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NRCS Conservation Programs
Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA)
The Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) program provides financial and technical assistance
to agricultural producers to voluntarily address issues such as water management, water quality,
and erosion control by incorporating conservation into their farming operations. Producers may
construct or improve water management structures or irrigation structures; plant trees for windbreaks
or to improve water quality; and mitigate risk through production diversification or resource conservation
practices, including soil erosion control, integrated pest management, or transition to organic farming.
AMA is available in 16 states where participation in the Federal Crop Insurance Program is historically
low: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
To learn more see AMA
Financial Information: Total Obligations | Technical Assistance | Financial Assistance
Contracts: Contract Data |Maps
Conservation Practice Implementation Reports: by State | by State and Conservation Practices related to: Cropland Soil Quality | Irrigation Efficiency | Water Quality
Civil Rights Report
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 two categories of Total Obligations presented below:
- Technical Assistance (TA) Obligations
refer to the scientific expertise, natural resource
data, tools, and technology that USDA NRCS 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
lead agency for providing technical assistance for USDA.
- Financial Assistance (FA) Obligations
refer to the commitment of funds to contracts for payments that will be made to program
participants for implementing conservation practices, which can provide both on-site and
off-site conservation benefits.
This program does not include Reimbursable funds.
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AMA Total Obligations, by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Connecticut | $344.3
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$118.3
|
$58.1
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$113.6
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$103.2
|
$217.7
|
$180.1
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Delaware | $153.6
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$138.5
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$72.0
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$83.6
|
$71.4
|
$19.5
|
$14.4
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Hawaii | $153.3
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$336.9
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$151.2
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$121.1
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$81.0
|
$316.9
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$336.9
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Maine | $315.7
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$195.3
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$2,349.3
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$312.2
|
$499.9
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$1,410.7
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$1,037.1
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Maryland | $372.3
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$499.4
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$149.1
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$100.6
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$99.8
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$156.1
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$189.8
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Massachusetts | $164.4
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$251.4
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$476.0
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$151.4
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$74.6
|
$118.5
|
$134.1
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Nevada | $429.7
|
$817.0
|
$123.6
|
$76.6
|
$66.4
|
$944.8
|
$134.6
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New Hampshire | $150.2
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$155.6
|
$43.2
|
$38.8
|
$106.2
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$16.8
|
$81.8
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New Jersey | $370.7
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$368.8
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$409.0
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$250.5
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$197.2
|
$218.7
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$293.4
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New York | $1,113.8
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$698.6
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$794.7
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$188.3
|
$213.1
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$515.9
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$404.1
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Pennsylvania | $1,291.8
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$1,056.1
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$916.9
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$229.1
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$335.0
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$1,346.9
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$436.8
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Rhode Island | $81.5
|
$95.4
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$71.2
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$50.2
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$47.7
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$142.8
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$136.0
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Utah | $789.9
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$587.6
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$311.4
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$207.3
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$13.3
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$333.0
|
$195.4
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Vermont | $274.0
|
$411.1
|
$313.9
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$114.5
|
$114.0
|
$77.7
|
$143.9
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West Virginia | $475.0
|
$336.6
|
$441.4
|
$164.1
|
$218.5
|
$288.7
|
$353.1
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Wyoming | $898.0
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$1,183.2
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$787.8
|
$178.1
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$208.7
|
$346.5
|
$265.6
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Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
$98.9
|
$64.6
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Total
| $7,378.1
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$7,249.7
|
$7,468.9
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$2,380.0
|
$2,450.0
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$6,570.1
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$4,401.8
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Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2015 data from Financial Management Modernization
Initiative (FMMI); 2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information
System (FFIS).
