Conservation Stewardship Program Fiscal Year 2024 United States Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

311 Alley Cropping Alley Cropping Single Row - Small Acreage No $3.18

311 Alley Cropping Alley Cropping-single row No $4.29

314 Brush Management Biological Control Targeted Grazing for Woody Species Ac $21.14

314 Brush Management Brush Management for 1 Ac. or less Ac $49.24

314 Brush Management Chemical, Individual Plant Treatment Ac $4.48

314 Brush Management Mechanical and Chemical, Cut Stump plus Chemical Treatment, Pile and Burn, Chip, etc. Ac $87.42

314 Brush Management Mechanical, Large Woody Vegetation, High Density Ac $45.78

314 Brush Management Mechanical, Large Woody Vegetation, Light Density Ac $17.76

314 Brush Management Mechanical, Large Woody Vegetation, Medium Density Ac $28.41

314 Brush Management Mechanical, Light Equipment, Small Woody Vegetation, Light Infestations Ac $3.03

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Biological Control - Insects Ac $8.02

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Biological Control - Targeted Grazing Ac $21.14

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Chemical, Aerial Application Ac $5.44

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Chemical, Ground Application Ac $6.92

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Chemical, Spot Treatment Ac $14.95

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Herbaceous Weed Treatment for One Acre or less (not to exceed 1 acre) Ac $34.08

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Mechanical Ac $4.22

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Mechanical and chemical Ac $3.89

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Mechanical, hand and chemical Ac $14.06

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Mechanical, Hand Tools Ac $8.03

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Multi-Year Invasive Annual Grass Control Ac $9.25

319 On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility Concrete Containment Wall CuYd $200.91

319 On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility Corrugated Metal Wall Containment SqFt $2.86

319 On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility Double Wall Tank Gal $0.38

319 On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility Earthen Containment CuYd $6.75

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

319 On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility Modular Block Containment Wall SqFt $3.14

327 Conservation Cover Conservation Cover for Water Quality and Wildlife, Foregone Income - Level 1 (Year 1) Ac $36.59

327 Conservation Cover Introduced Species Ac $22.83

327 Conservation Cover Monarch Species Mix Ac $96.42

327 Conservation Cover Native Species Ac $25.45

327 Conservation Cover Orchard or Vineyard Alleyways Ac $16.15

327 Conservation Cover Pollinator Mix-Small Footprint kSqFt $14.24

327 Conservation Cover Pollinator Species Ac $77.63

327 Conservation Cover Pollinator Species with Forgone Income Ac $106.81

328 Conservation Crop Rotation Basic Rotation Organic and Non-Organic Ac $1.45

328 Conservation Crop Rotation Specialty Crop Rotations-Small Scale kSqFt $3.69

328 Conservation Crop Rotation Specialty Crops Organic and Non-Organic Ac $3.88

329 Residue and Tillage Management, No Till No Till Adaptive Management No $348.66

329 Residue and Tillage Management, No Till No-Till/Strip-Till Ac $2.18

329 Residue and Tillage Management, No Till Small Scale No Till kSqFt $4.18

336 Soil Carbon Amendment 100% Biochar Ac $101.77

336 Soil Carbon Amendment 40% Biochar-60% Compost Ac $73.79

336 Soil Carbon Amendment 60% Biochar-40% Compost Ac $84.19

336 Soil Carbon Amendment 80% Biochar-20% Compost Ac $94.60

336 Soil Carbon Amendment Compost - Off Site Ac $27.29

336 Soil Carbon Amendment Compost - On Site Ac $11.92

336 Soil Carbon Amendment Compost - Small Areas kSqFt $5.20

336 Soil Carbon Amendment Compost + Biochar - Small Areas kSqFt $6.30

336 Soil Carbon Amendment Other Carbon Amendment Ac $94.74

338 Prescribed Burning Consolidated Slash Burning, Forestlands, Fire Boss on Site Ac $11.72

338 Prescribed Burning Consolidated Slash Burning, Forestlands, Fire Protection Districts Ac $6.15

338 Prescribed Burning Level Terrain, Herbaceous and/or Low-Volatile Woody Fuel, less than or equal to 640 acres Ac $1.69

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

338 Prescribed Burning Level Terrain, High-Volatile Woody Fuel, less than 4-foot tall, less than or equal to 640 acres Ac $2.30

338 Prescribed Burning Pile Burning, Rangeland Ac $1.00

338 Prescribed Burning Site Preparation Ac $4.41

338 Prescribed Burning Understory Burn Ac $15.44

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - 1 acre or less Ac $54.54

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - Adaptive Management No $292.79

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - Basic (Organic and Non-organic) Ac $8.19

340 Cover Crop Cover Crop - Multiple Species (Organic and Non-organic) Ac $10.25

340 Cover Crop Mechanical Termination of Cover Crop per 1000 square feet kSqFt $3.00

340 Cover Crop Multi-species Cover Crop per 1000 square feet kSqFt $6.39

342 Critical Area Planting Introduced Species, Minimal Site Preparation Ac $10.27

342 Critical Area Planting Native or Introduced Vegetation - Moderate Grading (Organic and Non-Organic) Ac $96.23

342 Critical Area Planting Native or Introduced Vegetation - Normal Tillage (Organic and Non-Organic) Ac $44.61

342 Critical Area Planting Native or Introduced Vegetation including shrub planting - Normal Tillage Ac $123.73

342 Critical Area Planting Native Species, Minimal Site Preparation Ac $20.68

342 Critical Area Planting Permanent Cover kSqFt $2.09

345 Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till Mulch till-Adaptive Management No $433.01

345 Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till Reduced Tillage less than 0.5 acres kSqFt $3.63

345 Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till Residue and Tillage Management, Reduced Till Ac $2.26

348 Dam, Diversion Concrete Structure CuYd $333.28

348 Dam, Diversion Constructed Riffle, Rock Chute with 2 cross-vanes CuYd $21.80

348 Dam, Diversion Earth Fill CuYd $0.70

348 Dam, Diversion Earth Fill-Grouted Rock CuYd $5.11

348 Dam, Diversion Reinforced Concrete Dam Diversion CuYd $62.81

348 Dam, Diversion Rock Structure CuYd $21.70

348 Dam, Diversion Rock/Gravel Fill CuYd $10.45

348 Dam, Diversion Sheet Pile Structure SqFt $6.66

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

348 Dam, Diversion Sheet Pile with Rock Ramp SqFt $7.52

348 Dam, Diversion Wood Structure Ft $125.00

348 Dam, Diversion Wood Structure, with Apron, Sidewalls, and Toewall SqFt $61.77

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Automatic Controller System No $237.99

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Grain Dryer, <= 675 bushel capacity Bu $29.45

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Grain Dryer, > 675-bushel capacity Bu $15.76

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Heating - Attic Heat Recovery vents No $23.58

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Heating, Building (1,000BTU/Hour) kBTU/Hr $2.29

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Heating, Radiant Tube System No $183.43

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade 10 - 100 HP HP $11.74

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade, 10 to 100 Horsepower (HP) HP $11.74

