NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program Enhancement Summary

West Virginia

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

40
4
70
5
6
1




Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2



50
2
6
1




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









67
5
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







16
2
47
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106R

58
4
58
4
58
4
58
4


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

10
1








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







8
1
316
20
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators E328J









182
13
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

4
1
9
1
13
2
13
2
9
1
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

66
3
112
7
82
5
82
5
25
3
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z

18
2
13
1


13
1


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









0
2
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field E386D









8
1
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat along the edge(s) of a field E386E







28
2


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

36
2








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



4
1






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





34
2
10
1


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







18
3
93
11
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







18
3
323
32
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z

3
3
45
9
101
10
101
10
97
7
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B







171
11
346
24
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







6
1
17
3
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D





6
1
11
2


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







0
1
2
2
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z

62
7
251
28
351
42
232
32
226
26
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater E590119Z

457
28
479
29
492
30
33
5


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

24
1
17
2
29
3
17
2
17
2
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A









315
41
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

371
20
371
20
371
20




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

245
11
89
4
245
11
245
11


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

857
37
773
33
773
33
773
33


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



1,266
83
2,270
132
2,308
133
2,308
133
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A









419
10
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 for soil organic matter improvement E328106R

51
3
51
3
51
3
51
3


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

10
1








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









90
8
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

66
3
56
2
56
2
56
2


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









503
42
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

89
4
89
4
89
4
89
4


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

813
32
495
20
746
30
63
7


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



630
38
1,241
86
1,600
96
1,324
75
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A









419
10
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 Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106R

19
1
19
1
19
1
19
1


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









90
8
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

19
1
19
1
19
1
19
1


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









383
27
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content E345106Z

19
1
19
1
19
1
19
1


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

713
25








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



156
6
332
17


7
1
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A









256
7
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

Conservation Practices Related to 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

50
4
140
5






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



30
1






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







8
1
1
1
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

199
7
77
7
24
3




Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2



50
2
6
1




Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z



555
2
142
1




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







1
1
96
8
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







16
2
47
2
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction E391B









2
1
Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390 Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat E390B







1
1


Stream Habitat Improvement and Management - Enhancements E395 Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass E395137X



487
4
78
1




Streambank and Shoreline Protection - Enhancements E580 Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement E580B









71
4
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife E645B









956
10
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Edge feathering for wildlife cover E645C









399
5
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420 Establish pollinator habitat E420A









372
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
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management to improve wildlife habitat E314A







437
3
357
6
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666106Z2





165
1




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality by limiting compaction E666107Z



30
1






Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase on-site carbon storage E666130Z



165
1






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

20
3
17
1
24
1




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



92
1


92
1


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



362
2
208
2




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

528
6
601
7






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



554
2






Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666137Z1 577
4
8,295
47
2,225
31
1,469
22
36
2
91
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666137Z2

156
2
363
2






Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666A







140
2


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest management to enhance understory vegetation E666D









412
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure E666F









79
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk and improve habitat E666G









915
5
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Crop tree management for mast production E666I









870
6
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666K









258
4
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666L









738
5
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666O







1,987
27
2,322
33
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666P







548
5
392
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest songbird habitat maintenance E666R









7
1
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site E315A









24
1
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction E391B









2
1
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management - Enhancements E395 Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass E395137X



487
4
78
1




Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Cultural plantings E612133X2

14
1
19
1






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

1
1
175
2
189
2




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







67
1
194
3
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Sugarbush management E612F









37
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612G









1,047
5
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife E645B









954
9
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645 Edge feathering for wildlife cover E645C









394
4
Wildlife Habitat Planting. - Enhancements E420 Establish pollinator habitat E420A









358
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 to improve wildlife habitat E314A







55
1
3
1
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape E511137Z1



150
19
170
23
156
21
66
7
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or escape E511A







273
16
596
34
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511 Forage testing for improved harvesting methods and hay quality E511C









401
37
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage and biomass planting for water erosion to improve soil health E512101Z2

20
2
104
7
47
2




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



8
1
14
1




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

176
25
95
6
852
57
546
32


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

600
35
2,100
106
1,349
75




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





6
1




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







15
1


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









7
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils E512D







16
2
59
9
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community E512F







21
6
1
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







25
2
127
24
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch habitat E512I







52
4
3
1
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315 Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site E315A







111
8
100
20
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to surface water E590118Z



44
4
18
4
14
3


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





5
1
12
1


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









51
6
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C









317
20
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528104Z







21
1


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

638
26
230
13
680
27
680
27
42
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-ground water from nutrients E528119Z



104
7
66
4
66
4
66
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-pathogens/chemicals E528122Z

110
5
110
5
110
5
110
5


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-min sediment in surface water E528126Z

80
16
115
6
120
14
80
6
80
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife E528E







