NRCS Conservation Programs

Wyoming

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

The Agricultural Act of 2014 (enacted on February 7, 2014) made several changes to the Conservation Programs reported here. The Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP), Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), and Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) were merged into the new Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) and Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative (CBWI) were merged into the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). The Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) was merged into the existing Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). To learn more see NRCS Conservation Programs.

Financial Information: Total Obligations | Technical Assistance | Financial Assistance | Reimbursable
Conservation Practice Implementation Reports: by Conservation Program |
by Conservation Practices related to: Cropland Soil Quality | Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability | Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) | Fish & Wildlife Habitat | Forest Land Conservation | Grazing Land Conservation | Irrigation Efficiency | Water Quality | Wetlands
CSP Enhancement Summary -- To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles


Financial Information

The Financial Information section presents data from the USDA Office of the Chief Financial Officer's Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) system and its predecessor, the Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS). The Financial Information presented here is Total Obligations which the Government Accountability Office defines as binding agreements (orders placed, contracts awarded, services rendered, etc.) that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future. Before obligations can be incurred, budgetary resources must be made available by Congress. The obligations displayed for each year are the total obligations reported as of the end of each fiscal year. Subsequent adjustments after the close of the fiscal year are not included.

There are three categories of Total Obligations presented below:

  • Technical Assistance (TA) refers to the scientific expertise, natural resource data, tools, and technology that USDA personnel provide to help producers, landowners, and communities develop conservation plans and implement conservation practices to solve natural resource problems at the field, operation, or larger landscape scales. NRCS is the Federal lead for providing technical assistance for USDA and does so through various programs using NRCS staff and private Technical Service Providers (TSPs).
  • Financial Assistance (FA) denotes payments (cost-share payments, easement payments, rental payments, etc.) that help producers and landowners pay the costs of implementing conservation measures, which can provide both on-site and off-site conservation benefits.
  • Reimbursable funds can be for Technical or Financial Assistance but are received from sources other than appropriations. They can also be transfers from other Federal agencies.

Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year and Type
Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year and Type
In thousands of dollars
Fund Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Technical Assistance $16,023.1
$14,980.0
$14,781.7
$15,971.5
$14,738.9
$16,161.7
$18,828.8
$15,173.7
$14,778.7
$13,228.5
$12,723.8
$13,765.8
$13,901.5
$14,349.9
$15,144.8
$16,761.5
$15,844.6
$15,246.1
Financial Assistance $22,066.4
$18,221.4
$17,734.5
$25,217.2
$20,889.6
$46,285.6
$78,539.8
$42,409.4
$27,388.7
$21,248.0
$21,777.7
$21,674.1
$25,567.1
$31,369.6
$30,317.5
$32,996.3
$24,159.8
$31,408.9
Reimbursable $824.5
$1,013.1
$1,167.4
$1,381.4
$1,301.8
$1,757.5
$1,677.6
$1,588.6
$1,440.1
$742.8
$653.4
$811.7
$871.5
$181.5
$194.4
$212.4
$346.9
$391.4
Total $38,914.0
$34,214.5
$33,683.6
$42,570.3
$36,930.2
$64,204.8
$99,045.9
$59,171.8
$43,607.5
$35,219.2
$35,154.9
$36,251.6
$40,340.1
$45,901.0
$45,656.7
$49,970.2
$40,351.3
$47,046.4
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.

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








$1,807.9
$1,042.4
$3,384.6
$4,104.7
$5,411.3
$6,487.2
$7,319.9
$6,100.6
$6,077.2
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) $2,067.2
$132.3
$461.4
$1,343.3
$898.0
$1,183.2
$787.8
$178.1
$208.7
$346.5
$265.6
$135.9
$271.9
$48.5
$69.5
$410.8
$190.6
$246.0
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)




$579.5
$833.5
$954.7
$472.9
$37.9
$50.6
$3.2
$0.2





Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $37.0
$117.3
$258.9
$204.7
$177.5
$169.8
$655.9
$573.1
$282.4
$204.3
$169.0
$285.1
$530.3
$151.3
$140.7
$209.8
$393.0
$1,018.4
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $952.8
$1,816.5
$2,240.7
$2,624.0
$2,389.0
$2,020.6
$1,890.1
$1,786.3
$1,314.4
$1,313.6
$519.9
$0.5
$1.1





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$101.9
$4,987.6
$7,545.1
$8,458.1
$8,989.2
$9,645.3
$8,175.0
$9,840.4
$7,151.0
$6,722.8
$8,406.2
$7,409.6
$3,908.2
$3,405.9
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $7,949.7
$7,760.3
$7,725.7
$8,268.1
$7,370.1
$8,280.1
$8,550.4
$7,248.0
$6,958.2
$6,282.1
$6,107.9
$5,815.1
$7,698.0
$6,210.6
$6,764.6
$6,093.2
$6,466.2
$5,912.0
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $21,567.3
$18,255.9
$17,485.5
$19,780.4
$15,321.5
$18,037.1
$18,777.9
$18,718.0
$17,381.1
$13,578.1
$12,899.8
$13,894.8
$15,470.3
$19,233.3
$18,212.8
$19,498.4
$20,680.1
$28,698.5
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $1,245.3
$549.9
$741.6
$2,184.3
$3,866.0
$21,093.1
$53,365.2
$15,780.9
$6,089.6
$356.7
$99.8
$12.2
$105.2
$6.0
$24.9



Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $195.3
$870.1
$53.0
$1.6
$67.2
$217.6
$1,164.4
$449.9
$424.7
$21.0
$33.7
$-10.7
$27.9
$9.7
$25.7
$1.5


Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$10.0
$254.2
$158.6
$117.2
$790.0
$3,551.7
$56.6
$65.7
$654.4
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $663.4
$681.6
$717.2
$718.1
$729.4
$606.4
$329.0











Snow Survey (SNOW) $210.4
$208.6
$199.9
$359.0
$215.9
$235.2
$261.8
$206.2
$30.8
$294.0
$217.0
$224.9
$201.9
$190.0
$235.6
$208.3
$336.0
$234.6
Soil Survey (SOIL) $1,933.3
$1,986.2
$1,846.5
$2,025.8
$2,101.6
$2,523.8
$1,786.9
$1,538.9
$737.7
$536.0
$553.5
$607.0
$743.5
$258.1
$264.2
$256.5
$264.5
$284.7
Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP) $368.3
$235.3
$461.6
$71.7














Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $342.0
$146.2
$22.8
$2,728.6
$99.4









$721.9
$2,978.4
$1,515.8
$194.5
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $105.0
$81.7
$-1.5

$116.6
$119.3
$226.2
$133.2
$8.5
$564.8
$4,001.7
$12.8
$1,609.4
$26.3
$14.8
$8.6
$2.8

Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $26.1



$465.1
$870.0
$527.2
$180.1
$65.1
$25.8
$284.2
$1,772.8
$1,511.0
$5,910.0
$679.1
$3,860.6
$410.1
$92.1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $656.7
$590.3
$1,141.7
$828.9
$2,136.9
$2,603.2
$1,510.2
$1,927.0
$325.4
$169.3
$256.0
$68.7
$745.6
$925.1
$51.7
$119.6
$8.6
$215.6
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $603.4
$630.5
$328.6
$1,431.8
$874.1
$678.3
$834.3
$1,039.3
$318.8
$23.6
$224.7
$45.7
$50.9
$8.0
$6.1



Other $-9.2
$151.8







$2.5





$1,538.4
$9.1
$12.5
Total $38,914.0
$34,214.5
$33,683.6
$42,570.3
$36,930.2
$64,204.8
$99,045.9
$59,171.8
$43,607.5
$35,219.2
$35,154.9
$36,251.6
$40,340.1
$45,901.0
$45,656.7
$49,970.2
$40,351.3
$47,046.4
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• In 2014 CRP changed from a reimbursable to a direct program. Before FY 2014, CRP only includes reimbursable technical assistance funds used to plan and apply conservation practices. Data shown here do not include financial obligations made by the Farm Service Agency to landowners.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• Before 2017 EQIP includes Ground and Surface Water Conservation and 1996 Farm Bill funds. Starting in 2017 Ground and Surface Water Conservation is funded under RCPP.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, AWEP and WHIP were authorized to obligate funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including the provision of technical assistance.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP, FRPP, and GRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the funds obligated in FY 2014 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on those prior contracts, agreements, or easements.

