NRCS Conservation Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) Enhancement Summary

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.

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

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Quality

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

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

31
2
121
7
482
8
80
2
10
2
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

79
6
1,055
41
3,730
150
5,495
131
2,489
72
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z





94
3
4
1


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





7
1




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







20
2
1,178
17
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







5,832
109
1,922
22
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R



894
7
1,708
47
6,852
175
1,095
40
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for water erosion E328101Z





9
1
9
1
18
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106I









106
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Soil health crop rotation E328106Z1

491
28




596
31
1,298
56
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2





489
12
851
15


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









95
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z 161
1
449
7
617
18
3,705
135
3,621
116
4,875
156
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators E328136Z2





170
3
93
1
119
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z 20
1
328
6
275
3
587
9
1,008
17
533
11
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A







297
3
413
9
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D





13
1
49
1
1,780
112
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







1,585
23
3,165
74
Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334 Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction E334107Z





6,347
116
9,402
152
3,073
52
Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334 Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction E334A







4,943
120
311
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z



205
2
613
11
687
14
62
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1



172
2
6,947
174
5,608
139
6,466
163
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

354
3
881
21
1,378
48
1,657
28
958
23
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping (orchard/vineyard floor) to increase soil health and SOM content E340106Z3





116
1
116
1


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

1,866
58
858
35
650
16
1,062
51
2,117
98
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z

260
26
87
6
803
14
593
16
1,522
64
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

35
4


6,805
132
6,808
155
4,794
90
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A





520
26
214
5
3,516
156
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B







1,145
27
3,115
70
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







111
1
998
9
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health E340E







833
13
201
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F







513
12


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G







542
5


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





722
15
68
5
1,465
31
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386101Z



17
1
50
1




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

67
1
145
1
17
1




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









0
1
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce soil erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386A







485
5
128
1
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field E386D









15
1
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat along the edge(s) of a field E386E









9
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512140Z





8
1




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









3
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







75
1
8
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat cover and shelter or structure and composition E512H







23
1


Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X 4,120
89
26,229
513
37,531
806
98,121
1,833
96,945
1,947
65,367
1,331
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z



5,620
97
41,778
890
54,113
890
53,684
1,081
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reducing routine neonicotinoid seed treatments on corn and soybean crops. E595116Z2





282
16
282
16
282
16
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z



229
6
37,833
815
43,936
954
38,249
804
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A





8,866
102
13,216
263
19,601
373
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B







328
31
15,753
401
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermittent flooding of rice fields E449114Z4

552
6
731
6
169
1
111
1


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all existing pumps on a farm. E449114Z5

812
27
268
4
4,899
122
905
29


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Automated Intermittent flood irrigation of rice fields, Year 2-5 E449114Z6





464
14
1,115
31


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7



123
3
2,813
59
6,053
104
5,871
100
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in dec E449114Z8

587
17
2,762
47
3,573
49




Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all pumps on a farm. E449144Z

243
7


745
12
384
12
21
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings E449A







542
15
434
13
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D









569
12
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Retrofit E449I









128
1
Mulching - Enhancements E484 Mulching with natural materials in specialty crops for weed control E484C







2
1
2
1
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies E590118X 154
4
1,506
60
9,079
199
27,358
434
38,278
788
20,848
354
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z

1,017
45
6,126
154
43,941
892
32,643
582
29,237
643
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to ground water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies to p E590119X





2,085
35
2,085
35
2,085
35
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater E590119Z 26
1


37
2
2,727
48
275
8
888
33
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs E590130Z

25,225
456
10,084
168
30,544
659
39,347
783
26,141
593
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A





10,273
131
12,099
181
16,561
240
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B







6,590
116
4,427
123
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

564
10
2,363
40
7,795
103
11,307
171
8,336
97
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z





19,522
339
23,546
464
15,281
266
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E345114Z

2,539
46
1,738
28
4,899
85
2,599
46
858
14
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z