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade, greater than 1 to less than 10 Horsepower (HP) HP $119.80

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade, greater than 100 Horsepower (HP) HP $16.02

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Motor Upgrade, less than or equal to 1 Horsepower (HP) HP $81.43

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Plate Cooler No $3,666.84

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Plate Cooler-Small No $560.81

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Scroll Compressor HP $70.26

374 Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation Variable Speed Drive, greater than 5 Horsepower (HP) HP $13.25

378 Pond Embankment Pond with CMP Riser, HDPE Barrel and PVC Sheet Pile CuYd $0.87

378 Pond Embankment Pond with Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) OR High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) $0.77

Pipe

CuYd

378 Pond Embankment Pond with Pipe CuYd $0.46

378 Pond Embankment Pond without Pipe - N Mtn CuYd $0.47

378 Pond Excavated Pit CuYd $0.39

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation 1 row windbreak - small acreage Ft $0.43

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation One Row, Shrubs, Hand Planted Ft $0.07

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation One Row, Trees, Hand Planted Ft $0.04

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Per Plant, Three Rows or More, Trees, Hand Planted No $0.67

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Per Plant, Three Rows or More, Trees, Machine Planted No $0.32

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Renovation - Tree/shrub removal with chainsaw followed by hand planting Ft $0.46

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Renovation-Thinning or tree removal with Dozer (trees > 8 inches DBH) followed by machine $0.42

planting

Ft

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Three Rows or More, Shrubs, Machine Planted Ft $0.19

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Three Rows or More, Trees, Machine Planted Ft $0.10

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Three Rows or More, Trees, Machine Planted, with Protection Tubes Ft $0.33

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Three Rows, Shrubs or Tress, Hand Planted Ft $0.19

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Two Rows, Shrubs, Machine Planted Ft $0.09

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Two Rows, Trees, Machine Planted Ft $0.09

380 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation Two Rows, Trees, Machine Planted, with Protection Tubes Ft $0.27

381 Silvopasture Thin Forest Ac $56.94

382 Fence Barbed/Smooth Wire Ft $0.34

382 Fence Buck and Pole Ft $0.82

382 Fence Chain Link Safety Fence Ft $2.29

382 Fence Confinement Ft $0.72

382 Fence Electric - N Mtn Ft $0.25

382 Fence Protection, Sensitive Areas / Threatened, Endangered, and/or Sensitive Species Ft $0.73

382 Fence Wire Difficult Ft $0.50

382 Fence Woven Wire - N Mtn Ft $0.40

382 Fence Woven Wire/No Climb Safety Fence Ft $0.91

383 Fuel Break Forested Ac $122.84

383 Fuel Break National Forestry Initiative Ac $244.67

383 Fuel Break Structure Ac $184.93

384 Woody Residue Treatment Chipping Ac $61.42

384 Woody Residue Treatment Consolidated Slash, Pile, Hand, no burning Ac $16.41

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

384 Woody Residue Treatment Consolidated Slash, Pile, Mechanical, no burning Ac $15.49

384 Woody Residue Treatment Forest Slash Treatment, Medium/Heavy Treatment Ac $45.83

384 Woody Residue Treatment Pile and Burn Ac $50.76

384 Woody Residue Treatment Restoration / Conservation Treatment following Catastrophic Events Ac $76.49

384 Woody Residue Treatment Woody Residue/Silvicultural Slash Treatment, Light Treatment Ac $24.87

386 Field Border Field Border, Introduced Species Ac $12.67

386 Field Border Field Border, Native Species Ac $20.03

386 Field Border Field Border, Native Species, Forgone Income Ac $53.02

386 Field Border Field Border, Pollinator Ac $53.52

386 Field Border Field Border, Pollinator, Forgone Income Ac $86.51

386 Field Border Small Scale Field Border kSqFt $8.06

390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover Aquatic Wildlife Ac $459.01

390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover Cool Season Grasses with Forbs Ac $152.87

390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover Native Species, Pollinator Planting Ac $23.52

390 Riparian Herbaceous Cover Native Species, Pollinator Planting, Forgone Income Ac $26.04

391 Riparian Forest Buffer Per Plant, Trees and/or Shrub, Hand Planted with Protection Tubes No $1.99

391 Riparian Forest Buffer Per Plant, Trees and/or Shrub, Machine Planted with Protection Tubes No $1.82

391 Riparian Forest Buffer Trees and/or Shrubs, Hand Planted with tall protective wire mesh cages. No $7.83

393 Filter Strip Filter Strip, Introduced species Ac $23.15

393 Filter Strip Filter Strip, Introduced species, Forgone Income Ac $56.14

393 Filter Strip Filter Strip, Native species Ac $28.54

393 Filter Strip Filter Strip, Native species, Forgone Income Ac $61.53

394 Firebreak Constructed - Light Equipment 100 Ft $0.45

394 Firebreak Constructed, Medium Equipment, Flat to Medium Slopes Ft $0.06

394 Firebreak Constructed, Medium Equipment, Steep Slopes Ft $0.25

394 Firebreak Vegetated, Permanent Ft $0.05

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Fish Barrier CuYd $240.91

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Instream rock placement No $1,951.86

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Instream rock placement, Wetland Sedge Mat, Cuttings and Sisal Twine No $2,090.76

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Instream wood placement No $2,351.04

395 Stream Habitat Improvement and Management Rock and wood structures No $3,678.93

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Blockage Removal CuYd $5.59

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Bottomless Culvert CuYd $69.47

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Earthen Dam Removal CuYd $6.95

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Low Water Crossing CuYd $77.48

396 Aquatic Organism Passage Nature-Like Fishway Ac $9,605.64

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Check Dams Ton $10.44

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Concrete Block SqFt $1.60

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, Pipe <= 6 inch CuYd $0.59

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, Pipe >12 inch CuYd $1.03

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, Pipe 8-12 inch CuYd $0.72

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, Soil Treatment CuYd $1.06

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, with a Principal Spillway Pipe 8 to 12 inches CuYd $0.72

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, with a Principal Spillway Pipe greater than 12 inches CuYd $1.03

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Embankment, with a Principal Spillway Pipe less than or equal to 6 inches CuYd $0.59

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Grade Control, Large CuYd $361.70

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Log Drop Structures No $731.79

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Pipe Drop, Plastic SqFt $5.29

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Pipe Drop, Steel SqFt $2.13

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Rock Chute CuYd $18.25

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Rock Drop Structures SqFt $10.69

410 Grade Stabilization Structure Weir Drop Structures SqFt $15.90

412 Grassed Waterway Base Waterway Ac $258.05

412 Grassed Waterway Base Waterway - N Mtn Ac $400.77

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

412 Grassed Waterway With Checks Ac $388.19

412 Grassed Waterway With Checks - N Mtn Ac $522.04

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting High Species Diversity on Cropland with Foregone Income Ac $112.40

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting High Species Diversity on Fallow or Non-Cropland, no Foregone Income Ac $58.63