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








$307.9
$325.0
$586.9
$445.9
$949.9
$786.0
$537.1
$721.1
$1,101.1
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) $554.8
$132.3
$461.4
$291.4
$130.7
$132.0
$162.6
$50.0
$69.9
$99.9
$78.4
$37.9
$27.5
$23.7
$42.8
$21.5
$23.8
$30.3
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)




$34.5
$131.0
$104.4
$131.7
$37.9
$50.6
$3.2
$0.2





Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)








$204.3
$169.0
$285.1
$530.3
$151.3
$140.7
$209.8
$393.0
$1,018.4
Conservation Security Program (CSP) $139.6
$268.1
$173.0
$270.9
$202.4
$161.7
$171.5
$148.5
$152.0
$172.6
$112.6
$0.5
$1.1





Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



$101.9
$396.8
$1,280.4
$920.4
$830.8
$1,168.6
$1,648.1
$4,063.1
$1,878.4
$1,986.5
$2,310.8
$2,421.1
$1,436.9
$1,263.8
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $7,389.3
$7,162.6
$7,169.7
$7,671.7
$6,874.9
$7,720.3
$7,921.6
$6,812.9
$6,150.1
$5,677.3
$5,748.6
$5,396.6
$7,427.5
$6,029.1
$6,570.2
$5,880.8
$6,209.2
$5,647.0
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $4,069.8
$3,939.6
$3,808.4
$4,000.4
$4,176.4
$4,112.7
$4,326.3
$4,378.6
$5,387.0
$4,347.5
$3,204.2
$2,548.2
$2,411.6
$3,678.4
$3,648.5
$3,777.9
$4,682.3
$5,213.9
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $41.8
$12.6
$18.2
$60.0
$83.9
$437.6
$1,231.3
$411.7
$581.0
$199.3
$86.8
$12.2
$105.2
$6.0
$24.9



Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) $195.3
$42.7
$53.0
$1.6
$67.2
$81.6
$904.4
$341.4
$412.2
$17.8
$33.7
$-10.7
$27.9
$9.7
$25.7
$1.5


Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)








$10.0
$254.2
$158.6
$117.2
$158.2
$62.7
$35.0
$61.4
$147.6
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD) $663.4
$675.5
$717.2
$718.1
$729.4
$606.4
$329.0











Snow Survey (SNOW) $207.4
$205.6
$196.9
$203.0
$204.0
$212.9
$257.9
$206.2
$30.8
$292.0
$217.0
$224.9
$201.9
$190.0
$235.6
$208.3
$336.0
$234.6
Soil Survey (SOIL) $1,709.2
$1,697.2
$1,497.0
$1,602.0
$1,493.7
$1,518.1
$1,398.0
$958.4
$388.1
$400.0
$259.4
$226.2
$231.6
$258.1
$264.2
$256.5
$264.5
$284.7
Watershed Surveys and Planning (WSP) $368.3
$235.3
$461.6
$71.7














Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $253.7
$146.2
$5.6
$105.8
$90.0









$721.9
$2,978.4
$1,515.8
$194.5
Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB) $105.0
$81.7
$-1.5

$116.6
$119.3
$226.2
$133.2
$8.5
$72.2
$15.2
$0.4
$9.1
$26.3
$14.8
$8.6
$2.8

Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $4.0



$54.5
$130.7
$46.5
$42.0
$14.6
$25.8
$40.4
$124.3
$320.0
$721.4
$243.3
$424.0
$180.1
$92.1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $86.7
$94.5
$162.6
$621.1
$246.0
$294.6
$197.0
$471.9
$303.2
$169.3
$256.0
$62.7
$115.1
$153.3
$46.6

$8.6
$5.6
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $120.9
$132.3
$58.6
$353.8
$167.3
$202.5
$245.1
$194.1
$318.8
$23.6
$224.7
$45.7
$50.9
$8.0
$6.1



Other $113.9
$153.8







$2.5





$1.0
$9.1
$12.5
Total $16,023.1
$14,980.0
$14,781.7
$15,971.5
$14,738.9
$16,161.7
$18,828.8
$15,173.7
$14,778.7
$13,228.5
$12,723.8
$13,765.8
$13,901.5
$14,349.9
$15,144.8
$16,761.5
$15,844.6
$15,246.1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• In 2014 CRP changed from a reimbursable to a direct program. Before FY 2014, CRP only includes reimbursable technical assistance funds used to plan and apply conservation practices. Data shown here do not include financial obligations made by the Farm Service Agency to landowners.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• Before 2017 EQIP includes Ground and Surface Water Conservation and 1996 Farm Bill funds. Starting in 2017 Ground and Surface Water Conservation is funded under RCPP.
• CTA, PMC, SNOW, and SOIL also include multi-year funds.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, AWEP and WHIP were authorized to obligate funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including the provision of technical assistance.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP, FRPP, and GRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the funds obligated in FY 2014 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on those prior contracts, agreements, or easements.

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








$1,500.0
$717.4
$2,797.7
$3,658.8
$4,461.4
$5,701.2
$6,782.8
$5,379.5
$4,976.1
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) $1,512.4


$1,051.8
$767.3
$1,051.2
$625.2
$128.1
$138.8
$246.6
$187.1
$98.0
$155.3
$24.8
$26.7
$389.3
$76.9
$89.3
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)




$545.1
$702.5
$850.3
$341.2









Conservation Security Program (CSP) $813.2
$1,548.5
$2,067.7
$2,353.1
$2,186.6
$1,859.0
$1,718.6
$1,637.8
$1,162.4
$1,141.0
$407.4







Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)




$4,590.8
$6,264.8
$7,537.7
$8,158.4
$8,476.7
$6,526.8
$5,777.3
$5,272.6
$4,736.3
$6,095.4
$4,988.5
$2,471.3
$2,142.1
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) $17,497.5
$14,316.3
$13,677.1
$15,779.9
$11,145.2
$13,924.4
$14,451.6
$14,339.5
$11,994.1
$9,230.6
$9,695.6
$11,346.6
$13,058.7
$15,554.9
$14,564.3
$15,720.5
$15,997.8
$23,484.6
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) $1,203.5
$537.3
$723.4
$2,124.4
$3,782.2
$20,655.5
$52,134.0
$15,369.2
$5,508.6
$157.4
$13.0







Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)
$827.4



$136.0
$260.0
$108.5
$12.5
$3.1








Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)












$631.8
$3,489.0
$21.6
$4.3
$506.8
Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO) $88.3

$17.2
$2,622.2














Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB)








$492.6
$3,986.5

$1,600.3





Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) $22.1



$410.6
$739.3
$480.7
$138.0
$50.5

$243.8
$1,648.5
$1,191.1
$5,188.6
$435.8
$3,436.6
$230.0

Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) $570.0
$495.8
$979.1
$207.8
$1,890.9
$2,308.6
$1,313.2
$1,455.1
$22.2


$6.0
$630.5
$771.8
$5.1
$119.6

$210.0
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) $482.5
$498.2
$270.0
$1,078.0
$706.8
$475.7
$589.2
$845.2