1,399
37
2,517
34
2,819
51
1,703
33
3,784
29
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z





3,775
95
886
44
1,808
57
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A







3,230
84
5,388
186
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D







3,057
101
3,696
102
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce water erosion E329101Z





265
3
265
3
115
2
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329106Z





299
7
525
11
761
22
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E329114Z

74
2


114
4
40
2
40
2
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E329115Z







332
5


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A







169
3
2,116
73
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329D







642
11
297
4
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391C







1
1


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

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability

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

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



894
7
1,708
47
6,852
175
1,095
40
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Soil health crop rotation E328106Z1

491
28




560
28
1,013
48
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2





296
7
451
7


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









95
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z



172
3
885
22
981
19
886
21
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z

281
2
258
2
498
5
157
3
198
3
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A









158
6
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D







49
1
230
14
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







1,585
23
2,951
71
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z



205
2
364
6
333
6
29
1
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1





196
8
76
1
111
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

77
1
716
19
424
15
636
11
189
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340107Z

491
28
25
1
230
7
585
29
1,454
72
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z





304
2
304
2
304
2
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

35
4


4,039
66
1,280
29
1,171
22
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A







194
4
1,124
47
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B









1,273
34
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C









358
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health E340E







565
4


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







456
11


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









559
14
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z



614
11
503
12
766
13
1,499
24
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z





4,001
93
7,518
193
1,360
53
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E345114Z

281
2
617
12
1,748
26
579
8
197
3
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z

85
5
1,280
11
1,849
31
707
10
655
5
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z





166
4
127
2
852
14
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A







194
4
60
6
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D









1,410
32
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce water erosion E329101Z





67
1
67
1
67
1
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329106Z





112
5
269
6
269
6
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E329114Z





29
1
29
1
29
1
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E329115Z







84
2


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A







153
2
615
32
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2





185
3
451
7


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





248
5
228
4
220
3
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D









33
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







194
4
903
10
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z





8
1
8
1


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1





58
3




Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z





220
3
406
6
353
5
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A







194
4


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B









471
8
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C









358
4
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z





74
1
74
1
74
1
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z





154
3
154
3
147
2
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z





20
1




Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z









183
3
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A







194
4


Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D









828
10
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A









33
1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Fish & Wildlife Habitat

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

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





51
2




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









75
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

75
7
167
11
1,013
32
310
14
208
7
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

104
8
1,201
55
4,024
189
5,661
151
2,514
77
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z





121
10
84
6


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





7
1


3
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects E327A







48
7
1,206
22
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







6,026
128
2,063
32
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Manipulate vegetation on fields where rainfall is to be captured and retained-food E647136Z1



1,576
19
9,514
115
375
3
5,134
73
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Provide early successional habitat between first rice crop and ratoon crop-food E647136Z2



1,576
19
11,436
131
6,028
80
4,166
46
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Establish and maintenance of moist soil vegetation on cropland edges to increase wildlife food E647136Z3



347
2
826
8


350
3
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Manipulate vegetation on fields where rainfall is to be captured and retained-cover/shelter E647137Z1



695
6
3,744
47
1,412
30
2,580
36
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Establish/maintain habitat continuity, naturally occurring vegetation in ditches/ditch bank borders E647139Z1



370
2
408
5


253
2
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Provide early successional habitat between first rice crop and ratoon crop-continuity E647139Z2



636
14
1,296
19
1,565
28
1,129
19
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Manipulate vegetation on fields with captured rainfall for waterfowl & wading bird winter habitat E647A





14,306
201
2,497
22
15,513
240
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Enhancements E647 Provide early successional shorebird habitat between first crop and ratoon crop E647B





12,428
182
10,951
158
8,063
133
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391C







1
1


Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture/retain rainfall to improve food for waterfowl/wading birds during winter E646136Z1

10,455
184
16,338
319
37,206
723
36,118
686
26,879
606
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of rainfall to provide food for late winter habitat E646136Z2