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Specialized Habitat Requirements on Cropland with Foregone Income Ac $156.81

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Specialized Habitat Requirements on Non-Cropland, no Foregone Income Ac $121.47

420 Wildlife Habitat Planting Very Small Acreage (<.5 ac) Planting with Seedlings SqFt $0.07

422 Hedgerow Planting Contour Ft $0.19

422 Hedgerow Planting Pollinator Habitat Ft $0.17

422 Hedgerow Planting Wildlife, Cool Season Grass Ft $0.19

422 Hedgerow Planting Wildlife, Machine Plant Woody Species Ft $0.21

430 Irrigation Pipeline Alfalfa Valve, greater than or equal to 10 inch No $120.81

430 Irrigation Pipeline Alfalfa Valve, less than or equal to 8 inch No $76.89

430 Irrigation Pipeline HDPE (Iron Pipe Size and Tubing), less than or equal to 2 inch, Small Scale Lb $6.47

430 Irrigation Pipeline High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Corrugated Plastic Pipe Lb $0.46

430 Irrigation Pipeline High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Iron Pipe Size (IPS) and Tubing, greater than or equal to 10 $0.45

inch

Lb

430 Irrigation Pipeline High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Iron Pipe Size (IPS) and Tubing, less than or equal to 8 inch Lb $0.52

430 Irrigation Pipeline Horizontal Boring Ft $23.45

430 Irrigation Pipeline Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Pipe, greater than or equal to 10 inch Lb $0.29

430 Irrigation Pipeline Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Pipe, less than or equal to 8 inch Lb $0.38

430 Irrigation Pipeline PVC (Iron Pipe Size), less than or equal to 4 inch, Small Scale System Lnft $0.97

430 Irrigation Pipeline Steel, Corrugated Steel Pipe Lb $0.17

430 Irrigation Pipeline Steel, Iron Pipe Size (IPS), greater than or equal to 10 inch Lb $0.27

430 Irrigation Pipeline Steel, Iron Pipe Size (IPS), less than or equal to 8 inch Lb $0.30

430 Irrigation Pipeline Surface Aluminum, Aluminum Irrigation Pipe Lb $0.83

430 Irrigation Pipeline Surface HDPE (Iron Pipe Size and Tubing), less than or equal to 2 inch, Small Scale Lb $1.10

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

430 Irrigation Pipeline Surface High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Iron Pipe Size (IPS) and Tubing Lb $0.51

430 Irrigation Pipeline Surface Steel, Iron Pipe Size (IPS) Lb $0.27

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Hoop House Surface Microirrigation SqFt $0.04

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Micro Sprinkler Ac $343.77

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Orchard System Ac $554.42

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Shelterbelt Drip SqFt $0.01

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Small Microirrigation System SqFt $0.12

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Small Surface Tape System SqFt $0.10

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) Ac $234.49

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface drip tubing Vineyard Ac $267.18

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Surface Tape <5 acres Ac $485.39

441 Irrigation System, Microirrigation Truck Garden Ac $370.65

442 Sprinkler System Big Gun Sprinkler Cart No $314.72

442 Sprinkler System Center Pivot System Ft $7.66

442 Sprinkler System Center Pivot, >/=1,200 feet Ac $70.80

442 Sprinkler System Center Pivot, 600 to 800 feet Ac $137.00

442 Sprinkler System Center Pivot, 801 to 1,200 feet Ac $91.42

442 Sprinkler System Center Pivot, less than 600 feet Ac $182.92

442 Sprinkler System Gravity to Pivot Conversion with VRI Zone Control Lnft $12.38

442 Sprinkler System Handline Ft $0.67

442 Sprinkler System Linear Move System Ft $13.20

442 Sprinkler System Mobile Drip Irrigation Retrofit, Center Pivot Lnft $1.86

442 Sprinkler System Pod System No $43.82

442 Sprinkler System Small Solid Set, Above Ground Laterals Ac $334.68

442 Sprinkler System Solid Set System Ac $571.35

442 Sprinkler System Swing Arm add-on Ft $19.64

442 Sprinkler System Traveling Gun System, < 2 inch Hose No $1,467.37

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

442 Sprinkler System Traveling Gun System, 2-inch to 3-inch Hose No $2,577.46

442 Sprinkler System Traveling Gun System, greater than 3-inch Hose No $4,899.97

442 Sprinkler System VRI System Retrofit Zone Lnft $5.14

442 Sprinkler System Wheel Line System Ft $2.15

443 Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface Ebb and Flow Benches SqFt $1.53

443 Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface Flood Floor Irrigation SqFt $1.03

443 Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Gated Pipe Lb $0.47

443 Irrigation System, Surface and Subsurface Surge Valve with Controller No $320.96

449 Irrigation Water Management Advanced IWM < 1 acre No $193.98

449 Irrigation Water Management Advanced IWM, Year 1 No $422.47

449 Irrigation Water Management Advanced IWM, Year 1, Contracted No $484.24

449 Irrigation Water Management Advanced IWM, Years 2 and 3 No $77.59

449 Irrigation Water Management Advanced IWM, Years 2 and 3, Contracted No $139.36

449 Irrigation Water Management Basic IWM No $48.49

449 Irrigation Water Management Basic IWM < 1 acre No $116.39

449 Irrigation Water Management Basic IWM, Contracted No $79.38

449 Irrigation Water Management Basic Orchard or Truck Garden No $171.00

449 Irrigation Water Management Intermediate IWM < 1 acre No $155.18

449 Irrigation Water Management Intermediate IWM, Year 1 No $155.01

449 Irrigation Water Management Intermediate IWM, Year 1, Contracted No $196.19

449 Irrigation Water Management Intermediate IWM, Years 2 and 3 No $77.59

449 Irrigation Water Management Intermediate IWM, Years 2 and 3, Contracted No $118.77

449 Irrigation Water Management IWM w weather station No $568.00

449 Irrigation Water Management Orchard/Truck Garden with Weather Station No $553.01

462 Precision Land Forming and Smoothing Minor Shaping Ac $75.63

462 Precision Land Forming and Smoothing Minor Shaping - Field Scale Ac $9.97

462 Precision Land Forming and Smoothing Minor Shaping - N Mtn Ac $492.86

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

462 Precision Land Forming and Smoothing Shaping Existing Lot Acre Ac $461.04

462 Precision Land Forming and Smoothing Shaping Relocation New Feedlot Ac $479.21

462 Precision Land Forming and Smoothing Site Stabilization CuYd $0.25

464 Irrigation Land Leveling Irrigation Land Leveling (acre) Ac $101.71

464 Irrigation Land Leveling Irrigation Land Leveling (cubic Yard) CuYd $0.25

464 Irrigation Land Leveling Small Scale Irrigation Land Leveling Ac $114.02

472 Access Control Trail and Road Closure: Heavy Duty Gate No $394.44

472 Access Control Trail/Road Access Control with hand tools No $77.96

484 Mulching Erosion Control Blanket, Extended Term SqFt $0.11

484 Mulching Erosion Control Blanket, Short Term SqFt $0.02

484 Mulching Natural Material - Partial Coverage Ac $6.13

484 Mulching Natural Material, Full Coverage Ac $40.99

484 Mulching Orchards Ac $340.54

484 Mulching Tree and Shrub SqFt $0.01

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Chemical, Hand Application Ac $12.77