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
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AMA Technical Assistance Obligations, by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Connecticut | $37.9
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$31.8
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$32.4
|
$17.4
|
$9.4
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$69.9
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$48.2
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Delaware | $21.9
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$43.5
|
$47.6
|
$12.8
|
$8.8
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$6.3
|
$3.7
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Hawaii | $8.3
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$39.8
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$48.5
|
$14.7
|
$40.9
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$59.0
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$67.8
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Maine | $50.6
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$23.0
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$164.1
|
$35.0
|
$46.7
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$256.4
|
$152.0
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Maryland | $59.0
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$86.1
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$88.2
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$21.9
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$37.1
|
$23.9
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$30.3
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Massachusetts | $24.3
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$27.9
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$52.5
|
$21.8
|
$17.9
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$27.1
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$14.4
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Nevada | $50.2
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$27.9
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$42.3
|
$13.8
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$7.6
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$191.2
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$8.5
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New Hampshire | $27.8
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$22.3
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$22.3
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$6.4
|
$10.2
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$6.7
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$16.3
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New Jersey | $102.6
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$44.1
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$72.3
|
$32.6
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$63.0
|
$38.2
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$51.1
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New York | $192.6
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$169.9
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$198.2
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$60.3
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$45.8
|
$78.5
|
$74.0
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Pennsylvania | $214.2
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$201.0
|
$228.5
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$61.0
|
$55.6
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$265.9
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$75.3
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Rhode Island | $3.6
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$14.4
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$17.2
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$6.0
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$10.6
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$25.9
|
$22.0
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Utah | $99.6
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$105.6
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$94.7
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$31.8
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$13.3
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$53.4
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$27.0
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Vermont | $72.7
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$169.0
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$175.7
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$33.4
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$20.5
|
$20.5
|
$37.9
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West Virginia | $100.7
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$63.0
|
$81.9
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$36.1
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$35.1
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$63.0
|
$119.0
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Wyoming | $130.7
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$132.0
|
$162.6
|
$50.0
|
$69.9
|
$99.9
|
$78.4
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Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
$99.0
|
$64.6
|
Total
| $1,196.7
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$1,201.3
|
$1,529.1
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$454.9
|
$492.4
|
$1,384.8
|
$890.5
|
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Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2015 data from Financial Management Modernization
Initiative (FMMI); 2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information
System (FFIS).
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
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AMA Financial Assistance Obligations, by Fiscal Year
In thousands of dollars
Division |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Connecticut | $306.5
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$86.4
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$25.8
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$96.2
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$93.8
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$147.9
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$131.8
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Delaware | $131.7
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$95.0
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$24.4
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$70.8
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$62.6
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$13.2
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$10.7
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Hawaii | $144.9
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$297.0
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$102.7
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$106.4
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$40.1
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$257.9
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$269.1
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Maine | $265.1
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$172.3
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$2,185.2
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$277.2
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$453.2
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$1,154.3
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$885.2
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Maryland | $313.4
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$413.4
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$60.9
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$78.7
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$62.7
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$132.2
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$159.5
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Massachusetts | $140.1
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$223.5
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$423.6
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$129.6
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$56.7
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$91.3
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$119.8
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Nevada | $379.6
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$789.2
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$81.3
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$62.7
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$58.8
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$753.6
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$126.2
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New Hampshire | $122.4
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$133.3
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$20.9
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$32.4
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$96.0
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$10.1
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$65.5
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New Jersey | $268.1
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$324.7
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$336.6
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$217.9
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$134.2
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$180.5
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$242.3
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New York | $921.2
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$528.6
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$596.5
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$128.1
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$167.3
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$437.4
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$330.1
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Pennsylvania | $1,077.6
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$855.1
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$688.4
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$168.0
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$279.4
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$1,080.9
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$361.5
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Rhode Island | $78.0
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$81.1
|
$54.0
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$44.3
|
$37.1
|
$116.9
|
$114.0
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Utah | $690.3
|
$481.9
|
$216.7
|
$175.5
|
|
$279.6
|
$168.4
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Vermont | $201.3
|
$242.1
|
$138.3
|
$81.1
|
$93.5
|
$57.2
|
$106.0
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West Virginia | $374.2
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$273.6
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$359.5
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$128.1
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$183.4
|
$225.7
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$234.1
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Wyoming | $767.3
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$1,051.2
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$625.2
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$128.1
|
$138.8
|
$246.6
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$187.1
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Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
$-0.1
|
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Total
| $6,181.4
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$6,048.4
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$5,939.9
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$1,925.2
|
$1,957.6
|
$5,185.3
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$3,511.3
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Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, 2012-2015 data from Financial Management Modernization
Initiative (FMMI); 2009-2011 data from Foundation Financial Information
System (FFIS).