Other $-123.1
$-2.1













$1,537.4


Total $22,066.4
$18,221.4
$17,734.5
$25,217.2
$20,889.6
$46,285.6
$78,539.8
$42,409.4
$27,388.7
$21,248.0
$21,777.7
$21,674.1
$25,567.1
$31,369.6
$30,317.5
$32,996.3
$24,159.8
$31,408.9
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Other includes Biomass R&D, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control, Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program, Forestry Incentives Program, Fund for Rural America, Great Plains Conservation, Gulf Coast Restoration Revolving Fund,
Resource Conservation and Development Program, Rural Abandoned Mine, SWCA, Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Program, VPAP, Waterbank Program, and other accounting and adjustment funds.
• For GRP, except for the minor amount of due diligence funds administered by NRCS, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the majority of GRP funds for both easements and rental contracts.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• Before 2017 EQIP includes Ground and Surface Water Conservation and 1996 Farm Bill funds. Starting in 2017 Ground and Surface Water Conservation is funded under RCPP.
• CRP, CTA, PMC, RCD, SNOW, SOIL, and WSP do not provide financial assistance.
• Prior to the February 7, 2014 enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, AWEP and WHIP were authorized to obligate funds to new contracts. Upon enactment, the 2014 Act authorized the use of unobligated funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to complete implementation of contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment, including the provision of technical assistance.
• The Agricultural Act of 2014 (the 2014 Act) authorized the use of prior year WRP, FRPP, and GRP funds remaining from 2009 through 2013 to carry out contracts, agreements, or easements entered into prior to the date of enactment of the 2014 Act, including the provision of technical assistance, provided that no such contract, agreement, or easement is modified so as to increase the amount of payment received. Pursuant to this authority, the funds obligated in FY 2014 were used to carry out acquisition and restoration activities on those prior contracts, agreements, or easements.

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











$89.1



$89.9
$126.4
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) $37.0
$117.3
$258.9
$204.7
$177.5
$169.8
$655.9
$573.1
$282.4









Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) $560.4
$597.7
$556.0
$596.4
$495.2
$559.8
$628.8
$435.0
$808.1
$604.8
$359.4
$418.5
$270.5
$181.5
$194.4
$212.4
$257.0
$265.0
Resource Conservation and Development Program (RCD)
$6.1
















Snow Survey (SNOW) $3.0
$3.0
$3.0
$156.0
$11.8
$22.2
$4.0


$2.0








Soil Survey (SOIL) $224.1
$289.0
$349.5
$423.7
$607.9
$1,005.7
$388.9
$580.5
$349.6
$136.0
$294.1
$380.8
$511.9





Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Program (WFPO)


$0.6
$9.4













Watershed Rehabilitation (WRHB)










$12.4






Total $824.5
$1,013.1
$1,167.4
$1,381.4
$1,301.8
$1,757.5
$1,677.6
$1,588.6
$1,440.1
$742.8
$653.4
$811.7
$871.5
$181.5
$194.4
$212.4
$346.9
$391.4
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2022 data from Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI);
2005-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS).
• Totals may not exactly match sum over funds due to rounding.
• In 2014 CRP changed from a reimbursable to a direct program. Before FY 2014, CRP only includes reimbursable technical assistance funds used to plan and apply conservation practices. Data shown here do not include financial obligations made by the Farm Service Agency to landowners.
• EWP, WRHB, and WFPO include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in FY 2009 and FY 2010.
• CTA, PMC, SNOW, and SOIL also include multi-year funds.

Conservation Practice Implementation Reports

Conservation practices are planned and applied at the land unit level. The land unit is the smallest unit of land that has a permanent or contiguous boundary, a common land cover and land management, and a common owner or a common producer. The following chart/table combinations include data for the time period from fiscal year 2005 through fiscal year 2022. Data entry processes differed prior to 2005 and do not provide comparable data.

This RCA release uses an updated field definition. Heretofore the National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD) Land Unit Id was used to represent fields wherever estimates of unique acres treated were required. This identifier is found in the planning land unit database layer. However, since conservation plans are often updated as producers’ conservation decisions evolve over time, there can be multiple land unit identifiers associated with the same field in NPAD. This can result in overestimating the number of fields and the associated unique acres. The Resource Analytics Lab has used GIS to develop a shape based algorithm to eliminate the overcounting of fields by selecting the single best shape out of the multiple shape based identifiers associated with the same field.

Under the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), practice bundles and practice enhancements are funded in addition to conservation practices. For brevity, conservation practices, bundles, and enhancements are often referred to collectively as “practices”. To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

As conservation practices are measured in different units (acres, feet, square feet, etc.), the challenge for reporting performance at various levels is how to aggregate across practices. Although practices may affect resources beyond the land unit boundary, or be applied only on part of the land unit, the land unit does provide a common metric to aggregate over practices since each applied practice is associated with a specific land unit. Analysis of the data reveals that most practices are measured in acres and most of the practice applied amounts match the land unit acres of the field on which the practice was applied. Therefore, land unit acreage is the metric on which the acres of land receiving conservation treatment are calculated. With the exception of CSP, totals presented here are not comparable to program enrollment acres or contract acres.


Acres Receiving Conservation by Program

The following chart/table combination summarizes acres receiving conservation by program and fiscal year. For the Conservation Stewardship Program, FY 2010-FY 2020 acres represent contract acres and count represents contracts in the fiscal year, excluding renewal contracts. Starting in FY 2021 CSP and all other programs, acres represent land unit acres and count represents practice counts. Here, land unit acres are counted once for each conservation program that has been used to apply one or more practices on that land unit in a given fiscal year. Therefore, land unit acres may be counted multiple times within each fiscal year - once for each program that has been used to apply at least one practice. Land unit acres may also be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Acres Receiving Conservation by Conservation Program, FY 2005-2022

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

Acres Receiving Conservation by Conservation Program and Fiscal Year
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 29,023
81
11,549
159
25,472
103
8,625
84
41,283
120
24,508
112
9,495
145
12,109
114
14,119
192
4,299
63
6,392
106
4,593
79
1,480
64
2,379
63
312
28
2,117
25
1,723
61
413
20
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)











424
5
1,178
23
1,659
21
1,236
15
682
7
285
2












Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 1,861
40
16,403
206
56,460
918
6,653
268
1,638
69
2,493
33
15,829
253
23,752
353
128
24
1,528
13




3,297
52
2,871
23
636
48
14,378
509
24,179
598
12,454
495
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP Contracts)









913,343
177
418,089
67
244,709
57
125,353
25
98,797
17
76,973
11
36,860
9
29,043
4
77,156
7
82,477
14
197,778
9




Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)































153,573
415
199,032
697
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 486,927
2,092
499,077
943
655,650
2,383
873,004
2,414
250,182
538
329,472
627
357,787
1,103
170,565
1,215
296,452
950
224,643
725
399,157
913
454,944
799
505,119
616
415,420
542
541,305
521
523,560
538
284,508
818
77,933
569
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 658,691
2,042
1,315,324
6,379
1,451,497
4,316
1,590,711
4,954
1,256,755
3,104
1,248,566
2,555
906,616
2,009
656,342
1,929
616,950
1,409
698,115
1,411
714,986
1,486
781,980
1,498
722,092
1,460
590,226
1,299
661,380
1,434
961,751
1,785
799,326
1,891
845,703
2,116
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 2,167
17
1,309
24
1,876
3
3,156
7


15,381
21
175
1


















985
57


Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)























425
27
1,055
5
29,375
122
61,629
181
42,692
176
11,245
92
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)















864
1










5,720
1






Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 3,600
53
4,592
59
3,830
58
2,199
62
5,339
43
4,047
29
780
26
1,177
36
1,520
26
51
3
8
2














Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 2,737
54
12,472
39
10,881
57
52,573
47
52,111
91
15,962
90
13,466
115
28,460
125
18,608
72
46,896
188
24,481
74
26,294
95
9,875
7










Other 6,011
17
1,765
6
164
1
68
2
5
1


























Notes:
• Data Sources: FY 2010-FY 2020 CSP Program - USDA-NRCS, ProTracts Program Contracts System, October 2020 (excludes renewal contracts); FY 2021-FY 2022 CSP Program and all other programs - USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• For FY 2005-FY 2020, Conservation Stewardship Program acres and counts are contract acres and contract counts. Beginning in FY 2021, acres and counts are based on practices applied, as reported in the National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD).
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs within each fiscal year and across fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.
• Before 2017 EQIP includes Ground and Surface Water Conservation practices. Starting in 2017 this subprogram is under RCPP.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation

The following table summarizes the land units treated in a fiscal year. Here, a land unit is counted only once in a fiscal year, regardless of how many practices were applied on it, or how many conservation programs were used to apply practices. These data therefore reflect the geographic extent of the land treated with conservation practices during a fiscal year. Given that multiple conservation programs can be used to treat the resource concerns associated with a specific land unit, the percentage of land units (acres and number) that are treated by more than one conservation program within a fiscal year is also shown.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Fiscal Year
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number Acres Number
Land units treated by at least one program 887,678
1,113
1,558,651
1,873
1,766,356
2,172
1,986,482
2,304
1,504,300
1,718
1,524,976
1,563
1,229,268
1,814
848,117
1,705
900,290
1,341
922,433
1,175
1,037,706
1,251
1,009,072
1,092
1,022,319
1,032
792,359
935
1,080,618
1,030
1,211,224
1,233
1,093,807
1,396
1,083,751
1,381
Percent of land units treated by multiple programs 36.06%
28.48%
21.06%
16.12%
34.37%
17.59%
29.77%
15.19%
11.47%
9.43%
8.64%
7.81%
7.52%
9.98%
6.63%
11.44%
6.32%
11.48%
6.57%
10.13%
10.88%
9.43%
25.72%
15.66%
21.90%
10.27%
29.47%
12.62%
20.88%
11.26%
36.61%
14.44%
20.62%
11.32%
6.18%
5.14%
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice

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

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

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Quality

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Quality Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Cover 327

2,855
8
47,329
272
33,853
192
6,250
26
3,827
12
45,970
293
14,429
126
10,451
58
788
5
7,208
53
167
1
3,222
16
660
5
3,949
39
15,560
120
39,994
226
10,732
115
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327



























3
1


365
2
278
1
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 26,500
374
47,745
685
38,379
582
44,689
566
3,181
57
9,966
64
6,294
86
13,086
167
6,573
96
6,344
87
2,773
34
1,392
28
189
3
4,400
67
736
5
3,123
12
9,353
79
6,197
74
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328































869
13
869
13
Cover Crop 340

37
5
13
2
51
2
922
7
1,241
11
3,008
27
10,227
108
3,102
44
1,671
23
951
11
414
2
3,229
40
3,693
61
8,838
102
7,466
115
10,752
109
5,442
85
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340

























1,897
15


566
5
2,736
23
3,303
28
Critical Area Planting 342

183
4












13
1








859
3
4,345
17
1,129
2
672
5
9
1
Cross Wind Ridges 588





115
1




























Diversion 362

182
1




















387
3
171
1








Field Border 386 15
1




























271
1




Forage and Biomass Planting 512 1,241
36
2,804
38
4,568
37
8,599
56
2,175
10
2,137
9
148
3
2,083
39
2,305
28
1,107
6
346
10
641
4
284
2
1,464
9
1,546
14
2,711
73
2,179
20
2,315
21
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 407
4








550
2
1,076
2
267
2


538
1
107
1














Grassed Waterway 412































899
1
6
1
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 22,242
282
48,308
627
78,701
676
72,410
577
10,888
83
11,168
92
16,263
127
16,184
103
6,629
52
1,554
9
556
14
936
15
3,219
17
534
2


10,770
82
39,806
247
15,414
190
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595





























338
26
132
5
338
26
Irrigation Water Management 449 21,434
305
42,234
623
54,740
674
46,888
713
26,315
419
14,701
277
16,277
282
29,467
254
10,376
182
10,139
129
5,734
86
4,889
82
1,813
19
2,268
23
2,777
27
4,641
62
6,878
79
4,864
60
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449



























62
1
62
1
641
8
703
9
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468

























174
2






69
1
Mulching 484









119
1
32
1




4
1




17
1


323
3


27
1


Nutrient Management 590 25,921
279
46,211
596
35,474
425
27,505
352
4,879
56
7,636
66
6,217
56
7,861
62
4,185
48
2,159
22
788
14
397
10
399
8
106
1
625
10
1,535
26
908
13
1,910
20
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590































1,254
17
1,116
16
Residue Management, Seasonal 344 19,792
293
37,575
573
29,205
507
32,744
362
4,019
64
7,938
43
3,503
45
6,813
90
897
22
1,331
27
899
17
1,425
27
67
2










Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 261
2
2,296
17


912
8
686
3


991
5
1,930
10
466
14
768
14
740
21
1,455
32
1,575
33
4,849
69
1,541
11
2,533
9
5,175
54
6,040
69
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345





























331
7
641
8
972
15
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 1,290
17
1,894
12




1,527
18
4,064
31
7,097
67
4,903
43
1,984
18
266
3
752
21
690
5
1,574
5
1,126
5
433
6
1,243
10
1,550
12
54
1
Riparian Forest Buffer 391



240
6














27
1














Stripcropping 585 5,321
15
3,428
15
2,920
11
3,196
12
2,372
12
7,128
32
1,966
13
1,689
10
552
9
1,352
8
390
2




2,758
16


498
2
6,004
31
3,836
22
Subsurface Drain 606

67
1
































Terrace 600





236
1




























Underground Outlet 620

























129
1








Water and Sediment Control Basin 638



151
1






























Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 237
3
781
5
2,497
10
2,226
24
122
4
1,118
13
972
4
65
2
242
1
181
3




34
2


47
1


27
1
10
3
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Quality Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 242
9
5,561
50
3,438
28
911
10
2,912
17
609
9
245
3
672
8
2,219
22






17
3










Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)











424
5
1,178
18
1,659
19
1,236
15
682
7
285
2












Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

1,758
11
35,260
430
4,898
91
78
1
122
2
1,367
60
13,287
122
88
3
150
2




2,510
23
566
6
287
18
11,793
181
16,539
275
9,634
202
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























1,282
15
65
2
1,462
44
2,718
105
3,736
123
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 25,790
1,162
12,042
228
38,944
1,256
27,836
951
8,814
138
15,521
200
23,135
391
30,807
517
17,366
276
12,091
229
12,291
174
5,005
119
1,468
24
AR
134
AR
2
AR
28
AR
308
AR
269
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 10,253
436
50,011
2,921
43,364
1,489
78,745
1,812
34,020
602
24,768
442
54,100
552
21,468
351
18,128
253
6,679
92
5,135
104
4,395
85
5,703
101
AR
125
AR
213
AR
300
AR
266
AR
177
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)



























453
2






Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 15
1


































Other 40
3




68
2
5
1


























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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Quality Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 35,271
1,611
68,082
3,210
119,257
3,203
106,839
2,866
43,898
759
39,786
653
75,732
1,011
65,171
1,016
39,137
573
19,303
338
17,726
285
9,144
206
9,509
151
13,548
280
15,089
237
30,411
553
41,630
954
34,085
771
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 648
5
492
7
299
5
122
1
3,900
54
681
4
2,612
9
6,634
63
6,197
74
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328













869
13
869
13
Cover Crop 340 112
1




630
2
866
5
1,722
14
1,664
12
877
9
344
6
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 417
3
105
3
142
1
122
1
3,845
53
1,541
11
2,533
9
5,094
51
6,040
69
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345













641
8
641
8
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 119
1
99
2
31
1
1,259
4
811
4
397
5
1,190
9
1,550
12
54
1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability Practices
Program 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)











57
2




Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)













130
21
130
21
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 648
9
267
12
173
7
122
2
2,371
103


165
5
3,421
100
4,027
116
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 112
1




630
6
951
13
1,279
34
3,649
32
1,946
35
1,236
34
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health & Sustainability Practices
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 648
10
267
12
173
7
752
8
3,267
116
1,279
34
3,731
39
5,367
156
5,263
171
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Crop Rotation 328









363
2
324
2
549
5
241
2
Cover Crop 340









363
2
324
2
676
6
241
2
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345









525
3
324
2
200
1
241
2
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329













475
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.