923
18
2,395
36
15,398
281
12,812
258
15,222
330
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Shorebird habitat, late season shallow water with manipulation to improve food sources E646136Z3





1,906
26
1,023
20
1,441
26
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall to improve cover and shelter for birds during winter E646137Z1



770
9
14,174
169
11,112
211
14,101
229
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide enhanced cover and shelter for late winter habitat E646137Z2





2,095
22
2,327
36
2,260
27
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall to provide water for birds during winter E646138Z1

286
5
1,502
23
1,802
26
1,235
22
1,320
21
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide late winter water habitat E646138Z2

2,586
46
1,887
38
154
4
384
10


Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for birds to improve habitat continuity E646139Z1

1,701
27
203
3
1,359
22
1,722
23
728
9
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall to provide habitat continuity during late winter E646139Z2

196
6


393
12
196
6
303
3
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Shorebird habitat, late season shallow water with manipulation to enhance habitat continuity E646139Z3





564
13
1,233
26


Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for waterfowl and wading bird winter habitat E646A





14,368
199
5,578
115
16,114
248
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Extend retention of captured rainfall for migratory waterfowl and wading bird late winter habitat E646B





1,907
24


4,722
95
Shallow Water Development and Management - Enhancements E646 Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for shorebirds mid-summer habitat E646C







695
19


Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat E645137Z

3,136
1
3,238
2
3,984
7
3,150
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.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Forest Land Conservation

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Forest Land Conservation Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat E314134Z

64
1




64
1


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666106Z2







4
1


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk E666135Z1

17
2




34
4
17
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666137Z1

647
18
19
1
612
15
658
19
612
25
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666A









202
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure E666F







40
1
40
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666O







502
10
288
11
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats E315134Z

18
1




18
1
18
1
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X

20
1








Prescribed Burning - Enhancements E338 Short-interval burn E338137Z2





76
4
76
4


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



69
1






Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Planting for high carbon sequestration rate E612B









2
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities E612C







44
2
100
9
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612D







39
1
100
9
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Grazing Land Conservation

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

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

3,136
1
3,136
1
5,039
2
3,136
1


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





326
3


653
6
Fence - Enhancements E382 Incorporating wildlife friendly fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources E382136Z

3,136
1
3,378
3
6,427
12
2,625
3


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









21
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health E512101Z2

20
1
2
1






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

37
2
67
4
75
1
43
1


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







30
1


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







2
1


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









123
6
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







75
1


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







75
2
1
1
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control (inadequate structure and comp) for desired plant communities/habitats E315133Z

1,529
1
1,529
1
1,605
3
1,605
3
582
4
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats E315134Z

31
1
31
1
2,031
25
1,665
22
1,007
9
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site E315A







3
1
74
1
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X



232
1
366
4


192
2
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z





2
1
6
2
5
1
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z









79
4
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B









1,355
25
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of dung beetles E595E









13,110
4
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies E590118X



232
1
366
4


192
2
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z





84
6
84
6
84
6
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A









78
1
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B









567
10
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for water erosion through monitoring activities E528101Z



9,076
48
9,076
48
9,037
47


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528104Z





135
6
68
3
68
3
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528105Z



753
12
540
7
540
7
540
7
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients E528118Z1



7
2
238
4
238
4
238
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z1









13
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health E528132Z2

114
8








Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition. E528133Z1



126
8


39
1
175
17
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife E528133Z2

4,801
17
18,549
63
23,731
80
23,731
80


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that improves Monarch butterfly habitat E528136Z3





609
6
609
6
609
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of cover and shelter for wildlife E528137Z1

697
4








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

2,963
19
12,008
71
12,280
73
15,689
98
2,808
25
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528A







1,877
14
1,877
14
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that improves monarch butterfly habitat E528B





326
3


653
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. E528C









802
3
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health E528F









356
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities E528G







194
24
203
25
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or ground water from nutrients E528I









