NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program Enhancement Summary

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

To learn more see CSP and CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Quality

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

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

13
1
6
2
69
5
143
2
36
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z





117
6
8
1


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



4
1






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









22
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101I





10
1




Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2





17
2




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

711
17
1,019
25
1,714
54
1,593
51
1,733
47
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z





77
1
90
2
90
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover E328C









30
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D







78
1
471
23
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leaving tall crop residue for wildlife E328L









667
19
Controlled Traffic Farming - Enhancements E334 Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction E334A







94
10
318
32
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

19
1
131
7
312
12
104
9
0
1
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping (orchard/vineyard floor) to increase soil health and SOM content E340106Z3





6
3




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



389
31
389
31
389
31
389
31
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340107Z



15
1
15
1




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







2
1


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









211
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







53
1


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive orchard/vineyard floor cover cropping to increase soil health E340D









35
4
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field border to provide wildlife food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field E386136Z



202
2
68
1
61
1


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





62
4




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





65
3




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





111
4




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





257
2




Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce sediment loading E512126Z









11
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting that produces feedstock for biofuels or energy production E512132Z1



1,065
7
21
2




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







54
1


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



3,500
126
3,562
129
3,590
131
1,041
23
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z





569
58
407
36
345
33
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z





132
9
116
7


Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A







452
36
1,174
69
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B







212
20
212
22
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored, recorded, and used in decision making E449114Z1



379
8






Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z2



424
12


9
1


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant eval for all pumps on a farm to determine the VFD potential E449114Z3



21
1
118
1




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

507
17


1,573
18


439
6
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7





197
4
1,378
41
1,434
42
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in dec E449114Z8





674
18
282
7


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







161
2


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings E449A









33
2
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







193
8
253
10
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D







183
9
718
34
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM— Year 1, Equipment with Soil or Water Level monitoring E449F





14
2


12
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM - Years 2-5, Soil or Water Level monitoring E449G







14
2
14
2
Mulching - Enhancements E484 Mulching to improve soil health E484A





0
1


1
2
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies E590118X



524
33
524
33
524
33
389
31
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z



12
2
116
7
116
7
12
2
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater E590119Z







783
42
392
21
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A







405
14
1,305
46
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B







144
17
427
27
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z



240
3






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







108
4
262
11
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









2,882
97
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 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101I





10
1




Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2





17
2




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

120
2
304
6
1,002
35
932
32
508
22
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z







14
1
14
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D







78
1
148
6
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2





10
1
26
2


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









211
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive orchard/vineyard floor cover cropping to increase soil health E340D









7
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q









284
12
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D







78
1
154
9
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









280
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 Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS)

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) Practices
Practice Name Practice Code Enhancement Name Enhancement Code 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife food sources E328136Z





465
20


66
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z







14
1


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









166
9
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345D









66
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.
• 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



117
1
112
4
19
1


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

13
1
124
4
112
6
143
2
36
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z





669
15
8
1
1,245
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects E327139Z



4
1
1
1


1,245
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects E327A





174
7


382
21
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B









2
1
Streambank and Shoreline Protection - Enhancements E580 Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement E580137Z









123
3
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife E645B









230
3
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E644 Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife E644A









1,041
3
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to 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
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to improve site moisture E666115Z2





119
1
238
2


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







655
4


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



4,429
2






Woody Residue Treatment - Enhancements E384 Biochar production from woody residue E384135Z



119
1
119
1
119
1
119
1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to Grazing Land Conservation

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

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

643
1
4,354
3
4,089
7
892
1
3,470
2
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat E314134Z



187
2
65
1




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









288
1
Fence - Enhancements E382 Incorporating wildlife friendly fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources E382136Z



5,054
4
4,263
8




Fence - Enhancements E382 Incorporating "wildlife friendly" fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources E382A









261
9
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape E511137Z1

67
2
178
4
415
6
663
10
336
2
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Forage harvest management that helps maintain or improve wildlife habitat (cover and shelter) E511137Z2



402
8
439
9
439
9
439
9
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat continuity (space) E511139Z2



9
1






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









1,046
70
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat cover, shelter or continuity E511B







216
9
191
8
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Forage testing for improved harvesting methods and hay quality E511C









1,580
23
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce water erosion E512101Z1





55
1




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





1
1




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





131
1




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









197
3
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant productivity and health E512132Z2





280
1


14
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil erosion E512A







54
1


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

374
10
229
5
247
5
400
16


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

6,554
1
11,890
7
2,078
3
2,084
2
586
1
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed control (plant pest pressures) for desired plant communities/habitats E315134Z

7
3
38,252
11
43,539
37
56,216
31
23,780
18
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site E315A





1,179
7
7,510
24
30,902
78
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z