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) Practices
Program 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)









363
7
324
6
549
17
241
6
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across programs and fiscal years, but are only counted once per program per fiscal year.

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Cropland Soil Health Management System (SHMS) Practices
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice









363
7
324
6
549
17
241
6
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Fish & Wildlife Habitat

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Fish & Wildlife Habitat Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Control 472 785
11
10,990
14
34,734
217
20,106
169
4,150
27
1,122
8
24,027
181
20,473
160
86
6
243
6
7,216
54
126
1
2,838
13
534
2
5,108
3
17,099
109
39,064
219
14,319
98
Aquatic Organism Passage 396



12
1
2
1
1,356
4
11
1
309
9
261
3




















Conservation Cover 327

10,298
34
50,372
277
34,089
195
8,721
29
3,827
12
46,164
296
14,429
126
11,577
65
788
5
7,208
53
167
1
3,222
16
660
5
4,026
41
22,143
150
40,686
239
16,011
136
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327



























3
1


374
4
304
5
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647



27
4












150
2






1,842
11
5,720
1
322
1




Riparian Forest Buffer 391 266
5
624
12
889
14
3,129
2
494
8


240
2
70
2




27
1
57
1


23
1




833
2
364
8
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391































2,079
2
430
1
Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 76
1
6,111
1














13
1




1,016
1
23
1




30
1
293
6
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395 174
1
568
3
4,654
12
20,220
15
2,953
5
650
3
12
1
904
4
4,305
3
456
5




16
1








340
10
Stream Habitat Improvement and Management - Enhancements E395































1,994
1


Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 5
1
23
3
232
8
387
13
156
3
4,278
6
761
8
507
9
1,994
14
822
9
1,422
17
691
11
517
8
99
3
1,409
21
2,285
9
677
10
1,068
23
Structures for Wildlife 649































115,600
27
102,347
13
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 263,495
391
710,981
610
510,594
743
744,644
600
398,505
200
304,209
257
152,500
333
399,066
492
85,978
274
485,291
508
257,827
323
354,931
297
178,645
132
290,582
121
251,004
186
511,570
385
290,062
450
218,070
371
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Enhancements E645



























65,844
8


1,854
1
332
1
Wetland Creation 658 2,457
5
1,988
5
1,036
3
116
2
13,565
15
5,307
7
50
2
83
3




















Wetland Enhancement 659 162
10
1,213
24
1,275
11
4,949
17
4,770
49
10,469
23
11,014
35
9,958
24
2,621
33




300
10




13
1


287
3
34
1
Wetland Restoration 657 640
17
535
9
573
6
3,573
19
1,799
12
446
7
359
6
238
6
712
4


















Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management 644 1,130
25
23,331
46
49,626
47
63,401
61
2,671
27
7,099
22
2,534
36
2,857
32
10,492
55
1,525
17
4,613
18
459
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.
• Watering Facility (614) is not included in the above table. It is included for the purposes of this report in the All Other Practices category.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

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

67
1
629
4
1,503
12
109
3
98
2


1,031
12
2,488
19














55
1
99
1
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 586
12
2,695
55
52,282
646
6,139
181
1,350
33
1,771
13
14,335
200
15,190
283
128
12
1,528
9




3,297
41
2,871
20
287
18
14,377
379
17,694
423
11,655
336
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



























50,517
9
271
1
4,265
8
2,324
8
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 193,340
326
421,575
504
388,590
509
402,646
662
152,562
181
194,091
207
87,781
400
44,299
206
37,958
294
102,009
130
110,981
340
233,151
221
160,471
114
221,537
117
211,967
189
439,487
245
227,892
443
55,340
262
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 8,467
51
240,185
149
42,347
111
241,404
184
220,314
120
107,712
91
94,102
232
218,471
277
22,709
68
185,344
285
93,431
83
61,422
41
4,569
14
1,635
7
4,045
43
2,786
28
47,573
46
74,957
66
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 2,167
9
1,309
8
1,876
3






175
1


















985
32


Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)



























357
3
9
1
548
6


Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 3,517
42
2,849
37
3,610
40
2,185
40
3,747
20
3,784
18
745
18
841
18
1,514
14
22
2
8
1














Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 1,654
27
4,528
7
8,923
30
1,397
15
13,130
22
2,396
15
8,501
58
13,833
65
12,229
47
42,517
127
21,706
42
24,720
64
6,324
2










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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Fish & Wildlife Habitat Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 207,663
467
654,226
761
496,183
1,343
638,018
1,094
385,759
379
307,174
346
200,296
909
292,809
861
76,827
454
329,837
553
225,633
466
315,941
326
174,426
171
226,042
144
261,397
262
452,461
654
297,438
959
143,836
673
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Forest Land Conservation

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Forest Land Conservation Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Brush Management 314









4,525
5


1,445
3
5,105
5
11,812
6
3,729
7
479
1
2,391
4
1,810
2
945
2
1,133
3
14,896
12
1,757
3
Early Successional Habitat Development/Management 647



























5,720
1






Forest Stand Improvement 666 148
1


16,157
12
12,336
16
8,931
24
17,994
29
95
3
6,734
16
11,006
29
11,782
43
14,860
36
6,840
20
9,911
17
12,624
11
19,132
27
27,953
40
16,691
32
19,594
29
Fuel Break 383







912
1
1,823
2




751
1


135
1
79
1
79
1
79
1




99
1


Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595

2,127
2
1,938
2




138,485
1
























Prescribed Burning 338





















5,089
4












Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 1,699
3
2,562
3
426
2
3,050
7
285
3








761
2
















Woody Residue Treatment 384















3,089
5
4,294
13
10,001
22
5,917
19
8,479
17
12,285
11
24,383
29
27,414
35
27,602
40
18,550
27
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Forest Land Conservation Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 1,699
3
435
1
1,991
3
3,050
7
285
3






872
6
209
3
987
21
362
5




5,720
1






Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP)



























5,720
1






Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

2,127
4
9,474
13
7,895
16
6,496
25
143,373
29
95
3
4,474
16
6,657
31
12,958
60
8,532
45
4,682
40
10,788
39
5,435
25
4,665
28
620
11
4,119
34
8,120
42
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)



























5,837
29
13,212
67
8,068
51
1,769
17
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP)









905
8


1,389
3
435
3
724
1
















Other 148
1


































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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Forest Land Conservation Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 1,699
4
2,562
5
9,527
16
10,889
23
6,551
28
144,278
37
95
3
5,392
19
7,129
40
13,719
64
9,157
66
4,682
45
10,788
39
5,435
25
16,222
59
13,833
78
12,186
85
8,937
59
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Grazing Land Conservation

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Road 560 3
1


323
2
97
2




























Brush Management 314 38,013
28
84,994
26
37,295
25
131,058
26
35,040
52
62,159
83
46,592
112
37,876
107
28,443
119
20,137
51
15,273
60
26,144
41
41,332
67
15,827
41
25,257
78
23,384
64
46,193
70
11,499
23
Brush Management - Enhancements E314





























11,121
6
2,136
1
992
1
Channel Bank Vegetation 322













207
1
44
1


















Channel Bed Stabilization 584









23
1


207
1
4,040
1


2
1
189
1
32
2
52
1
35
1
2,852
8
4,971
9
293
6
Critical Area Planting 342 416
8
1,497
5
3,173
3
30
2
1,644
5


3,272
2
23
1
39
1
5,311
5
4,594
4
769
4
408
5
99
3
2,742
10
6,424
10
2,359
5
2,197
31
Fence 382 105,689
52
144,935
108
134,908
86
291,144
88
279,727
172
254,864
143
150,651
103
106,554
64
25,572
35
32,949
29
50,208
42
32,627
39
42,881
45
66,792
36
127,754
83
343,330
68
285,388
112
515,962
93
Fence - Enhancements E382



