• Other indicates Headquarters, Regional, or other non-State divisions.
• Negative numbers reflect fund adjustments made throughout the year.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over divisions due to rounding.
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Contracts
NRCS enters into AMA contracts with eligible producers or landowners willing to
implement conservation practices. Applicants must own or control the land. By entering
into a contract, the participant agrees to apply specified conservation practices, and
NRCS obligates funds to provide technical and financial assistance for planning and
applying these conservation practices. AMA contracts can be up to ten years in length.
The table below reports the number of active or completed AMA contracts signed during
each contract fiscal year, and the acres associated with those contracts.
For example,
for a ten year contract signed in contract year 2009, funds are obligated in fiscal year
2009, and conservation practices may be applied using those funds during the 2009-2019
fiscal year time period.
The Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) Maps page
contains maps illustrating contracts enrolled, acres treated, and financial assistance
obligated by state and year.
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AMA Contract Data by State and Fiscal Year
State |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Number of Active and Completed Contracts |
Total Acres on Active and Completed Contracts |
Connecticut | 7
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103.0
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7
|
138.5
|
1
|
1.0
|
8
|
48.5
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10
|
35.1
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11
|
74.8
|
10
|
29.5
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Delaware | 7
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4.5
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4
|
721.3
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5
|
53.1
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10
|
103.3
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3
|
58.4
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1
|
25.0
|
3
|
3.4
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Hawaii | 5
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19.1
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4
|
48.7
|
5
|
76.0
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4
|
24.0
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3
|
8.4
|
15
|
888.8
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15
|
314.7
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Maine | 6
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762.0
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19
|
385.2
|
39
|
2,645.7
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13
|
256.1
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16
|
444.8
|
28
|
703.8
|
29
|
581.8
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Maryland | 9
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273.0
|
61
|
386.3
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8
|
15.0
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13
|
12.3
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5
|
64.5
|
5
|
183.0
|
6
|
362.8
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Massachusetts | 11
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75.6
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13
|
168.1
|
23
|
299.1
|
8
|
60.8
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7
|
71.3
|
6
|
163.3
|
11
|
60.9
|
Nevada | 5
|
339.9
|
20
|
1,113.1
|
18
|
18.7
|
14
|
22.8
|
9
|
280.6
|
8
|
165.0
|
12
|
13.4
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New Hampshire | 6
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50.0
|
11
|
38.2
|
2
|
7.5
|
9
|
145.3
|
8
|
707.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
6
|
115.8
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New Jersey | 10
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623.3
|
17
|
473.2
|
15
|
234.8
|
11
|
288.1
|
6
|
125.8
|
11
|
217.1
|
12
|
641.9
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New York | 37
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1,871.6
|
58
|
526.4
|
46
|
581.9
|
4
|
75.5
|
2
|
193.2
|
8
|
176.5
|
6
|
112.5
|
Pennsylvania | 33
|
2,236.8
|
113
|
942.4
|
49
|
1,209.0
|
6
|
182.0
|
7
|
240.4
|
13
|
1,062.5
|
5
|
164.2
|
Rhode Island | 6
|
172.5
|
6
|
97.4
|
4
|
22.5
|
5
|
14.9
|
9
|
109.1
|
8
|
107.2
|
14
|
88.8
|
Utah | 6
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1,832.9
|
18
|
1,334.9
|
8
|
685.3
|
3
|
120.5
|
|
|
7
|
78.5
|
4
|
81.0
|
Vermont | 8
|
248.0
|
19
|
134.7
|
8
|
163.3
|
2
|
12.8
|
8
|
25.1
|
5
|
23.5
|
4
|
19.5
|
West Virginia | 19
|
872.5
|
21
|
819.2
|
22
|
574.9
|
16
|
243.7
|
20
|
236.4
|
52
|
187.7
|
44
|
217.2
|
Wyoming | 39
|
4,390.3
|
35
|
3,774.0
|
22
|
1,280.8
|
14
|
501.0
|
6
|
821.7
|
11
|
145.4
|
19
|
691.1
|
Total
| 214
|
13,874.9
|
426
|
11,101.6
|
275
|
7,868.5
|
140
|
2,111.5
|
119
|
3,421.7
|
190
|
4,227.0
|
200
|
3,498.5
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, ProTracts Program Contracts System, October 2015.