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Mechanical, Light Ac $18.86

490 Tree/Shrub Site Preparation Tree-Shrub Site Prep - small acreage kSqFt $1.83

511 Forage Harvest Management Improved Forage Quality Ac $0.22

511 Forage Harvest Management Perennial Crops, Delayed Mowing Ac $3.99

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Pollinator Friendly, NO Foregone Income Ac $19.34

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Pollinator Friendly, with Foregone Income included Ac $51.48

512 Pasture and Hay Planting Seedbed Preparation, Seed and Seeding, Introduced Perennial Grasses with Legume Ac $11.89

516 Livestock Pipeline Adverse Conditions Ft $0.71

516 Livestock Pipeline Below Frost Line, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Iron Pipe Size (IPS) Ft $0.37

516 Livestock Pipeline Below Frost PVC, HDPE, IPS, PE Ft $0.36

516 Livestock Pipeline Buried PVC, IPS, HDPE, PE Ft $0.26

516 Livestock Pipeline HDPE (Iron Pipe Size & Tubing) Lb $0.74

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

516 Livestock Pipeline HDPE (Iron Pipe Size and Tubing), Small Scale Lb $6.47

516 Livestock Pipeline High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Iron Pipe Size (IPS) and Tubing Ft $0.32

516 Livestock Pipeline Horizontal Boring Ft $8.84

516 Livestock Pipeline PVC (Iron Pipe Size) Lb $0.64

516 Livestock Pipeline Rural Water Connection Equipment - N Mtn No $376.68

516 Livestock Pipeline Steel (Iron Pipe Size) Lb $0.33

516 Livestock Pipeline Steel, Iron Pipe Size (IPS) Ft $0.80

516 Livestock Pipeline Surface HDPE (Iron Pipe Size & Tubing) Lb $0.48

516 Livestock Pipeline Surface HDPE (Iron Pipe Size and Tubing), Small Scale Lb $3.17

516 Livestock Pipeline Surface High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Iron Pipe Size (IPS) and Tubing Ft $0.20

516 Livestock Pipeline Surface Steel (Iron Pipe Size) Lb $0.28

516 Livestock Pipeline Surface Steel, Iron Pipe Size (IPS) Ft $0.63

528 Prescribed Grazing Cover Crop/Aftermath Ac $0.83

528 Prescribed Grazing Habitat Management, Rest Rotation Ac $0.90

528 Prescribed Grazing Habitat Management, Standard Ac $0.58

528 Prescribed Grazing Pasture Intensive, Small Acreage Ac $6.57

528 Prescribed Grazing Pasture Moderate Ac $2.85

528 Prescribed Grazing Pasture, Standard Ac $0.81

528 Prescribed Grazing Prescribed Grazing Management for 5 Acres or less Ac $23.49

528 Prescribed Grazing Range, Deferment Ac $0.71

528 Prescribed Grazing Range, Intensive Ac $2.40

528 Prescribed Grazing Range, Standard, 2,500 Acres or greater. Ac $0.20

528 Prescribed Grazing Range, Standard, Less than 2,500 acres Ac $0.47

533 Pumping Plant Electric-Powered Pump, 30 to 74 HP HP $50.60

533 Pumping Plant Electric-Powered Pump, 75 HP or greater HP $38.16

533 Pumping Plant Electric-Powered Pump, greater than 5 to 30 Horse Power HP $72.93

533 Pumping Plant Electric-Powered Pump, less than or equal to 5 Horse Power HP $311.52

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

533 Pumping Plant Electric-Powered Pump, less than or equal to 5 Horse Power with Pressure Tank or VFD HP $465.61

533 Pumping Plant Internal Combustion-Powered Pump, greater than 7.5 to 75 Horse Power HP $78.89

533 Pumping Plant Internal Combustion-Powered Pump, greater than 75 Horse Power HP $67.90

533 Pumping Plant Internal Combustion-Powered Pump, less than or equal to 7.5 Horse Power HP $89.76

533 Pumping Plant Photovoltaic-Powered Pump, 251 to 400 ft total head No $845.60

533 Pumping Plant Photovoltaic-Powered Pump, greater than 400 ft total head No $992.40

533 Pumping Plant Photovoltaic-Powered Pump, less than or equal to 250 ft total head No $698.01

533 Pumping Plant Soft Start 30-75 hp HP $8.89

533 Pumping Plant Soft Start less than or equal to 25 hp HP $15.52

533 Pumping Plant Tractor Power Take Off (PTO) Pump - N Mtn HP $16.07

533 Pumping Plant Turbine Pump Bowl Replacement HP $39.19

533 Pumping Plant Variable Frequency Drive, 75HP or greater HP $11.96

533 Pumping Plant Variable Frequency Drive, less than 75 HP HP $15.37

533 Pumping Plant Windmill-Powered Pump - N Mtn Ft $137.83

550 Range Planting Native, Heavy Preparation Ac $15.13

550 Range Planting Native, Standard Preparation Ac $13.68

550 Range Planting Native, Wildlife or Pollinator Ac $37.66

554 Drainage Water Management Automated Drainage Water Management Ac $0.94

554 Drainage Water Management Drainage Water Management (DWM) No $15.31

558 Roof Runoff Structure 4- to 6-Inch Aluminum Roof Gutter Ft $1.66

558 Roof Runoff Structure 7- to 9-Inch Aluminum Roof Gutter Ft $2.81

558 Roof Runoff Structure Concrete Curb Ft $3.74

558 Roof Runoff Structure High Tunnel Roof Runoff Trench Drain and Storage Lnft $4.68

558 Roof Runoff Structure Roof Gutter, 6 inches wide with runoff Storage Tank Ft $2.13

558 Roof Runoff Structure Trench Drain Ft $1.46

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Confined Poultry outdoor access SqFt $0.37

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Livestock Confinement Lnft $4.25

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Reinforced Concrete with Sand or Gravel Foundation - N Mtn SqFt $0.87

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Rock and Gravel on Geotextile - N Mtn SqFt $0.23

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Rock and/or Gravel on GeoCell and Geotextile SqFt $0.41

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Rock/Gravel-GeoCell-Geotextile SqFt $0.42