309
17
207
11
207
11
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z





109
6
137
9
179
11
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B







9
1
9
1
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A







138
5
138
5
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B







34
2
34
2
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C







572
17
572
17
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for water erosion through monitoring activities E528101Z







764
1
764
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528104Z







1,932
2
966
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528105Z

12,248
101
8,984
17
8,141
28
9,280
48


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



291
4
371
5
387
6
483
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for soil compaction on rangeland through monitoring activities E528107Z2



15,566
24
46,076
88
46,295
91
39,829
91
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-surface water from nutrients E528118Z2



4,872
3


4,963
7
9,789
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z1



154
6
154
6
154
6
154
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health E528132Z2



222
2
222
2
474
11
211
5
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z3

29,381
26
15,118
28
30,855
88
50,982
147
21,569
74
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for plant structure and composition through monitoring activities E528133Z3





23,101
51
10,376
44
23,101
51
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management that reduces undesirable plant pest pressure through monitoring E528134Z



11,095
5
11,095
5
11,095
5


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food for wildlife E528136Z1

2,935
2
2,935
2
2,935
2
5,870
4


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife food E528136Z2

3,195
9
9,865
14
11,152
16
11,822
20
4,459
11
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of cover and shelter for wildlife E528137Z1



3,348
10
218
9
3,771
27
205
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for prescribed grazing-cover/shelter E528137Z2



1,928
3
2,068
5
3,093
13
3,093
13
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528140Z1



1,328
11
1,328
11
2,068
14
2,068
14
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528A







6,670
17
70,863
87
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. E528C







6,910
5
34,438
35
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for wildlife E528D





485
1
485
1
5,273
7
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife E528E







3,514
1
3,997
26
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities E528G







400
8
432
9
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or ground water from nutrients E528I







2,566
15
12,371
16
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management through monitoring activities E528N







7,379
5
37,989
31
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality E528O







144
1
144
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q





9,454
31
12,247
90
97,852
360
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Management Intensive Rotational Grazing E528R









18
5
Pumping Plant - Enhancements E533 Advanced Pumping Plant Automation E533A









89
2
Pumping Plant - Enhancements E533 Complete pumping plant evaluation for energy savings E533B







637
9


Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter E550106Z



602
1


69
1
432
3
Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for improving forage, browse, or cover for wildlife E550136Z

693
1


120
1
2,254
4
379
1
Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter E550A







1,677
1
116
1
Silvopasture Establishment - Enhancements E381 Silvopasture for wildlife habitat (structure and composition) E381133Z



9
1
9
1
9
1
9
1
Silvopasture Establishment - Enhancements E381 Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat E381A









16
1
Stream Crossing - Enhancements E578 Stream crossing elimination E578139X







40
1


Streambank and Shoreline Protection - Enhancements E580 Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement E580137Z









97
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 Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored, recorded, and used in decision making E449114Z1



379
8






Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z2



424
12


9
1


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant eval for all pumps on a farm to determine the VFD potential E449114Z3



21
1
118
1




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

507
17


1,573
18


439
6
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7





197
4
1,988
49
1,718
44
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in dec E449114Z8





981
23
282
7


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







161
2


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings E449A









33
2
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







193
8
271
15
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D







202
14
718
34
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM— Year 1, Equipment with Soil or Water Level monitoring E449F





14
2


12
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM - Years 2-5, Soil or Water Level monitoring E449G







14
2
14
2
Pumping Plant - Enhancements E533 Advanced Pumping Plant Automation E533A









89
2
Pumping Plant - Enhancements E533 Complete pumping plant evaluation for energy savings E533B







637
9
1,271
23
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



117
1
112
4
19
1


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



4,354
3
4,089
7
892
1
3,470
2
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management that maintains or enhances wildlife or fish habitat E314134Z



187
2
65
1




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









306
2
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

13
1
124
4
112
6
143
2
36
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z





669
15
8
1
1,245
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide habitat continuity for pollinators and beneficial insects E327139Z



4
1
1
1


1,245
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects E327A





174
7


382
21
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B









2
1
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved resource conserving crop rotation to reduce water erosion E328101I





10
1




Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E328106Z2





17
2




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

711
17
1,019
25
1,714
54
1,593
51
1,733
47
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife cover and shelter E328137Z





77
1
90
2
90
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover E328C









30
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife E328D







78
1
535
24
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Leaving tall crop residue for wildlife E328L









667
19
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

19
1
131
7
312
12
664
11
0
1
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive cover cropping (orchard/vineyard floor) to increase soil health and SOM content E340106Z3





6
3




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



389
31
389
31
389
31
389
31
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to minimize soil compaction E340107Z



15
1
15
1




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







2
1


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









211
4
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340C







53
1


Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Intensive orchard/vineyard floor cover cropping to increase soil health E340D









35
4
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce water induced erosion along the edge(s) of a field E386101Z





105
1




Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to reduce wind induced erosion along the windward side(s) of a field E386102Z