• Totals may not exactly match sum over states due to rounding.
Conservation Practice Implementation |
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 tables include data for the fiscal years since enactment of the 2008 Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act (Farm Bill) in 2009.
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.
The data presented in this section reflect the fiscal year in which conservation practices were
applied, which can occur at any point during the duration of the
AMA
contract.
Totals presented here are not comparable to program enrollment acres or contract acres.
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation
|
The following table summarizes land unit acres by fiscal year.
Here, land unit acres are counted once when the program 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 across fiscal years.
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Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count),
by Fiscal Year
AMA Practices
State |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Connecticut | 12
|
7
|
70
|
24
|
54
|
29
|
91
|
15
|
37
|
21
|
91
|
27
|
42
|
24
|
Delaware | 260
|
22
|
735
|
44
|
640
|
33
|
712
|
74
|
326
|
25
|
52
|
16
|
108
|
10
|
Hawaii | 13,997
|
12
|
3,221
|
49
|
22
|
40
|
48
|
43
|
61
|
25
|
29
|
41
|
119
|
27
|
Maine | 37
|
1
|
102
|
9
|
708
|
32
|
1,500
|
95
|
803
|
66
|
817
|
67
|
2,227
|
95
|
Maryland | 1,591
|
115
|
561
|
79
|
850
|
128
|
929
|
150
|
1,394
|
97
|
379
|
48
|
410
|
27
|
Massachusetts | 57
|
7
|
117
|
26
|
184
|
38
|
330
|
56
|
357
|
48
|
61
|
22
|
79
|
18
|
Nevada | 262
|
11
|
841
|
32
|
800
|
37
|
282
|
24
|
237
|
31
|
159
|
11
|
323
|
18
|
New Hampshire | 181
|
12
|
343
|
17
|
110
|
13
|
378
|
16
|
219
|
19
|
296
|
33
|
527
|
41
|
New Jersey | 325
|
58
|
490
|
78
|
1,064
|
198
|
883
|
128
|
828
|
176
|
564
|
80
|
475
|
79
|
New York | 2,952
|
223
|
2,109
|
180
|
1,153
|
169
|
1,540
|
220
|
804
|
130
|
641
|
89
|
506
|
60
|
Pennsylvania | 2,153
|
231
|
2,914
|
279
|
2,801
|
323
|
1,535
|
145
|
1,561
|
147
|
715
|
57
|
768
|
57
|
Rhode Island | 78
|
61
|
60
|
13
|
5
|
8
|
31
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
15
|
2
|
Utah | 4,333
|
104
|
5,731
|
78
|
24,556
|
39
|
335
|
57
|
909
|
33
|
792
|
31
|
107
|
24
|
Vermont | 1,406
|
164
|
1,296
|
161
|
1,067
|
138
|
442
|
78
|
208
|
30
|
53
|
12
|
276
|
41
|
West Virginia | 1,431
|
115
|
902
|
98
|
1,175
|
88
|
691
|
62
|
479
|
92
|
425
|
73
|
728
|
108
|
Wyoming | 42,015
|
120
|
24,779
|
112
|
9,708
|
145
|
12,624
|
114
|
15,249
|
192
|
4,863
|
63
|
6,452
|
106
|
Total
| 71,090
|
1,263
|
44,271
|
1,279
|
44,897
|
1,458
|
22,350
|
1,287
|
23,473
|
1,133
|
9,942
|
672
|
13,161
|
737
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, November 2015.