633
1


2,238
3


Forage Harvest Management 511 1,110
22
10,286
8
959
5
1,443
24
1,017
23
8,801
26
220
6
1,285
3


2,656
18
1,394
5
1,254
2


690
2
2,338
8
2,794
9
10,049
55
8,162
47
Forage Harvest Management - Enhancements E511































1,065
9
1,065
9
Forage and Biomass Planting 512 1,016
31
1,840
36
3,742
16
6,905
14
40,737
15
923
13
2,889
8
1,712
12
1,537
3
44
1
113
5
713
2
762
7


113
4
564
11
1,835
15
1,885
12
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512































41
1
145
1
Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment 548

2,373
1
12,672
3
92,387
4
40,181
4
12,169
11
2,078
3
295
1








125
4




311
6




Heavy Use Area Protection 561

2,112
3




20
1
13
1
2,347
5
83
1
4,028
6
12,570
6
74,523
50
93,975
86
55,091
38
33,483
26




1,591
4
192
1
Herbaceous Weed Control 315













562
2
4,813
7
5,482
4
599
6
754
8
22,937
21
12,423
22
26,465
26
37,288
106
47,840
140
74,120
111
Herbaceous Weed Control - Enhancements E315





























27,718
26
30,080
31
83,157
105
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 21,444
27
254,201
132
188,732
188
166,408
195
87,682
78
190,172
43
39,366
71
33,655
73
33,567
65
7,352
9
12,203
37
29,687
41
38,073
18
11,700
5
5,912
19
34,409
115
96,591
139
59,076
122
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595































1,126
3
68
1
Livestock Pipeline 516 243,627
151
431,147
254
284,258
176
523,949
174
514,655
219
483,727
211
246,925
118
179,152
113
171,220
102
98,965
82
132,855
90
120,699
97
146,729
81
58,618
52
129,121
73
91,159
99
150,599
138
379,625
232
Livestock Shelter Structure 576



























2,738
2
4,448
4
4,377
3


Nutrient Management 590 1,530
9
2,329
20
21,893
49
16,138
19
193
4












3
1




69
1
50
1
27
1


Pond 378 19,736
16
12,273
23
20,357
12
21,880
18
35,184
27
3,552
8
168
3
910
4


82
1








1,940
1


2,380
5
21,454
7
Prescribed Burning 338

1,807
2
22,885
7
2,976
2
3,862
1


4,804
2






















Prescribed Grazing 528 759,162
622
1,309,800
1,049
1,291,939
975
1,721,603
914
702,605
352
538,257
245
613,081
404
333,479
492
497,590
365
544,885
493
794,298
649
916,602
701
966,822
682
748,028
517
788,974
431
626,801
318
497,426
261
421,687
246
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























12,151
24
12,883
29
51,502
73
81,273
169
206,080
337
Pumping Plant 533 56,393
24
115,064
31
143,410
72
184,555
48
146,618
77
253,253
87
144,790
64
91,160
62
215,797
70
92,514
41
52,251
34
75,334
40
68,236
41
17,349
22
53,688
42
36,792
39
322,697
50
665,318
107
Range Planting 550

4,532
5
7,380
4
43,137
3


50
1


2,433
4








4,073
1




890
1




Spring Development 574



























8,523
5
667
1
54
1
10,953
6
Stream Crossing 578































335
2


Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 5
1
4
1
110
5
67
2
11
1
3,814
5
502
1
456
6
1,274
4
822
9
913
8
306
6
364
6
99
3
560
12
2,259
8
665
8
1,067
22
Waste Recycling 633 1,052
6
206
5
6
1






























Water Well 642 168,509
59
86,521
67
256,329
76
164,601
74
136,396
70
172,275
54
56,335
41
36,472
31
107,950
37
35,187
28
36,322
20
31,604
28
43,926
24
14,874
11
41,052
25
34,805
31
62,875
35
140,321
35
Water and Sediment Control Basin 638



5
1
138
1




























Watering Facility 614 385,009
213
597,715
343
467,548
297
1,379,699
324
1,156,505
362
879,630
349
481,421
236
295,671
196
335,817
187
144,914
125
271,707
141
202,169
161
431,765
190
111,330
102
383,273
127
165,316
161
227,215
187
954,310
196
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 2,230
8
3,417
17
6,486
11
18,102
17
523
2
1,229
12
316
1
47
2


43
2
1,577
6
497
7


3,293
3
171
1
1,187
10
2,663
10
224
3
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 28,309
52
2,902
11
15,620
15
4,387
18
36,395
24
22,165
68
7,207
91
7,426
59
8,599
109
3,755
41
5,619
55
3,943
32
1,205
33
1,871
18
190
9
2,066
10
1,586
21
129
5
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 558
8
359
9
2,504
15
119
9
959
13
115
4
24
2
246
4














623
27
687
4
2,218
34
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























12,093
25
13,236
30
74,155
112
150,119
277
194,582
507
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 328,431
391
108,926
160
275,180
429
599,108
464
166,963
116
140,706
112
270,846
312
102,931
330
248,077
292
125,993
256
274,358
303
240,331
301
375,663
372
189,496
241
346,863
268
77,101
221
115,747
122
19,365
50
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 596,586
802
1,234,695
1,917
1,356,058
1,537
1,398,037
1,433
1,063,454
1,274
1,121,945
1,062
730,815
738
449,457
762
534,021
581
467,745
554
575,764
769
708,413
903
659,891
807
555,136
581
622,928
621
844,446
749
728,152
946
780,242
1,122
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 1,309
8
1,309
16


3,156
7


15,226
19




















985
25


Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)























379
16
1,055
5
20,057
51
41,820
56
25,193
72
8,299
36
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 245
3
2,984
7
7
4


23
3


22
1


1,019
3


















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 1,705
6
8,609
10
6,260
14
51,609
20
45,761
35
8,816
28
11,043
36
7,584
21
7,065
18
30,252
53
19,861
31
25,042
29
3,551
4










Other 4,934
8
1,765
6
































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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Grazing Land Conservation Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 782,310
1,278
1,302,262
2,136
1,572,019
2,014
1,742,425
1,951
1,251,380
1,465
1,280,154
1,293
970,323
1,180
544,058
1,176
769,934
1,003
612,618
904
848,745
1,158
931,627
1,265
931,590
1,232
744,663
870
970,660
979
1,013,044
1,175
957,389
1,467
987,461
1,754
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Irrigation Efficiency

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Irrigation Canal or Lateral 320



510
1
522
2
2,996
1


















453
2






Irrigation Ditch Lining 428 191
4
2,907
16
698
15
879
13
143
3
86
2
172
2


370
5
136
4










69
2




Irrigation Field Ditch 388



25
2
15
1
70
2


























Irrigation Land Leveling 464 401
11
47
2
398
6
277
4
51
2
29
1
76
4
83
4
37
2


62
2
107
1
80
3


26
1
37
1




Irrigation Pipeline 430 12,699
164
22,161
265
38,904
181
36,493
214
19,837
190
19,199
179
7,484
103
5,194
92
5,597
108
8,981
74
7,296
91
8,106
92
8,306
99
12,197
112
6,373
91
10,059
137
6,992
97
16,979
212
Irrigation Reservoir 436 323
4
537
9
307
3
2,006
3
613
2
579
6
85
2
45
1
240
4
149
1
99
2
262
3
662
1
121
3
90
1
567
6
484
6
123
3
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441 490
3
2,534
12
1,521
15
1,562
21
610
4
1,074
11
555
6
82
9
117
3
22
3
1,049
10
533
8
163
5
3,321
8
218
5
340
3
2,667
11
157
4
Irrigation System, Sprinkler 442 10,543
120
13,667
149
31,541
109
18,770
133
10,606
112
8,846
93
6,550
72
3,549
53
3,162
40
4,223
64
5,366
60
4,659
63
6,339
67
6,237
80
5,826
77
6,559
77
5,076
71
10,103
111
Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface 443 6,365
130
10,376
200
6,038
160
17,341
242
19,766
185
7,969
198
4,660
82
2,723
66
2,381
68
1,819
44
1,212
37
1,785
41
923
33
1,637
36
669
15
955
35
2,435
46
1,694
42
Irrigation Water Management 449 23,678
324
44,359
654
78,034
732
58,341
776
31,009
451
16,149
310
17,266
319
37,956
294
11,349
206
11,134
140
5,958
100
5,054
87
1,907
22
2,526
26
3,466
32
4,812
65
7,120
82
4,946
62
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449



