114
4
114
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health E528F









12
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities E528G







1,204
41
2,380
77
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing on pastureland that improves riparian and watershed function E528J







60
6
60
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality E528O





22
6
952
71
3,380
305
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q





1,036
71
2,924
193
4,920
331
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Management Intensive Rotational Grazing E528R









5
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 Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







6
1
17
3
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D





6
1
11
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 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

50
4
140
5






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



30
1






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







8
1
1
1
Brush Management - Enhancements E314 Brush management to improve wildlife habitat E314A







493
4
360
7
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide food habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327136Z1

199
7
77
7
24
3




Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327136Z2



50
2
6
1




Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Conservation cover to provide cover and shelter habitat for pollinators and beneficial insects E327137Z



555
2
142
1




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







1
1
96
8
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327 Establish Monarch butterfly habitat E327B







16
2
47
2
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Resource conserving crop rotation for soil organic matter improvement E328106R

58
4
58
4
58
4
58
4


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

10
1








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







8
1
316
20
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328 Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators E328J









182
13
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water erosion E340101Z

4
1
9
1
13
2
13
2
9
1
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter E340106Z2

66
3
112
7
82
5
82
5
25
3
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340 Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients-surface water E340118Z

18
2
13
1


13
1


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









0
2
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field E386D









8
1
Field Border - Enhancements E386 Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat along the edge(s) of a field E386E







28
2


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



104
7
47
2




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



8
1
14
1




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



98
7
852
57
546
32


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



2,100
106
1,349
75




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





6
1




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





34
2
24
2


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









7
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils E512D







18
3
108
16
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establishing native grass or legumes in forage base to improve the plant community E512F







21
6
1
1
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Native grasses or legumes in forage base E512G







43
5
398
49
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512 Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch habitat E512I







53
5
4
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666106Z2





165
1




Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality by limiting compaction E666107Z



30
1






Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Increase on-site carbon storage E666130Z



165
1






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



17
1
24
1




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



92
1


92
1


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



362
2
208
2




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



601
7






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



554
2






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



2,225
31
1,469
22
36
2
91
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666137Z2



363
2






Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Maintaining and improving forest soil quality E666A







140
2


Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest management to enhance understory vegetation E666D









412
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure E666F









79
1
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk and improve habitat E666G









915
5
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Crop tree management for mast production E666I









870
6
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Creating structural diversity with patch openings E666K









258
4
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands E666L









738
5
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat E666O







1,987
27
2,322
33
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species E666P







548
5
392
2
Forest Stand Improvement - Enhancements E666 Forest songbird habitat maintenance E666R









7
1
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595116Z

3
3
45
9
101
10
101
10
97
7
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595 Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques E595B







171
11
346
24
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring E449C







6
1
17
3
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449 Advanced Automated IWM – Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring E449D





6
1
11
2


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

62
7
251
28
351
42
232
32
226
26
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses to groundwater E590119Z

457
28
479
29
492
30
33
5


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

24
1
17
2
29
3
17
2
17
2
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses E590A









319
42
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590 Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture E590C









317
20
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion E528104Z







21
1


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



26
2
13
1
13
1
13
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function impairment from nutrients E528118Z1

638
26
230
13
680
27
680
27
42
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Grazing management that protects sensitive areas-ground water from nutrients E528119Z



104
7
66
4
66
4
66
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-pathogens/chemicals E528122Z

110
5
110
5
110
5
110
5


Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing that maintains/improves riparian/watershed function-min sediment in surface water E528126Z

80
16
115
6
120
14
80
6
80
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife E528E







114
4
114
4
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity and health E528F









18
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring activities E528G







1,204
41
2,380
77
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Prescribed grazing on pastureland that improves riparian and watershed function E528J







60
6
60
6
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality E528O





22
6
952
71
3,380
305
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic matter and reduce nutrients in surface water E528P









15
1
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health E528Q





1,814
161
5,109
409
6,783
515
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528 Management Intensive Rotational Grazing E528R









5
1
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345 Reduced tillage to reduce water erosion E345101Z

371
20
371
20
371
20




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

245
11
89
4
245
11
245
11


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

857
37
773
33
773
33
773
33


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



1,266
83
2,270
132
2,308
133
2,308
133
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed - Enhancements E329 No till to reduce soil erosion E329A









419
10
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391 Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction E391B









2
1
Riparian Herbaceous Cover - Enhancements E390 Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat E390B







1
1


Streambank and Shoreline Protection - Enhancements E580 Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement E580B









71
4
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Cultural plantings E612133X2

14
1
24
2


7
1


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

1
1
175
2
189
2




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







67
1
194
3
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Sugarbush management E612F









37
1
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612 Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food E612G









1,047
5
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• Totals over detailed enhancements may not exactly match totals in main table due to rounding.
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