• 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 conservation practice data grouped by purpose:
Cropland Soil Quality, Irrigation Efficiency, and Water Quality. 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 Farm Bill 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.
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.
|
Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for
the period are included in the above chart. Practices not included are summed into the All Other
category.
|
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
AMA Cropland Soil Quality Practices
Practice Name |
Practice Code |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Deep Tillage | 324 | 3
|
3
|
|
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conservation Cover | 327 | 39
|
1
|
25
|
2
|
81
|
1
|
|
|
36
|
3
|
14
|
2
|
86
|
7
|
Conservation Crop Rotation | 328 | 254
|
17
|
294
|
12
|
113
|
2
|
53
|
7
|
14
|
2
|
13
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed | 329 | 1,046
|
52
|
489
|
50
|
439
|
24
|
168
|
9
|
24
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
Cover Crop | 340 | 1,280
|
76
|
1,239
|
100
|
778
|
69
|
887
|
94
|
1,156
|
61
|
438
|
49
|
441
|
41
|
Critical Area Planting | 342 |
|
|
67
|
3
|
136
|
12
|
7
|
2
|
19
|
4
|
|
|
28
|
2
|
Residue Management, Seasonal | 344 | 15
|
1
|
|
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till | 345 | 341
|
33
|
19
|
3
|
15
|
1
|
|
|
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Diversion | 362 | 28
|
2
|
53
|
2
|
81
|
1
|
20
|
1
|
47
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | 380 | 74
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
58
|
3
|
20
|
5
|
30
|
5
|
12
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
Field Border | 386 |
|
|
|
|
93
|
5
|
|
|
8
|
2
|
|
|
28
|
2
|
Riparian Forest Buffer | 391 |
|
|
13
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grade Stabilization Structure | 410 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
35
|
2
|
33
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Grassed Waterway | 412 |
|
|
54
|
3
|
85
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Irrigation Water Management | 449 | 3,287
|
59
|
999
|
66
|
1,576
|
110
|
1,395
|
111
|
1,761
|
110
|
1,564
|
99
|
1,766
|
120
|
Lined Waterway or Outlet | 468 |
|
|
|
|
81
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mulching | 484 | 408
|
29
|
265
|
23
|
255
|
16
|
66
|
18
|
134
|
26
|
143
|
14
|
16
|
11
|
Forage and Biomass Planting | 512 | 456
|
24
|
88
|
1
|
96
|
11
|
83
|
8
|
24
|
2
|
14
|
3
|
28
|
2
|
Stripcropping | 585 | 144
|
8
|
65
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
Nutrient Management | 590 | 154
|
18
|
1,657
|
58
|
822
|
70
|
926
|
75
|
751
|
72
|
143
|
17
|
136
|
12
|
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | 595 | 1,736
|
82
|
3,759
|
133
|
2,140
|
162
|
2,759
|
82
|
3,347
|
102
|
230
|
23
|
2
|
2
|
Herbaceous Wind Barriers | 603 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subsurface Drain | 606 | 96
|
4
|
|
|
46
|
4
|
51
|
2
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Underground Outlet | 620 | 93
|
4
|
|
|
48
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
9
|
2
|
41
|
2
|
13
|
1
|
Water and Sediment Control Basin | 638 | 81
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, November 2015.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
|
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 fiscal years, but are only counted
once per fiscal year.
|
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) Fiscal Year
AMA Cropland Soil Quality Practices
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice | 8,511
|
420
|
6,468
|
461
|
4,651
|
503
|
4,386
|
421
|
6,246
|
398
|
2,212
|
215
|
2,163
|
204
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, November 2015.
