
Composting Facility 317 45
5
2
2
52
4


17
2
43
5
74
3
7
1
4
1
38
4
76
4
8
2












Conservation Cover 327 31,785
3,282
35,895
3,363
24,171
2,402
18,434
1,037
6,454
503
5,574
477
6,421
356
10,313
334
6,281
211
5,783
246
4,920
304
9,369
816
3,136
292
6,760
626
4,663
363
18,509
321
5,979
234
5,636
323
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327

























1,187
55
12,093
128
5,803
154
3,255
88
1,746
49
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 106,630
5,004
74,654
4,422
61,824
3,609
72,472
4,227
67,649
4,287
67,816
4,066
64,652
3,681
71,625
4,032
57,708
3,487
49,585
3,044
57,315
3,571
46,211
2,699
50,856
2,917
88,512
5,078
88,086
5,394
62,279
3,605
63,907
3,820
76,135
4,895
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328

























3,834
208
5,498
293
3,572
221
9,141
568
17,681
1,043
Constructed Wetland 656

1
1
2
1






84
2
6
1




















Contour Buffer Strips 332 430
27
861
41
254
14
480
23
103
5
544
40
363
24
239
14
406
25
43
2
389
13
485
22
108
5
159
4
412
14
495
20
63
1
3
4
Contour Farming 330 20,425
1,344
21,310
1,397
14,390
973
15,007
942
10,716
714
4,754
282
5,363
351
6,021
350
14,555
797
6,026
346
4,482
297
2,913
167
3,358
179
5,095
267
5,223
227
5,954
341
7,660
481
4,227
284
Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops 331 117
3
263
32
149
18
127
15
30
3
243
6
35
3
1
1
24
2
55
3






13
1


8
1




Cover Crop 340 27,516
500
14,214
769
12,165
591
30,914
1,566
38,681
1,818
41,475
1,331
31,524
1,033
13,364
682
22,811
1,049
25,366
1,139
21,379
994
27,930
1,438
32,385
1,675
44,011
2,225
52,125
2,681
60,429
3,155
53,196
2,899
53,901
3,113
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340

























5,399
353
5,379
271
12,312
784
25,926
1,594
22,691
1,294
Critical Area Planting 342 738
18
429
40
1,962
65
781
63
1,216
90
2,866
79
1,171
77
3,110
108
1,516
119
4,079
193
5,035
227
5,540
184
2,737
157
1,620
110
2,459
130
3,153
146
2,395
112
2,217
109
Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag B000CPL19





























766
44
1,932
130
1,768
116
Crop Bundle#3 - Soil health rotation, No till B000CPL3

























419
27
131
8




414
27
Diversion 362 2,191
85
1,732
80
2,868
112
1,810
91
1,796
88
2,180
86
2,613
88
2,180
75
2,717
97
1,537
67
1,181
63
3,787
76
1,143
56
498
27
1,338
54
3,199
96
1,592
51
1,469
67
Drainage Water Management 554

11
1














131
2
















Field Border 386



























728
29
340
23
717
46
1,012
35
Field Border - Enhancements E386



























2,338
67
505
25
757
43
634
24
Filter Strip 393 569
117
506
59
308
64
276
34
307
18
457
43
252
15
76
9
897
19
255
10
61
4
118
29
58
6
57
17
108
19
10
6
23
2
324
20
Filter Strip - Enhancements E393































23
2


Forage and Biomass Planting 512



























1,851
96
1,689
101
1,799
135
1,379
96
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512



























271
23
560
31
1,023
68
689
47
Forest Stand Improvement 666



























33,964
137
44,538
100
10,593
42
5,679
44
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666



























47,962
39
1,664
26
19,593
42
1,930
38
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 71
7
74
7
84
3
3
1
4
1
15
1
5
1
75
4