756
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528L







1,937
10


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







6
1
117
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q







7,703
2
43,873
31
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Management Intensive Rotational Grazing E528R









2,386
1
Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter E550106Z





4,094
6
2,826
3


Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter E550A









21
1
Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for improving forage, browse, or cover for wildlife E550B







2,386
1


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

Conservation Practices Related to Irrigation Efficiency

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermittent flooding of rice fields E449114Z4

552
6
731
6
169
1
111
1


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all existing pumps on a farm. E449114Z5

812
27
268
4
4,954
123
905
29


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Automated Intermittent flood irrigation of rice fields, Year 2-5 E449114Z6





464
14
1,115
31


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7



123
3
2,813
59
6,053
104
5,871
100
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in dec E449114Z8

587
17
2,762
47
3,573
49




Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all pumps on a farm. E449144Z

243
7


745
12
416
13
21
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings E449A







542
15
434
13
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D









569
12
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Retrofit E449I









128
1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Water Quality

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

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





51
2




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









75
1
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management for improved structure and composition E314133Z



3,136
1
5,039
2
3,136
1


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







64
1


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





326
3


657
7
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

75
7
167
11
1,013
32
310
14
208
7
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2

104
8
1,201
55
4,024
189
5,661
151
2,514
77
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z





121
10
84
6


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





7
1


3
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects E327A







48
7
1,206
22
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







6,026
128
2,063
32
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101R



894
7
1,708
47
6,852
175
1,095
40
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for water erosion E328101Z





9
1
9
1
18
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106I









106
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Soil health crop rotation E328106Z1

491
28




596
31
1,298
56
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2





489
12
851
15


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









95
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z 161
1
449
7
617
18
3,705
135
3,621
116
4,875
156
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators E328136Z2





170
3
93
1
119
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z 20
1
328
6
275
3
587
9
1,008
17
533
11
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation E328A







297
3
413
9
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D





13
1
49
1
1,783
113
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328F







1,585
23
3,165
74
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z



205
2
613
11
687
14
62
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340106Z1



172
2
6,947
174
5,608
139
6,466
163
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

354
3
881
21
1,378
48
1,657
28
958
23
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping (orchard/vineyard floor) to increase soil health and SOM content E340106Z3





116
1
116
1


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

1,866
58
858
35
650
16
1,062
51
2,117
98
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z

260
26
87
6
803
14
593
16
1,522
64
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles E340134Z

35
4


6,805
132
6,808
155
4,794
90
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce soil erosion E340A





520
26
214
5
3,516
156
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E340B







1,145
27
3,115
70
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







111
1
998
9
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil health E340E







833
13
201
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340F







513
12


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients E340G







542
5


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





722
15
68
5
1,465
31
Drainage Water Management - Enhancements E554 Extend the periods of soil saturation or shallow ponding for wildlife E554138X





3,455
50
3,455
50


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



17
1
50
1




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



145
1
17
1




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









0
1
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce soil erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386A







485
5
128
1
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field E386D









15
1
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat along the edge(s) of a field E386E









9
1
Filter Strip - Enhancements E393 Extend existing filter strip to reduce excess sediment in surface water E393126Z





2
1




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









128
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health E512101Z2



2
1






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



67
4
75
1
43
1


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







30
1


Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect habitat continuity (space) E512139Z2







5
2


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







2
1


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





8
1




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









127
7
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







75
1
8
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that enhance bird habitat cover and shelter or structure and composition E512H







23
1


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







75
2
1
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666106Z2







4
1


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk E666135Z1







34
4
17
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666137Z1



19
1
612
15
658
19
612
25
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666A









202
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure E666F







40
1
40
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Crop tree management for mast production E666I







46
1


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







502
10
288
11
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595116X 4,120
89
26,250
515
37,531
806
98,121
1,833
96,945
1,947
65,367
1,331
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z



5,620
97
41,780
891
54,119
892
53,688
1,082
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reducing routine neonicotinoid seed treatments on corn and soybean crops. E595116Z2