62
1
62
1
641
8
703
9
Land Smoothing 466



























80
1






Pumping Plant 533 6,729
54
5,771
67
5,306
51
12,959
68
7,305
69
4,961
56
6,931
55
5,430
59
3,881
37
5,152
55
6,610
64
4,245
44
4,655
49
4,403
49
3,883
52
5,141
57
2,745
37
8,608
113
Structure for Water Control 587 5,802
103
16,297
185
38,475
204
36,942
206
28,002
130
18,116
162
9,075
86
14,096
123
22,370
89
15,083
73
10,619
109
11,910
95
8,811
105
10,827
138
11,283
118
15,220
137
11,398
106
9,056
110
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across practices and fiscal years.
• CSP enhancements associated with a specific conservation practice are aggregated onto one line.
• Refer to Enhancement Summary at top of document for additional information on enhancements.
To learn more about CSP bundles and enhancements, please see CSP Enhancements and Bundles

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 614
14
8,465
71
8,955
33
1,917
10
2,363
5


208
3






1,262
18
678
12
24
3
1,126
10
183
4
320
2
1,275
10
248
3
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)



























62
1
62
1
268
9
330
10
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 11,602
221
4,247
54
35,305
210
11,526
249
7,430
98
3,638
54
4,732
95
18,264
210
4,430
124
8,580
130
3,875
87
3,165
84
815
20
334
12
95
4
74
2
418
6


Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 24,269
677
40,882
1,430
70,171
1,232
78,435
1,419
48,471
1,043
32,198
954
25,014
624
18,082
478
21,174
433
19,848
328
10,472
370
8,646
338
9,473
350
11,581
430
10,241
378
14,600
510
14,191
428
14,616
645
Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)























46
11


494
9
57
6
333
11
243
8
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)

128
2
252
4
115
3
461
3
332
7
91
2
300
6
79
4


















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 10
1
39
2


15
1
131
1
31
3
154
7
549
7
13
1


















Other 350
4




68
1
5
1


























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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Irrigation Efficiency Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 29,168
917
52,569
1,559
92,554
1,479
88,207
1,683
53,967
1,151
34,436
1,018
28,675
731
34,632
701
23,307
562
23,530
458
14,791
475
11,935
434
9,998
384
13,022
452
11,004
396
15,058
521
16,486
464
15,437
666
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Water Quality

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Water Quality Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Access Control 472 785
11
10,990
14
34,734
217
20,106
169
4,150
27
1,122
8
24,027
181
20,473
160
86
6
243
6
7,216
54
126
1
2,838
13
534
2
5,108
3
17,099
109
39,064
219
14,319
98
Access Road 560 7
3
13
2
354
5
237
8
465
3
146
2
1,441
1












108
1








Brush Management 314



























25,407
86
23,786
90
46,718
85
11,738
36
Brush Management - Enhancements E314





























11,121
6
2,136
1
992
1
Channel Bank Vegetation 322











12
1
207
1
84
2


















Composting Facility 317

7
1
































Conservation Cover 327

10,298
34
50,372
277
34,089
195
8,721
29
3,827
12
46,164
296
14,429
126
11,577
65
788
5
7,208
53
167
1
3,222
16
660
5
4,026
41
22,143
150
40,686
239
16,011
136
Conservation Cover - Enhancements E327



























3
1


374
4
304
5
Conservation Crop Rotation 328 27,674
383
47,935
688
58,089
598
44,689
566
3,181
57
9,966
64
6,294
86
13,497
173
6,574
97
6,344
87
2,773
34
1,433
30
189
3
4,400
67
1,425
6
3,812
13
10,042
80
8,052
77
Conservation Crop Rotation - Enhancements E328































869
13
869
13
Constructed Wetland 656 15
1


























13
1






Contour Orchard and Other Perennial Crops 331







28
2


























Cover Crop 340

78
9
13
2
51
2
922
7
1,241
11
3,008
27
10,227
108
3,102
44
1,671
23
951
11
414
2
3,398
44
3,735
62
9,611
105
8,322
120
11,575
114
6,223
88
Cover Crop - Enhancements E340

























1,897
15


566
5
2,736
23
3,303
28
Critical Area Planting 342 510
13
1,911
16
3,211
5
33
3
1,711
12
33
4
3,298
6
180
5
58
3
5,537
8
4,608
6
1,399
9
408
5
1,066
7
4,599
23
6,605
11
2,495
13
2,456
37
Diversion 362 5
1
211
4


9
2












13
1


603
5
385
5




48
3
93
3
Field Border 386





























271
1




Filter Strip 393

89
5
304
3
500
2


3
1


7
2


















12
1
Forage and Biomass Planting 512



























1,660
18
3,035
80
3,029
25
3,365
25
Forage and Biomass Planting - Enhancements E512































41
1
145
1
Forest Stand Improvement 666



























26,004
36
68,217
66
26,789
52
23,011
46
Grade Stabilization Structure 410 407
4






9
3
553
3
1,098
4
267
2
19
2
538
1
107
1














Grassed Waterway 412































899
1
6
1
Heavy Use Area Protection 561 2
1
2,189
6
55
5
577
3
20
1
28
2
2,348
6
283
2
4,044
8
12,610
7
74,533
52
93,975
86
55,243
39
33,588
29




1,766
8
245
3
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 595 43,998
314
302,946
770
267,537
871
264,500
806
100,817
214
203,427
156
59,536
228
50,866
205
40,939
140
9,052
22
13,052
59
31,009
66
41,365
38
12,294
8
5,912
19
45,185
198
135,984
375
74,300
311
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Enhancements E595





























338
26
1,258
8
406
27
Irrigation System, Microirrigation 441 490
3
2,534
12
1,521
15
1,562
21
610
4
1,074
11
555
6
82
9
117
3
22
3
1,049
10
533
8
163
5
3,321
8
218
5
340
3
2,667
11
157
4
Irrigation Water Management 449 23,678
324
44,359
654
78,034
732
58,341
776
31,009
451
16,149
310
17,266
319
37,956
294
11,349
206
11,134
140
5,958
100
5,054
87
1,907
22
2,526
26
3,466
32
4,812
65
7,120
82
4,946
62
Irrigation Water Management - Enhancements E449



























62
1
62
1
641
8
703
9
Lined Waterway or Outlet 468

































69
1
Mulching 484







256
1
975
10
363
5
45
4
87
3
2,248
3
6,012
14
533
8
163
3
3,357
7








Nutrient Management 590 28,311
291
48,607
620
57,502
483
43,746
374
5,107
62
7,636
66
6,235
57
7,861
62
4,185
48
2,159
22
788
14
399
11
399
8
106
1
625
10
1,585
27
908
13
1,910
20
Nutrient Management - Enhancements E590































1,254
17
1,116
16
Prescribed Grazing 528 769,382
684
1,337,902
1,254
1,332,068
1,198
1,751,628
1,225
708,931
368
540,773
268
614,651
423
352,347
573
498,903
375
547,992
521
813,171
691
924,934
733
977,442
741
753,507
550
795,919
513
639,792
362
503,202
290
422,240
251
Prescribed Grazing - Enhancements E528

