29
3














Grassed Waterway 412 10,822
422
11,230
434
8,965
355
7,986
312
6,382
220
6,355
214
7,940
250
10,007
280
7,578
266
4,813
173
5,430
166
6,619
206
5,527
161
3,327
129
3,509
141
7,135
210
5,166
167
5,776
164
Heavy Use Area Protection 561 713
132
1,595
238
1,007
138
766
119
1,336
135
911
127
1,138
158
1,688
166
2,089
218
2,918
255
3,492
292
4,516
279
5,001
287
2,897
218
4,322
261
5,254
300
3,231
186
3,724
235
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 14,618
843
9,580
707
11,928
1,156
9,259
769
7,387
470
6,068
404
8,613
391
5,270
300
2,042
145
5,791
320
6,075
259
2,334
142
822
57
1,473
131
770
58
3,230
224
3,053
237
1,576
114
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595

























10,582
677
8,808
514
20,116
1,304
26,734
1,721
25,907
1,619
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441 7
1
243
24
333
17
387
36
261
22
319
19
384
40
291
13
288
18
137
11
571
19
158
18
174
8
388
9
173
5
246
20
70
7
29
5
Irrigation Water Management 449 267
5
54
4
258
17
356
33
698
31
710
39
668
59
360
24
481
32
331
19
647
26
725
21
212
11
614
21
226
11
182
12
289
23
92
5
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449































244
10
244
10
Land Reclamation, Abandoned Mined Land 543















21
1


















Lined Waterway or Outlet 468



























1,908
109
2,648
143
2,955
142
4,151
168
Mulching 484 6
7
27
9
112
17
16
2
33
3
22
6
27
12
15
2
674
32
3,142
119
4,251
159
7,435
186
5,824
208
3,155
140








Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) B000CPL12































289
13
934
58
Nutrient Management 590 27,380
1,534
21,530
1,426
27,026
1,642
43,866
2,770
31,741
1,928
34,241
2,042
38,543
2,084
31,540
1,959
36,883
2,006
38,048
2,326
39,995
2,539
28,397
1,921
28,031
1,729
24,685
1,636
21,842
1,281
30,381
1,885
32,238
2,125
25,889
1,729
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590

























5,902
409
6,586
441
10,093
707
31,431
2,090
35,031
2,029
Pasture Bundle 5 B000PST5

































41
3
Prescribed Grazing 528 15,799
939
11,312
815
10,478
738
7,703
561
10,577
625
6,951
481
6,530
449
6,915
543
8,396
560
6,488
428
3,732
286
5,367
333
3,493
246
5,880
399
4,410
322
5,138
367
3,172
252
3,548
296
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























1,481
54
1,052
59
2,219
98
3,201
199
4,150
332
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 34,545
1,049
21,605
1,208
14,489
816
14,884
847
6,697
409
5,916
339
5,681
321
5,504
297
7,502
372
4,934
280
7,035
391
5,960
306
6,766
347
7,004
422
9,880
438
7,498
501
3,479
202
8,703
506
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345

























84
4
93
5
849
47
1,358
97
1,311
77
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 63,181
2,585
43,627
2,601
47,595
2,527
51,360
2,888
42,293
2,214
55,678
3,014
44,058
2,272
35,758
1,934
37,405
2,118
28,059
1,613
36,134
2,120
29,261
1,757
32,150
1,808
38,240
2,230
51,332
2,892
56,907
3,546
26,412
1,770
28,639
1,673
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329

























128
12
128
12
698
48
1,146
87
1,534
106
Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till 346 8
3
8
2


19
1




























Riparian Forest Buffer 391 3,334
617
4,951
880
4,295
1,007
4,412
805
2,685
570
2,209
333
1,391
208
1,312
248
750
118
788
60
874
70
684
147
1,266
174
1,776
237
755
112
720
108
524
74
601
69
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391

























10
1


1
1
1,256
2
124
3
Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 490
41
360
55
310
47
710
56
516
44
533
46
286
19
338
11
214
26
95
13
159
19
69
15
123
12
422
38
153
19
222
29
291
18
64
9
Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390































30
1


Roof Runoff Structure 558 275
66
636
111
385
92
577
112
484
107
424
80
712
116
1,001
136
876
144
489
96
762
116
853
120
1,059
144
663
98
991
126
1,156
137
680
89
601
95
Roofs and Covers 367



























767
79
833
90
522
60
1,117
155
Sediment Basin 350 4
1


35
2
59
1


46
1








18
1
69
1












Stream Crossing 578 489
35
1,623
95
1,972
150
1,648
134
2,050
125
1,720
106
1,910
107
1,918
106
1,163
84
1,551
74
904
71
1,208
79
1,438
81
1,180
43
489
51
1,219
56
816
50
753
40
Stream Crossing - Enhancements E578