• 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.
|
Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for
the period are included in the above chart. Practices not included are summed into the All Other
category.
|
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
AMA Irrigation Efficiency Practices
Practice Name |
Practice Code |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Irrigation Field Ditch | 388 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Irrigation Water Conveyance, Ditch and Canal Lining, Plain Concrete | 428 |
|
|
87
|
4
|
126
|
4
|
74
|
1
|
36
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Irrigation Pipeline | 430 | 2,904
|
88
|
2,276
|
110
|
1,461
|
117
|
1,916
|
171
|
1,776
|
113
|
1,346
|
82
|
13,887
|
103
|
Irrigation Reservoir | 436 | 21
|
4
|
62
|
8
|
20
|
4
|
69
|
4
|
24
|
4
|
26
|
6
|
84
|
10
|
Irrigation System, Microirrigation | 441 | 2,182
|
58
|
3,125
|
72
|
976
|
128
|
935
|
105
|
745
|
109
|
978
|
113
|
13,212
|
115
|
Irrigation System, Sprinkler | 442 | 608
|
18
|
664
|
16
|
872
|
29
|
956
|
32
|
621
|
24
|
252
|
8
|
954
|
17
|
Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface | 443 | 24
|
1
|
|
|
61
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Irrigation Water Management | 449 | 3,287
|
59
|
1,122
|
70
|
1,622
|
111
|
1,450
|
113
|
1,791
|
113
|
1,587
|
105
|
1,795
|
123
|
Irrigation Land Leveling | 464 | 33
|
3
|
16
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pumping Plant | 533 | 193
|
12
|
584
|
29
|
611
|
34
|
664
|
38
|
343
|
32
|
405
|
23
|
594
|
39
|
Structure for Water Control | 587 | 2,525
|
29
|
182
|
11
|
565
|
13
|
279
|
6
|
202
|
7
|
82
|
5
|
696
|
17
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, November 2015.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
|
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 fiscal years, but are only counted
once per fiscal year.
|
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) Fiscal Year
AMA Irrigation Efficiency Practices
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice | 8,066
|
272
|
5,005
|
321
|
4,160
|
441
|
4,475
|
470
|
3,701
|
404
|
3,056
|
342
|
6,360
|
424
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, November 2015.
• 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.
|
Only practices representing a significant portion of the total for
the period are included in the above chart. Practices not included are summed into the All Other
category.
|
Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) by Fiscal Year
AMA Water Quality Practices
Practice Name |
Practice Code |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Waste Storage Facility | 313 | 3
|
1
|
15
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Animal Mortality Facility | 316 |
|
|
15
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Composting Facility | 317 |
|
|
14
|
2
|
|
|
37
|
2
|
|
|
20
|
2
|
|
|
Conservation Cover | 327 | 79
|
3
|
25
|
2
|
81
|
1
|
|
|
49
|
4
|
14
|
2
|
86
|
7
|
Conservation Crop Rotation | 328 | 254
|
17
|
294
|
12
|
113
|
2
|
53
|
7
|
18
|
3
|
13
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed | 329 | 1,056
|
54
|
489
|
50
|
439
|
24
|
168
|
9
|
24
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
Cover Crop | 340 | 1,280
|
76
|
1,239
|
100
|
778
|
69
|
887
|
94
|
1,156
|
61
|
448
|
50
|
441
|
41
|
Critical Area Planting | 342 | 89
|
9
|
89
|
5
|
139
|
13
|
11
|
3
|
49
|
9
|
11
|
2
|
29
|
3
|
Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till | 345 | 341
|
33
|
19
|
3
|
15
|
1
|
|
|
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Water Well Decommissioning | 351 |
|
|
|
|
12,898
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waste Facility Closure | 360 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
57
|
2
|
33
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
Diversion | 362 | 35
|
3
|
53
|
2
|
81
|
1
|
20
|
1
|
47
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment | 380 | 1,320
|
25
|
1,296
|
6
|
100
|
6
|
30
|
6
|
43
|
7
|
12
|
1
|
1,217
|
13
|
Riparian Herbaceous Cover | 390 | 9
|
1
|
8
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Riparian Forest Buffer | 391 | 7
|
2
|
37
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Filter Strip | 393 |