561 Heavy Use Area Protection Small Rock 1 to 4 Inches SqFt $0.22

570 Stormwater Runoff Control Rain Garden, 750 sqft or less SqFt $0.19

570 Stormwater Runoff Control Rain Garden, greater than 750 sqft SqFt $0.12

570 Stormwater Runoff Control Silt Fence Ft $0.39

570 Stormwater Runoff Control Straw Bale Dam Ft $1.02

570 Stormwater Runoff Control Straw Wattles Ft $0.33

574 Spring Development Spring Development - N Mtn No $694.53

576 Livestock Shelter Structure Permanent Fabricated Wind Shelter Ft $4.18

576 Livestock Shelter Structure Portable Fabricated Wind Shelter, equal to or greater than 8 foot Ft $4.66

576 Livestock Shelter Structure Portable Fabricated Wind Shelter, less than 8 foot height. Ft $3.46

578 Stream Crossing Culvert Installation DiaInFt $0.54

578 Stream Crossing Hard-armored Low-water Crossing SqFt $0.90

578 Stream Crossing Low-water Stream using Prefabricated Products SqFt $0.86

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Bankfull Bench and Vegetative Bioengineering Ft $4.30

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Large Wood Toe Protection and Vegetative Bioengineering Ft $10.82

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Rock Riprap with Bankfull Bench and Vegetative Bioengineering CuYd $16.40

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Rock Stream Barb and Vegetative Bioengineering CuYd $17.89

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Structural wood stabilization for tall (>6 ft) streambanks Lnft $18.31

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Structural, Rock Vane w/Vegetation Ft $13.41

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Structural, ToeRiprap w/Vegetation Ft $23.52

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Structural, Toerock w/Vegetation Ft $19.41

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Structural, Toewood w/VESL Ft $12.50

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Toewood with Rockvane Lnft $40.88

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

580 Streambank and Shoreline Protection Vegetative Bioengineering, less than or equal to 50 cfs bankfull flow Ft $2.49

587 Structure for Water Control Active Screen No $762.92

587 Structure for Water Control Commercial Inline Flashboard Riser - N Mtn DiaInFt $0.58

587 Structure for Water Control Concrete or Steel Pipe, greater than or equal to 30-inch diameter DiaInFt $0.47

587 Structure for Water Control Concrete Turnout Structure - Small - N Mtn No $211.50

587 Structure for Water Control Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) Turnout No $146.34

587 Structure for Water Control Culvert, Less than 30 inches Corrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) DiaInFt $0.39

587 Structure for Water Control Culvert, less than 30 inches High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) DiaInFt $0.38

587 Structure for Water Control Flow Meter with Electronic Index - N Mtn In $36.29

587 Structure for Water Control Flow Meter with Mechanical Index - N Mtn In $17.42

587 Structure for Water Control Inline Flashboard Riser, Metal DiaInFt $0.54

587 Structure for Water Control Miscellaneous Structure, Extra Small No $612.09

587 Structure for Water Control Miscellaneous Structure, Large No $3,590.30

587 Structure for Water Control Miscellaneous Structure, Medium No $1,849.69

587 Structure for Water Control Miscellaneous Structure, Small No $1,235.47

587 Structure for Water Control Miscellaneous Structure, Very Large CuYd $431.20

587 Structure for Water Control Miscellaneous Structure, Winter, Very Large CuYd $546.47

587 Structure for Water Control Rock Checks for Water Surface Profile (WSP) Ton $10.17

587 Structure for Water Control Slide Gate Ft $249.47

587 Structure for Water Control Stationary Screen cfs $407.88

590 Nutrient Management Adaptive NM No $278.21

590 Nutrient Management Nutrient Management Ac $3.71

590 Nutrient Management Nutrient Management - Manure Incorporation Ac $5.54

590 Nutrient Management Nutrient Management - Manure Injection Ac $19.06

590 Nutrient Management Nutrient Management - Non-Organic Ac $2.72

590 Nutrient Management Precision Nutrient Application Ac $7.83

590 Nutrient Management Prescription Nutrient Efficiency Ac $5.81

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

590 Nutrient Management Small Scale Basic Nutrient Management kSqFt $3.36

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) High labor only (intensive scouting etc.) Ac $4.74

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) High Labor, materials and mitigation. Ac $51.97

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) Low labor only Ac $1.56

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS (acs) Low Labor, materials and mitigation. Ac $6.09

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant health PAMS (Small Farm - each) labor only No $58.17

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS activities (Small Farm - each) labor and materials No $408.43

595 Pest Management Conservation System Plant Health PAMS activities (Small Farm - each) labor, materials and mitigation. No $667.88

606 Subsurface Drain Corrugated Plastic Pipe (CPP), Single-Wall, greater than or equal to 8-inch Lb $0.45

606 Subsurface Drain Corrugated Plastic Pipe (CPP), Single-Wall, less than or equal to 6-inch Lb $1.03

606 Subsurface Drain Corrugated Plastic Pipe (CPP), Twin-Wall, greater than or equal to 8-inch Lb $0.53

606 Subsurface Drain Enveloped Corrugated Plastic Pipe (CPP), Single-Wall, less than or equal to 6-inch Lb $1.27

606 Subsurface Drain Pond Perimeter Drain Ft $2.14

610 Salinity and Sodic Soil Management Dryland Monitor Wells, Year 1 Ac $6.95

610 Salinity and Sodic Soil Management Prevent Dry Intense Cropping Ac $11.94

610 Salinity and Sodic Soil Management Soil Management, NON-Irrigated Ac $2.06

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Forested Area, Per Plant, Tree, Hand Planted No $0.21

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Forested Area, Per Plant, Tree, Hand Planted with Protection Tubes No $0.34

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Tree/Shrub Regeneration Area with Protection Ac $58.25

612 Tree/Shrub Establishment Tree-Shrub Establishment - Small Acreage No $2.00

614 Watering Facility Above ground poly storage tank <300 gallons No $159.23

614 Watering Facility Above ground poly storage tank 1000 - 3000 gallons No $425.71

614 Watering Facility Above ground poly storage tank 300 - 1000 gallons No $219.85

614 Watering Facility Automatic or Winter, No Storage, less than 450 Gallons No $197.91

614 Watering Facility Permanent Drinking with Storage, 1,000 to 5,000 Gallons Gal $0.40

614 Watering Facility Permanent Drinking with Storage, 500 to 1,000 Gallons Gal $0.46

614 Watering Facility Permanent Drinking with Storage, greater than 5,000 gallons Gal $0.18

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

614 Watering Facility Permanent Drinking with Storage, less than 500 Gallons Gal $0.63

614 Watering Facility Storage Tank Gal $0.18

614 Watering Facility Winter, with Storage Gal $0.64

620 Underground Outlet Approved Plastic Pipe, greater than 12-inch to less than or equal to 18-inch Ft $2.86

620 Underground Outlet Approved Plastic Pipe, greater than 18-inch to less than or equal to 24-inch Ft $4.26

620 Underground Outlet Approved Plastic Pipe, greater than 24-inch to less than or equal to 30-inch Ft $5.76

620 Underground Outlet Approved Plastic Pipe, greater than 6-inch to less than or equal to 12-inch Ft $1.47

620 Underground Outlet Approved Plastic Pipe, greater than 6-inch to less than or equal to 12-inch, with Riser Ft $1.52

620 Underground Outlet Approved Plastic Pipe, Less than or Equal to 4-inch with Riser Ft $0.71

620 Underground Outlet Approved Plastic Pipe, Less than or Equal to 6-inch Ft $1.24

620 Underground Outlet Approved Plastic Pipe, Less than or Equal to 6-inch, with Riser Ft $0.85

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Beaver Dam Analogues or Post-Assisted Log Structures Lnft $4.51