282
16
282
16
282
16
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z



229
6
37,833
815
43,936
954
38,328
808
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A





8,866
102
13,216
263
19,601
373
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B







328
31
15,753
401
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of dung beetles E595E









13,110
4
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermittent flooding of rice fields E449114Z4

552
6
731
6
169
1
111
1


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all existing pumps on a farm. E449114Z5

812
27
268
4
4,954
123
905
29


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Automated Intermittent flood irrigation of rice fields, Year 2-5 E449114Z6





464
14
1,115
31


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7



123
3
2,813
59
6,053
104
5,871
100
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in dec E449114Z8

587
17
2,762
47
3,573
49




Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for all pumps on a farm. E449144Z

243
7


745
12
416
13
21
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings E449A







542
15
434
13
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D









569
12
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Retrofit E449I









128
1
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies E590118X 154
4
1,527
62
9,079
199
27,358
434
38,278
788
20,848
354
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z

1,017
45
6,126
154
44,080
906
32,783
596
29,377
657
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to ground water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies to p E590119X





2,085
35
2,085
35
2,085
35
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater E590119Z 26
1


37
2
2,727
48
275
8
888
33
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risks to air quality - emissions of GHGs E590130Z

25,225
456
10,084
168
30,544
659
39,347
783
26,141
593
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A





10,273
131
12,099
181
16,561
240
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B







6,590
116
4,427
123
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for water erosion through monitoring activities E528101Z



9,076
48
9,076
48
9,037
47


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528104Z





135
6
68
3
68
3
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528105Z



753
12
540
7
540
7
540
7
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients E528118Z1



7
2
238
4
238
4
238
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z1









13
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health E528132Z2

114
8








Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition. E528133Z1



126
8


39
1
175
17
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity/quality of plant structure/composition for wildlife E528133Z2

4,801
17
18,549
63
23,731
80
23,731
80


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that improves Monarch butterfly habitat E528136Z3





609
6
609
6
609
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of cover and shelter for wildlife E528137Z1

697
4








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

2,963
19
12,008
71
12,280
73
15,689
98
2,808
25
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528A







1,877
14
1,877
14
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that improves monarch butterfly habitat E528B





326
3


653
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. E528C









802
3
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health E528F









356
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities E528G







194
24
203
25
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or ground water from nutrients E528I









756
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528L







1,937
10


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







6
1
117
2
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q







7,703
2
43,873
31
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Management Intensive Rotational Grazing E528R









2,386
1
Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter E550106Z





4,094
6
2,826
3


Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter E550A









21
1
Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for improving forage, browse, or cover for wildlife E550B







2,386
1
68
3
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

564
10
2,363
40
7,795
103
11,307
171
8,336
97
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z





19,522
339
23,546
464
15,281
266
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E345114Z

2,539
46
1,738
28
4,899
85
2,599
46
858
14
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E345115Z

1,399
37
2,517
34
2,819
51
1,703
33
3,784
29
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce energy use E345144Z





3,775
95
886
44
1,808
57
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion E345A







3,230
84
5,388
186
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D







3,057
101
3,696
102
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce water erosion E329101Z





265
3
265
3
115
2
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329106Z





299
7
525
11
761
22
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: irrigation water E329114Z

74
2


114
4
40
2
40
2
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to increase plant-available moisture: moisture management E329115Z







332
5


Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A







169
3
2,116
73
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E329D







642
11
297
4
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat E391C







1
1


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

9
5


13
3
40
1


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

5
1




12
4


Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Cultural plantings E612133X2



2
1
66
9




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

7
1
95
4
86
8
31
3


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





79
12
83
2


Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Cropland conversion to trees or shrubs for long term improvement of water quality E612A









63
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Planting for high carbon sequestration rate E612B









2
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities E612C







65
4
100
9
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612D







39
1
101
10
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612G







116
2
1
1
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• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
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