12,151
24
12,883
29
51,502
73
81,419
175
206,271
338
Range Planting 550





























1,535
3




Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till 345 261
2
2,296
17


912
8
686
3


991
5
2,195
11
466
14
768
14
740
21
1,455
32
1,575
33
4,849
69
2,230
12
3,221
10
5,863
55
7,895
72
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till - Enhancements E345





























331
7
641
8
972
15
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed 329 1,290
17
1,894
12




1,527
18
4,064
31
7,097
67
5,931
45
1,984
18
282
8
752
21
730
6
1,574
5
1,126
5
433
6
1,243
10
1,550
12
54
1
Riparian Forest Buffer 391 266
5
624
12
889
14
3,129
2
494
8


240
2
70
2




27
1
57
1


23
1




833
2
364
8
Riparian Forest Buffer - Enhancements E391































2,079
2
430
1
Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 76
1
6,111
1














13
1




1,016
1
23
1




30
1
293
6
Roof Runoff Structure 558 2
1


































Sediment Basin 350

36
2
885
3
274
3


437
4
402
5
383
4
336
5
485
8
533
7
503
3
1,281
12
642
7
665
7
367
2




Stream Crossing 578



















62
1










335
2


Stream Habitat Improvement and Management 395 174
1
568
3
4,654
12
20,220
15
2,953
5
650
3
12
1
904
4
4,305
3
456
5




16
1










Streambank and Shoreline Protection 580 5
1
23
3
232
8
387
13
156
3
4,278
6
761
8
507
9
1,994
14
822
9
1,422
17
691
11
517
8
99
3
1,409
21
2,285
9
677
10
1,068
23
Stripcropping 585 5,321
15
3,428
15
2,920
11
3,196
12
2,372
12
7,128
32
1,966
13
1,689
10
552
10
1,352
8
390
2




2,758
16


498
2
6,004
31
4,352
23
Structure for Water Control 587 5,802
103
16,297
185
38,475
204
36,942
206
28,002
130
18,116
162
9,075
86
14,096
123
22,370
89
15,083
73
10,619
109
11,910
95
8,811
105
10,827
138
11,283
118
15,220
137
11,398
106
9,056
110
Terrace 600





236
1




























Tree/Shrub Establishment 612 415
8
610
13
468
5
3,043
21
503
14
1,040
8
9,411
16
1,860
19
491
8
13
1
186
1
183
2
139
1




31
1
3,865
9
82
7
Tree/Shrub Establishment - Enhancements E612































1,285
3
300
3
Waste Facility Closure 360































44
1


Waste Recycling 633 3,089
32
3,391
51
2,274
22
85
1
19
2
60
1


1,021
4




















Waste Storage Facility 313 18
3
48
4




49
1
21
1


18
1
27
1






111
2
211
2


40
1
44
1
93
3
Waste Transfer 634

31
1
85
1
85
1


















407
3




175
4


Waste Treatment Lagoon 359



112
2






























Water Well Decommissioning 351









166
1


1,731
4
1,527
2
26
1
896
1
6,154
8
849
1




11,630
4
1,378
3


Water and Sediment Control Basin 638



156
2
138
1




























Wetland Creation 658 2,457
5
1,988
5
1,036
3
116
2
13,565
15
5,307
7
50
2
83
3




















Wetland Enhancement 659 162
10
1,213
24
1,275
11
4,949
17
4,770
49
10,469
23
11,014
35
9,958
24
2,621
33




300
10




13
1


287
3
34
1
Wetland Restoration 657 640
17
535
9
573
6
3,573
19
1,799
12
446
7
359
6
238
6
712
4


















Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment 380 3,717
28
4,750
36
9,161
47
20,982
52
661
7
2,489
28
1,289
6
140
9
242
1
2,462
8
1,639
11
579
14
79
9
3,343
12
342
17
1,187
10
2,679
12
234
6
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation 650





6
1






4
1
13
1






1
1










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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Program and Fiscal Year
Water Quality Practices
Program 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) 1,359
28
8,815
99
23,452
64
8,236
66
14,981
94
3,232
42
1,319
21
3,439
39
3,364
33


1,116
31
678
31
25
15
1,126
25
227
14
2,106
13
1,601
23
347
9
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)











303
3
1,120
17
1,659
19
1,236
14
682
7
285
2












Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) 1,117
23
16,132
166
38,356
679
5,866
172
1,444
33
2,220
10
15,816
209
23,747
296
125
15
150
2




2,510
35
566
8
442
46
12,415
337
20,219
437
12,345
355
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)

























13,375
40
12,665
31
57,986
125
143,584
330
170,855
496
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 352,931
1,418
113,150
393
318,055
1,457
593,678
1,576
147,180
301
151,479
283
295,245
741
135,206
818
264,156
607
95,535
423
291,294
554
228,946
444
327,740
417
196,391
396
304,181
284
86,179
238
124,118
526
28,389
324
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 348,178
758
1,049,088
3,772
963,666
2,518
798,273
2,656
617,310
1,058
574,966
859
398,096
866
226,871
789
244,577
503
357,117
488
458,253
668
611,117
716
540,442
652
487,602
605
467,653
690
566,420
802
377,866
724
301,707
696
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) 1,309
8
1,309
16


3,156
7


15,381
21




















985
25


Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)























46
2


19,459
46
32,121
87
14,954
60
5,293
37
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 3,216
23
1,894
24
1,176
26
2,092
28
3,713
21
4,009
20
776
19
645
15
1,520
12
37
2
8
2














Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 1,762
20
1,589
10
3,198
18
11,002
20
2,871
12
470
7
6,127
39
1,407
31
1,288
16
30,404
55
19,698
30
25,449
31












Other 619
4
852
2


68
2
5
1


























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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Water Quality Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 698,737
2,282
1,165,532
4,482
1,288,236
4,762
1,351,609
4,527
757,422
1,520
742,095
1,242
688,941
1,898
381,200
2,005
500,426
1,205
479,552
984
756,930
1,292
825,122
1,224
766,904
1,121
694,314
1,074
800,101
1,111
742,193
1,602
621,746
2,125
516,102
1,917
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

Conservation Practices Related to Wetlands

The following chart and table includes practices that are related to Wetlands. Healthy wetland ecosystems function to modulate drought and floods, provide wildlife habitat, filter pollutants, retain sediment, store carbon, and cycle nutrients. The goal of the wetland conservation practices is to restore, enhance and protect the quality and quantity of wetlands.

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation, FY 2005-2022
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation by Practice (including practice count) and Fiscal Year
Wetlands Practices
Practice Name Practice Code 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Wetland Creation 658 2,457
5
1,988
5
1,036
3
116
2
13,565
15
5,307
7
50
2
83
3




















Wetland Enhancement 659 162
10
1,213
24
1,275
11
4,949
17
4,770
49
10,469
23
11,014
35
9,958
24
2,621
33




300
10




13
1


287
3
34
1
Wetland Restoration 657 640
17
535
9
573
6
3,573
19
1,799
12
446
7
359
6
238
6
712
4


















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

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

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













1,013
10




















Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

7
3
51
1
92
4
58
5


























Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) 324
8
2,651
16
1,073
3
5,587
10
6,535
51
10,369
19
10,005
26
8,118
6
2,548
33




61
10












Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) 5
1
238
3
660
1
239
1
1,428
4
50
1
30
1
409
4












13
1


96
3
34
1
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) 2,888
20
785
15
931
12
2,090
22
3,693
14
3,760
15
745
14
589
10
702
4


















Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) 11
3
4
1
21
3
564
1
31
2
198
2
41
2
146
3




















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

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

Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
Wetlands Practices
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count Acres Count
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice 3,224
32
3,685
38
2,737
20
8,573
38
11,741
76
14,179
37
10,695
43
10,276
33
3,250
37




61
10




13
1


96
3
34
1
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database (NPAD), October 2022.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.

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