6
1


Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395 1
1


744
36
196
16
216
8
23
7
19
10
285
11
25
6
182
6
27
3
88
3
3
1
132
6








Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 982
85
889
73
1,112
64
343
25
311
17
262
11
36
7
318
19
141
14
147
11
101
10
95
4
25
4
123
6
29
4
62,410
29
11
4
85
7
Stripcropping 585 19,192
553
8,620
377
7,205
289
8,723
379
5,604
221
1,918
87
1,867
86
1,463
69
4,645
173
2,361
95
761
23
1,053
44
2,315
78
1,530
63
1,610
56
1,335
29
405
17
886
32
Structure for Water Control 587 973
58
1,023
84
1,521
97
1,256
84
2,088
71
3,050
113
3,454
134
3,560
132
2,271
130
11,782
117
894
84
61,340
118
1,694
125
804
60
1,580
100
70,905
136
774
59
2,163
93
Terrace 600 1,439
44
1,375
43
1,475
42
1,103
30
1,718
47
3,056
64
3,109
65
2,492
48
4,283
76
1,398
33
1,813
44
3,151
82
2,063
66
2,105
50
950
38
1,706
50
2,486
51
3,799
83
Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 736
116
1,053
147
1,211
147
812
77
1,444
70
2,869
153
10,720
145
4,963
133
6,059
93
2,915
56
7,012
50
5,740
60
18,467
56
8,660
72
46,541
94
29,454
86
8,656
46
18,804
82
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612

























559
18
23,145
63
2,054
44
4,198
33
8,487
70
Vegetated Treatment Area 635 6
2
25
2
9
4
117
11
166
22
230
18
207
21
344
34
462
28
181
17
104
16
376
24
332
17
159
13
302
20
144
10
49
8
34
4
Waste Facility Closure 360 5
1
8
2
7
2
11
2
20
3
36
3
103
11
116
15
77
12
47
8
69
10
69
12
75
13
120
14
117
14
43
4
51
7
42
5
Waste Recycling 633 18
1
165
5
72
1
3
1
77
13
6
1






65
4
56
5
7
1


137
14








Waste Storage Facility 313 506
83
930
139
599
91
460
87
685
102
668
104
993
137
1,497
154
1,007
175
860
131
1,021
132
1,098
115
1,186
144
1,016
109
1,032
104
1,211
110
620
79
629
89
Waste Transfer 634 161
33
515
64
300
52
416
72
526
91
630
89
988
117
1,319
141
1,035
165
1,077
109
754
114
1,022
124
993
136
1,186
126
1,428
124
1,204
92
687
64
390
56
Waste Treatment 629 2
1














11
1
23
2


31
2






4
1
4
1


Waste Treatment Lagoon 359





31
1




























Water Well Decommissioning 351

8
1
3
1






84
3


4
1
17
2
18
3




5
1
17
3
12
1
1
1
4
1
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638 185
5
46
2
40
3
174
4
120
4
19
1
4
1
37
2
130
6
250
14
836
32
657
27
454
20
503
14
267
15
600
29
261
13
315
15
Wetland Creation 658 40
4


6
2
18
2


8
1
4,159
1
1
2
1
1
47
1


32
4
99
1
21
1


5
1




Wetland Enhancement 659 489
48
487
51
374
45
377
26
50
3
319
18
702
26
1,094
21
670
25
447
38
2,480
60
295
23
97
11
1,240
81
610
51
635
12




Wetland Restoration 657 908
79
945
72
1,500
88
834
69
436
37
290
18
322
12
124
5
54
11
55
3
173
24
39
7
14
1
48
8
5
1
27
4
6
2


Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 64
5
117
10
114
10
186
10
125
15
101
7
81
8
49
7
106
5
17
5
58
5
443
25
51
8
122
7
78
5
2
1
95
7
108
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 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)





















26
5
25
8
163
15
268
52


14
2


Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 742
157
1,518
216
1,502
655
511
138
1,381
136
1,827
180
1,430
184
888
64
1,139
79
538
41
608
26
704
30
861
66
1,036
84
788
50
2,308
138
3,885
238
2,299
133
Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)