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Monitoring, Management, High Intensity and Complexity, Includes Foregone Income for $3.77

Grazing Land

Ac

643 Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities Rock Structure CuYd $82.36

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Management and Monitoring on Idled Cropland for Wetland Wildlife, foregone income - $29.90

Level 1 (Year 2-5)

Ac

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Monitoring and Management Ac $21.35

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Monitoring and Management - Level 3 Ac $21.97

644 Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management Topographic Feature Creation Ac $29.10

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Honeybee Habitat Multi Species Mix with Monitoring and Foregone Income Ac $30.44

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Honeybee Habitat Multi Species Mix with Monitoring, No Foregone Income Ac $11.32

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Honeybee Monitoring Ac $3.01

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Lek Monitoring No $63.07

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Monitoring, Management, FI and Training, Medium Intensity and Complexity Ac $21.18

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Monitoring, Management, Foregone Income, May Require Training, High Intensity and High $22.47

Complexity

Ac

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Monitoring, Management, No Foregone Income, No Training Required, Low Intensity and $1.70

Low Complexity

Ac

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Snag Creation, Tree Topping Or Tree Girdling Ac $17.10

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Turbo Fladry Carnivore Deterrent Fence - Year One Lnft $0.15

645 Upland Wildlife Habitat Management Turbo Fladry Carnivore Deterrent Fence - Years Two Through Five Lnft $0.05

646 Shallow Water Development and Management Basic Shallow Water Management Ac $14.38

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Disking Ac $16.65

647 Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt Mowing Ac $27.81

649 Structures for Wildlife 12-Foot Electric Mat Large Carnivore Deterrent No $512.79

649 Structures for Wildlife Electric 5 Strand Heavy Duty Large Carnivore Deterrent Fence Lnft $0.38

649 Structures for Wildlife Escape Ramp No $12.17

649 Structures for Wildlife Fence Markers, Vinyl Undersill Ft $0.02

649 Structures for Wildlife Wildlife Friendly Fence Retrofit with Fence Markers Ft $0.22

649 Structures for Wildlife Wildlife Friendly Fence Retrofit, Replacement of Wire Only with Fence Markers Ft $0.15

649 Structures for Wildlife Wildlife Structures of Low Intensity with Low Complexity Ac $4.79

650 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation Removal with Skidsteer, less than or equal to 8-inch Tree Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) Ft $0.16

650 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation Supplemental Plantings, Container (partial windbreak) No $0.83

650 Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation Thinning Ft $0.07

655 Forest Trails and Landings Grading and Shaping with Vegetative Establishment Ft $0.48

660 Tree-Shrub Pruning High Height Ac $43.66

660 Tree-Shrub Pruning Pruning Individual Agroforestry tree - small acreage No $1.32

660 Tree-Shrub Pruning White Pine Blister Rust Ac $32.02

666 Forest Stand Improvement Aspen Regeneration Ac $40.66

666 Forest Stand Improvement Intermediate Silvicultural Treatment Ac $64.72

666 Forest Stand Improvement Pre-Commercial Thinning, High Intensity Ac $81.56

911 TA Design TSPR- Irrigation: 441-Irrigation System, Microirrigation No $8,066.15

911 TA Design TSPR- Irrigation: 442-Sprinkler System No $5,770.90

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

911 TA Design TSPR- Pipeline <6 miles: 516-Livestock Pipeline No $8,853.09

911 TA Design TSPR- Pipeline >15 miles: 516-Livestock Pipeline No $13,705.89

911 TA Design TSPR- Pipeline >6 to <15 miles: 516-Livestock Pipeline No $11,017.18

912 TA Application Energy Efficient Small: 374-Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation No $995.42

912 TA Application TSPR- Energy Efficient Large: 374-Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation No $1,804.20

912 TA Application TSPR- Energy Efficient Large: 670-Energy Efficient Lighting System No $1,804.20

912 TA Application TSPR- Energy Efficient Large: 672-Energy Efficient Building Envelope No $1,866.42

912 TA Application TSPR- Energy Efficient Medium: 374-Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation No $1,306.49

912 TA Application TSPR- Energy Efficient Medium: 670-Energy Efficient Lighting System No $1,368.70

912 TA Application TSPR- Energy Efficient Medium: 672-Energy Efficient Building Envelope No $1,368.70

912 TA Application TSPR- Energy Efficient Small: 670-Energy Efficient Lighting System No $1,057.64

912 TA Application TSPR- Energy Efficient Small: 672-Energy Efficient Building Envelope No $1,057.64

912 TA Application TSPR- Irrigation: 441-Irrigation System, Microirrigation No $2,360.82

912 TA Application TSPR- Irrigation: 442-Sprinkler System No $2,426.40

912 TA Application TSPR- Pipeline <6 miles: 516-Livestock Pipeline No $3,541.24

912 TA Application TSPR- Pipeline >15 miles: 516-Livestock Pipeline No $6,689.00

912 TA Application TSPR- Pipeline >6 to <15 miles: 516-Livestock Pipeline No $4,787.23

913 TA Check-Out Energy Efficient Small: 374-Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation No $933.21

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Energy Efficient Large: 374-Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation No $2,053.06

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Energy Efficient Large: 670-Energy Efficient Lighting System No $2,053.06

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Energy Efficient Large: 672-Energy Efficient Building Envelope No $2,053.06

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Energy Efficient Medium: 374-Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation No $1,430.92

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Energy Efficient Medium: 670-Energy Efficient Lighting System No $1,430.92

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Energy Efficient Medium: 672-Energy Efficient Building Envelope No $1,430.92

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Energy Efficient Small: 670-Energy Efficient Lighting System No $870.99

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Energy Efficient Small: 672-Energy Efficient Building Envelope No $870.99

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Irrigation: 441-Irrigation System, Microirrigation No $1,180.41

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Irrigation: 442-Sprinkler System No $1,180.41

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Pipeline <6 miles: 516-Livestock Pipeline No $1,573.88

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Pipeline >15 miles: 516-Livestock Pipeline No $4,000.29

913 TA Check-Out TSPR- Pipeline >6 to <15 miles: 516-Livestock Pipeline No $2,557.56

B000BFF1 Buffer Bundle#1 Buffer Bundle#1 Ac $4,141.20

B000CPL10 YEAR 1 Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) YEAR 1 Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) Ac $152.65

B000CPL11 YEAR 2+ Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) YEAR 2+ Irrigated Cropland (MRBI/Ogallala) Ac $57.67

B000CPL12 Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) Non-Irrigated Precision Ag (MRBI) Ac $47.06

B000CPL13 Non-Irrigated Cropland (MRBI) Non-Irrigated Cropland (MRBI) Ac $39.82

B000CPL14 YEAR 1 Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) YEAR 1 Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) Ac $155.66

B000CPL15 YEAR 2+ Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) YEAR 2+ Irrigated Precision Ag Cropland (MRBI) Ac $60.68