|
|
|
|
113
|
4
|
5
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grade Stabilization Structure | 410 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
46
|
3
|
33
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Grassed Waterway | 412 |
|
|
58
|
4
|
85
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Irrigation System, Microirrigation | 441 | 2,182
|
58
|
3,125
|
72
|
976
|
128
|
935
|
105
|
745
|
109
|
978
|
113
|
13,212
|
115
|
Irrigation Water Management | 449 | 3,287
|
59
|
1,122
|
70
|
1,622
|
111
|
1,450
|
113
|
1,791
|
113
|
1,587
|
105
|
1,795
|
123
|
Access Control | 472 | 37
|
5
|
81
|
8
|
138
|
2
|
52
|
3
|
38
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Mulching | 484 | 1,014
|
30
|
1,535
|
26
|
255
|
16
|
66
|
18
|
134
|
26
|
143
|
14
|
1,065
|
21
|
Prescribed Grazing | 528 | 9,030
|
129
|
1,437
|
108
|
621
|
53
|
645
|
61
|
605
|
48
|
407
|
27
|
69
|
8
|
Roof Runoff Structure | 558 |
|
|
15
|
2
|
57
|
7
|
4
|
2
|
122
|
2
|
50
|
8
|
243
|
3
|
Access Road | 560 | 19
|
3
|
34
|
4
|
23
|
5
|
6
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
Heavy Use Area Protection | 561 | 155
|
16
|
332
|
19
|
85
|
12
|
175
|
28
|
58
|
7
|
153
|
11
|
228
|
1
|
Stream Crossing | 578 | 230
|
4
|
|
|
41
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
1
|
Streambank and Shoreline Protection | 580 | 67
|
5
|
12
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stripcropping | 585 | 144
|
8
|
65
|
2
|
|
|
220
|
1
|
7
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
Structure for Water Control | 587 | 2,525
|
29
|
182
|
11
|
565
|
13
|
279
|
6
|
202
|
7
|
82
|
5
|
696
|
17
|
Nutrient Management | 590 | 406
|
29
|
1,668
|
61
|
864
|
81
|
945
|
80
|
813
|
82
|
225
|
29
|
136
|
12
|
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) | 595 | 6,985
|
153
|
8,305
|
169
|
6,033
|
180
|
5,260
|
102
|
4,632
|
116
|
239
|
24
|
2
|
2
|
Tree/Shrub Establishment | 612 | 10
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
254
|
5
|
Milking Center Wastewater Treatment System | 629 |
|
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waste Recycling | 633 | 17
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waste Transfer | 634 | 1,262
|
81
|
450
|
22
|
662
|
38
|
28
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Water and Sediment Control Basin | 638 | 81
|
3
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wetland Restoration | 657 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
Wetland Enhancement | 659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,013
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, November 2015.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
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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 fiscal years, but are only counted
once per fiscal year.
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Land Unit Acres Receiving Conservation (including practice count) Fiscal Year
AMA Water Quality Practices
|
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Acres |
Count |
Land Unit Acres treated by at least one practice | 27,490
|
839
|
13,165
|
771
|
21,068
|
775
|
9,184
|
661
|
8,975
|
606
|
3,259
|
398
|
5,890
|
374
|
|
Notes:
• Data Source: USDA-NRCS, National Planning and Agreements Database, November 2015.
• Land unit acres may be counted multiple times across fiscal years.
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More Information
The data in this report can be
downloaded here.
For more information about NRCS Conservation Programs,
visit
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/
Citation for this website:
U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Financial Management Modernization Initiative (FMMI) 2012-2015 Data
Foundation Financial Information System (FFIS) 2009-2011 Data
ProTracts Program Contracts System October 2015
National Planning and Agreements Database November 2015
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Washington, DC. 30 September 2016*
<http:http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/NRCS_RCA/reports/fb08_cp_ama.html>
*[use date the website was accessed]
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