230
21
34,636
2,060
20,871
1,624
18,709
1,769
16,848
1,715
15,245
1,348
9,666
1,067
6,947
619
4,804
430
2,509
220
1,111
60
299
14




Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 27,904
4,856
36,770
5,087
25,699
4,109
10,691
1,859
6,212
1,258
5,129
761
2,997
440
3,012
463
1,613
326
1,169
206
2,643
387
5,712
956
2,279
358
5,895
790
2,862
355
2,126
338
1,400
215
2,091
414
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























13,711
1,661
32,925
1,943
44,148
4,128
69,311
7,466
74,493
7,437
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 126,989
14,933
102,446
14,612
91,288
11,201
106,035
12,160
93,840
10,488
93,790
8,190
101,216
7,521
100,891
7,367
103,402
8,384
85,886
6,600
92,235
6,907
79,854
5,876
85,538
6,145
132,170
9,077
155,041
10,823
123,116
10,049
122,677
8,295
134,920
9,141
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) 1
3




1
1












14
1














Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 11,734
1,116
16,901
1,980
28,313
2,783
52,717
5,467
49,062
3,854
43,841
3,432
45,762
3,155
36,661
2,879
33,460
2,540
49,259
3,458
61,156
4,426
60,028
4,257
58,102
4,292
53,273
4,501
82,791
4,562
90,614
5,141
66,286
4,311
78,851
4,293
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 219
39
64
8
155
10


189
9


22
1












42
1
112
4






Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)

























87
3
139
10
87
3




Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)





















177
40
3,637
162
6,321
467
36,578
532
36,275
490
9,382
507
5,474
704
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) 845
71
521
28


682
64
934
50
215
27
378
48


125
4
250
8


133
5
73
2










Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 101
5
146
13
332
17
192
17
93
11
107
22
403
24
1,024
26
553
41
460
47
713
44
250
27
56
11
656
102
177
26
96
13




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 746
63
722
75
1,659
81
702
98
1,467
85
2,825
179
7,163
160
5,897
135
3,678
51
1,932
20
97
6
4,597
7
1,427
11
36
1
35
1


1,257
2
1,195
2
Other 98
14
26
6






87
10


8
2










42
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 159,396
21,257
143,228
22,025
136,435
18,856
158,044
19,804
142,431
15,912
167,075
14,861
172,572
13,157
160,669
12,705
153,238
13,140
148,012
11,728
162,373
12,864
152,035
11,822
149,046
11,485
197,595
16,923
269,614
18,418
253,928
20,314
244,359
21,036
263,483
22,124
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 40
4


6
2
18
2


8
1
4,159
1
1
2
1
1
47
1


32
4
99
1
21
1


5
1




Wetland Enhancement 659 489
48
487
51
374
45
377
26
50
3
319
18
702
26
1,094
21
670
25
447
38
2,480
60
295
23
97
11
1,240
81
610
51
635
12




Wetland Restoration 657 908
79
945
72
1,500
88
834
69
436
37
290
18
322
12
124
5
54
11
55
3
173
24
39
7
14
1
48
8
5
1
27
4
6
2


Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.

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

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





















26
5
25
6
132
11
202
34






Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI)





















21
1












Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 743
89
354
54
345
59
95
17
73
17
30
5
57
2
28
1
12
1


78
13
4
2
14
1
42
8


22
3




Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 470
35
770
51
1,172
63
835
67
280
15
388
22
4,637
18
148
3
15
1
146
3
890
32




36
13
50
2
15
5
6
2


Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)



















14
1














Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 69
2
10
2
18
3




99
1




215
2
47
1


20
5
99
1
21
1


5
1




Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 101
3
146
11
264
9
192
12
89
8
51
7
403
19
970
21
449
33
292
38
713
38
250
21
56
5
626
57
161
16
74
8




Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 22
2
80
5
5
1
25
1


9
2


1
3




















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 1,404
131
1,361
123
1,781
135
1,147
97
442
40
576
37
5,097
39
1,147
28
691
37
485
42
1,696
84
321
34
194
13
857
90
413
52
117
17
6
2


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/>
*[use date the website was accessed]