B000CPL16 Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies (MRBI) Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies (MRBI) Ac $50.28

B000CPL17 Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies Riparian Forest $98.00

Buffer (MRBI)

Non-Irrigated Cropland with Water Bodies Riparian Forest Buffer (MRBI) Ac

B000CPL18 Crop Bundle #18 - Precision Ag Crop Bundle #18 - Precision Ag Ac $48.10

B000CPL19 Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag Crop Bundle #19 - Soil Health Precision Ag Ac $46.01

B000CPL20 Crop Bundle #20 - Soil Health Assessment Crop Bundle #20 - Soil Health Assessment Ac $43.70

B000CPL21 Crop Bundle #21 - Crop Bundle (Organic) Crop Bundle #21 - Crop Bundle (Organic) Ac $76.75

B000CPL22 Crop Bundle #22 - Erosion Bundle (Organic) Crop Bundle #22 - Erosion Bundle (Organic) Ac $48.62

B000CPL23 Crop Bundle #23 - Pheasant and quail habitat Crop Bundle #23 - Pheasant and quail habitat Ac $71.27

B000CPL24 Crop Bundle #24 - Cropland Soil Health Management System Crop Bundle #24- Cropland Soil Health Management System Ac $33.90

B000CPL25 Climate Smart Advanced Soil Health Crop Land Bundle# 25- Climate Smart Advanced Soil Health Ac $168.33

B000FST1 Forest Bundle#1 Forest Bundle#1 Ac $1,693.92

B000FST2 Forest Bundle #2 - Post-fire Management Forest Bundle #2 - Post-fire Management Ac $1,210.84

B000FST3 Forest Bundle #3 B000FST3 - Forest Bundle #3 Ac $610.14

B000FST4 Forest Bundle #4 B000FST4 - Forest Bundle #4 Ac $1,498.84

B000FST5 Forest Bundle #5 Climate Smart Increase Carbon Storage B000FST5 - Forest Bundle # 5: Increase Carbon Sequestration & Storage Ac $2,916.11

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

B000GRZ1 Grazing Bundle 1 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 1 - Range and Pasture Ac $111.72

B000GRZ2 Grazing Bundle 2 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 2 - Range and Pasture Ac $3,012.34

B000GRZ3 Grazing Bundle 3 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 3 - Range and Pasture Ac $1,977.18

B000GRZ4 Grazing Bundle 4 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 4 - Range and Pasture Ac $3,876.23

B000GRZ5 Grazing Bundle 5 - Range and Pasture Grazing Bundle 5 - Range and Pasture Ac $7.27

B000LLP1 Longleaf Pine Bundle#1 Longleaf Pine Bundle#1 Ac $143.72

B000LLP2 Longleaf Pine Bundle#2 Longleaf Pine Bundle#2 Ac $424.03

B000LLP4 Longleaf Pine Bundle #4 Longleaf Pine Bundle #4 Ac $478.93

B000PST5 Pasture Bundle 5 Pasture Bundle #5 Ac $77.26

B000PSTX Pasture Bundle #6 - Pasture Pasture Bundle #6 Ac $109.28

B000RNG4 Range Bundle 4 Range Bundle #4 Ac $101.20

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Basic Comprehensive Conservation Plan-One Land Use No $2,570.12

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Comprehensive Conservation Plan for Operation with > 2 land uses and 2 or more resource $3,857.39

concerns

No

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Comprehensive Conservation Plan on 2 or more Land Use No $3,428.30

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Multiple Enterprise-High No $14,629.65

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Multiple Enterprise-Medium No $12,686.39

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Single Enterprise-High No $11,401.33

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Single Enterprise-Low No $7,087.92

E199A Comprehensive Conservation Plan Single Enterprise-Medium No $9,231.16

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP AAL, Level 1 Ac $7.66

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP AAL, Level 1 Ac $8.09

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP AAL, Level 2 Ac $16.69

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP AAL, Level 2 Ac $17.61

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Cropland, Level 1 Ac $5.93

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Cropland, Level 1 Ac $6.26

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Cropland, Level 2 Ac $7.80

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Cropland, Level 2 Ac $8.22

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Cropland, Level 3 Ac $10.39

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Cropland, Level 3 Ac $10.96

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Farmstead, Level 1 Ac $10.22

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Farmstead, Level 1 Ac $10.78

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Farmstead, Level 2 Ac $15.48

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Farmstead, Level 2 Ac $16.33

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Forest, Level 1 Ac $3.50

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Forest, Level 1 Ac $3.70

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Forest, Level 2 Ac $5.21

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Forest, Level 2 Ac $5.49

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Forest, Level 3 Ac $7.40

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Forest, Level 3 Ac $7.81

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Pasture, Level 1 Ac $4.88

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Pasture, Level 1 Ac $5.15

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Pasture, Level 2 Ac $6.21

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Pasture, Level 2 Ac $6.55

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Pasture, Level 3 Ac $9.24

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Pasture, Level 3 Ac $9.75

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Range, Level 1 Ac $3.55

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Range, Level 1 Ac $3.74

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Range, Level 2 Ac $4.58

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Range, Level 2 Ac $4.83

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use EAP Range, Level 3 Ac $5.78

E300EAP1 Existing Activity Payment-Land Use HU-EAP Range, Level 3 Ac $6.09

E300EAP2 Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern EAP2, General Contracts No $1,800.00

E300EAP2 Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern HU-EAP2, General Contracts No $3,000.00

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E300EAP2 Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern EAP2, Renewal Contracts No $3,000.00

E300EAP2 Existing Activity Payment-Resource Concern HU-EAP2, Renewal Contracts No $4,200.00

E314A Brush management to improve wildlife habitat Brush management to improve wildlife habitat Ac $20.99

E314A Brush management to improve wildlife habitat SU_Brush management to improve wildlife habitat Acre $31.49

E315A Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities $16.36

consistent with the ecological site

Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological site Ac

E315A Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities $24.55

consistent with the ecological site

SU_Herbaceous weed treatment to create plant communities consistent with the ecological 

site

Acre

E327A Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects Conservation cover for pollinators and beneficial insects Ac $541.28

E327B Establish Monarch butterfly habitat Establish Monarch butterfly habitat Ac $875.17

E328A Resource conserving crop rotation Resource conserving crop rotation Ac $21.62

E328B Improved resource conserving crop rotation Improved resource conserving crop rotation Ac $7.72

E328C Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP $3.09

grass/legume cover

Conservation crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for water erosion Ac

E328D Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife Leave standing grain crops unharvested to benefit wildlife Ac $4.83

E328E Soil health crop rotation Soil health crop rotation Ac $5.15

E328F Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic $2.29

matter

Modifications to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter Ac

E328G Crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover $5.15

for soil organic matter improvement

Crop rotation on recently converted CRP grass/legume cover for soil organic matter 

improvement

Ac

E328H Conservation crop rotation to reduce the concentration of $4.12

salts

Conservation crop rotation to reduce the concentration of salts Ac

E328I Forage harvest to reduce water quality impacts by utilization $4.86

of excess soil nutrients

Forage harvest to reduce water quality impacts by utilization of excess soil nutrients Ac