1
1




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



202
2
76
3
61
1


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





69
5




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





69
4




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





111
4




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





1
1




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





257
2




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









197
3
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce sediment loading E512126Z









11
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting that produces feedstock for biofuels or energy production E512132Z1



1,065
7
21
2




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





280
1


14
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base to improve plant community structure and composition E512133Z1



26
11






Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish wildlife corridors to enhance access to water E512138Z



11
1






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



11
1
0
1
17
1
2
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil erosion E512A







54
1


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Enhance development of the forest understory to improve site moisture E666115Z2





119
1
238
2


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







655
4


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



3,500
126
3,562
129
3,590
131
1,041
23
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z





674
63
511
41
450
38
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce ozone precursor emissions related to pesticides by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595129Z





241
15
252
16
179
11
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application techniques E595A







452
36
1,174
69
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B







221
21
222
23
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Soil moisture is monitored, recorded, and used in decision making E449114Z1



379
8






Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced IWM--Weather is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z2



424
12


9
1


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant eval for all pumps on a farm to determine the VFD potential E449114Z3



21
1
118
1




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

507
17


1,573
18


439
6
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, Soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in decision making E449114Z7





197
4
1,988
49
1,718
44
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1 - Equipment and soil moisture is monitored, recorded and used in dec E449114Z8





981
23
282
7


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







161
2


Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings E449A









33
2
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







193
8
271
15
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D







202
14
718
34
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM— Year 1, Equipment with Soil or Water Level monitoring E449F





14
2


12
1
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Intermediate IWM - Years 2-5, Soil or Water Level monitoring E449G







14
2
14
2
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface water by utilizing precision ag technologies E590118X



524
33
524
33
524
33
389
31
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z



12
2
116
7
116
7
12
2
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater E590119Z







783
42
392
21
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A







405
14
1,305
46
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies E590B







144
17
427
27
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C







572
17
572
17
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for water erosion through monitoring activities E528101Z







764
1
764
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528104Z







1,932
2
966
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion E528105Z

12,248
101
8,984
17
8,141
28
9,280
48


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



291
4
371
5
387
6
483
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for soil compaction on rangeland through monitoring activities E528107Z2



15,566
24
46,076
88
46,295
91
39,829
91
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-surface water from nutrients E528118Z2



4,872
3


4,963
7
9,789
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing mgmt for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z1



154
6
154
6
154
6
154
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve plant productivity and health E528132Z2



222
2
222
2
474
11
211
5
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for plant productivity/health through monitoring E528132Z3

29,381
26
15,118
28
30,855
88
50,982
147
21,569
74
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for plant structure and composition through monitoring activities E528133Z3





23,101
51
10,376
44
23,101
51
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management that reduces undesirable plant pest pressure through monitoring E528134Z



11,095
5
11,095
5
11,095
5


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food for wildlife E528136Z1

2,935
2
2,935
2
2,935
2
5,870
4


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife food E528136Z2

3,195
9
9,865
14
11,152
16
11,822
20
4,459
11
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of cover and shelter for wildlife E528137Z1



3,348
10
218
9
3,771
27
205
8
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for prescribed grazing-cover/shelter E528137Z2



1,928
3
2,068
5
3,093
13
3,093
13
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528140Z1



1,328
11
1,328
11
2,068
14
2,068
14
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity E528A







6,670
17
70,863
87
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. E528C







6,910
5
34,438
35
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for wildlife E528D





485
1
485
1
5,273
7
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife E528E







3,514
1
3,997
26
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities E528G







400
8
432
9
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or ground water from nutrients E528I







2,566
15
12,371
16
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management through monitoring activities E528N







7,379
5
37,989
31
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality E528O







144
1
144
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water E528P









10
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q





10,029
42
12,911
109
99,574
419
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Management Intensive Rotational Grazing E528R









18
5
Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter E550106Z



602
1


69
1
432
3
Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for improving forage, browse, or cover for wildlife E550136Z





120
1
2,254
4
379
1
Range Planting - Enhancements E550 Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter E550A







1,677
1
116
1
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z



240
3






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







108
4
262
11
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









2,882
97
Silvopasture Establishment - Enhancements E381 Silvopasture for wildlife habitat (structure and composition) E381133Z



9
1
9
1
9
1
9
1
Silvopasture Establishment - Enhancements E381 Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat E381A









16
1
Stream Crossing - Enhancements E578 Stream crossing elimination E578139X







40
1


Streambank and Shoreline Protection - Enhancements E580 Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement E580137Z









123
3
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612133X1

22
1
4,429
3






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



26
6
48
8
2
1
13
3
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife cover E612137Z

22
1
16
3
87
9
30
4


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









7
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings E612D









27
4
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Cultural plantings E612E









3
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612G







49
4
56
11
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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