E328J Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators Improved crop rotation to provide benefits to pollinators Ac $82.36

E328K Multiple crop types to benefit wildlife Multiple crop types to benefit wildlife Ac $5.15

E328L Leaving tall crop residue for wildlife Leaving tall crop residue for wildlife Ac $10.30

E328M Diversify crop rotation with canola or sunflower to provide $10.30

benefits to pollinators

Diversify crop rotation with canola or sunflower to provide benefits to pollinators Ac

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E328O Perennial Grain Conservation Crop Rotation Perennial Grain Rotation Ac $157.83

E328P Low Nitrogen Requirement Annual Crop Rotation Low Nitrogen Requirement Annual Crop Rotation Ac $26.92

E329A No till to reduce soil erosion No till to reduce soil erosion Ac $3.09

E329B No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter No till to reduce tillage induced particulate matter Ac $3.09

E329C No till to increase plant-available moisture No till to increase plant-available moisture Ac $3.09

E329D No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter $4.12

content

No till system to increase soil health and soil organic matter content Ac

E329E No till to reduce energy No till to reduce energy Ac $4.12

E329F No-till into green cover crop to improve soil organic matter $64.40

quantity and quality

Residue and Tillage Management, No-Till - Planting Green Ac

E334A Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction Controlled traffic farming to reduce compaction Ac $7.88

E338A Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution $7.83

and wildlife habitat

Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution and wildlife habitat Ac

E338A Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution $11.74

and wildlife habitat

SU_Strategically planned, patch burning for grazing distribution and wildlife habitat Acre

E338B Short-interval burns to promote a healthy herbaceous plant $117.17

community

Short-interval burns to promote a healthy herbaceous plant community Ac

E338C Sequential patch burning Sequential patch burning Ac $276.74

E340A Cover crop to reduce soil erosion Cover crop to reduce soil erosion Ac $10.70

E340B Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil $17.91

organic matter content

Intensive cover cropping to increase soil health and soil organic matter content Ac

E340C Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and $16.35

increase soil organic matter

Use of multi-species cover crops to improve soil health and increase soil organic matter Ac

E340D Intensive orchard/vineyard floor cover cropping to increase $16.35

soil health

Intensive orchard/vineyard floor cover cropping to increase soil health Ac

E340E Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of $4.14

cover crop mix to improve soil health

Use of soil health assessment to assist with development of cover crop mix to improve soil 

health

Ac

E340F Cover crop to minimize soil compaction Cover crop to minimize soil compaction Ac $15.84

E340G Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing $15.84

excess soil nutrients

Cover crop to reduce water quality degradation by utilizing excess soil nutrients Ac

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E340H Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break $16.35

pest cycles

Cover crop to suppress excessive weed pressures and break pest cycles Ac

E340I Using cover crops for biological strip till Using cover crops for biological strip till Ac $17.86

E340J Cover crop to improve moisture use efficiency and reduce $55.40

salts

Cover crop to improve soil moisture use efficiency and reduce salt levels Ac

E345A Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion Reduced tillage to reduce soil erosion Ac $4.12

E345B Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter Reduced tillage to reduce tillage induced particulate matter Ac $3.09

E345C Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture Reduced tillage to increase plant-available moisture Ac $3.09

E345D Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter $4.12

content

Reduced tillage to increase soil health and soil organic matter content Ac

E345E Reduced tillage to reduce energy use Reduced tillage to reduce energy use Ac $3.09

E372A Switch to Renewable Power Source Repower with Renewable Energy Source No $62,735.64

E372B Renewable Energy Source for Large Internal Combustion $48,826.33

Engines

Renewable Energy Power Source for Large IC Engines No

E373A Dust suppressant re-application for stabilization Dust Suppressant Re-application, Once per Year SqFt $0.28

E376A Modify field operations to reduce particulate matter Modify field operations to reduce particulate matter Ac $3.09

E381A Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat Silvopasture to improve wildlife habitat Ac $96.37

E382A Incorporating "wildlife friendly" fencing for connectivity of $0.24

wildlife food resources

Incorporating "wildlife friendly" fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources Ft

E382A Incorporating "wildlife friendly" fencing for connectivity of $0.36

wildlife food resources

SU_Incorporating "wildlife friendly" fencing for connectivity of wildlife food resources Foot

E382B Installing electrical fence offsets and wire for cross-fencing to $0.57

improve grazing management

Installing electrical fence offsets and wire for cross-fencing to improve grazing management Ft

E382B Installing electrical fence offsets and wire for cross-fencing to $0.85

improve grazing management

SU_Installing electrical fence offsets and wire for cross-fencing to improve grazing 

management

Foot

E383A Grazing-maintained fuel break to reduce the risk of fire Grazing-maintained fuel break to reduce the risk of fire Ac $306.58

E384A Biochar production from woody residue Biochar production from woody residue Ac $5,295.12

E386A Enhanced field borders to reduce soil erosion along the $1,186.08

edge(s) of a field

Enhanced field borders to reduce soil erosion along the edge(s) of a field Ac

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E386B Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the $1,271.64

edge(s) of the field

Enhanced field borders to increase carbon storage along the edge(s) of the field Ac

E386C Enhanced field borders to decrease particulate emissions $1,206.55

along the edge(s) of the field

Enhanced field borders to decrease particulate emissions along the edge(s) of the field Ac

E386D Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along $1,271.64

the edge(s) of a field

Enhanced field borders to increase food for pollinators along the edge(s) of a field Ac

E386E Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat $1,271.64

along the edge(s) of a field

Enhanced field borders to increase wildlife food and habitat along the edge(s) of a field Ac

E390A Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for sediment and $564.19

nutrient reduction

Increase riparian herbaceous cover width for sediment and nutrient reduction Ac

E390B Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife $383.72

habitat

Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat Ac

E391A Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and $2,528.15

nutrient reduction

Increase riparian forest buffer width for sediment and nutrient reduction Ac

E391B Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction Increase stream shading for stream temperature reduction Ac $2,555.52

E391C Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife $2,555.52

habitat

Increase riparian forest buffer width to enhance wildlife habitat Ac

E393A Extend existing filter strip to reduce water quality impacts Extend existing filter strip to reduce water quality impacts Ac $1,477.55

E395A Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody $21,032.72

biomass

Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass Ac

E399A Fishpond management for native aquatic and terrestrial $1,537.49

species 

Fishpond management for native aquatic and terrestrial species Ac

E412A Enhance a grassed waterway Waterway, reshape/extend/widen Ac $3,806.12

E420A Establish pollinator habitat Establish Pollinator Habitat Ac $524.55

E420B Establish monarch butterfly habitat Establish Monarch Habitat Ac $875.17

E447A Advanced Tailwater Recovery Advanced Tailwater Recovery Ac $8.41

E449A Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings Complete pumping plant evaluation for water savings No $3,799.77

E449B Alternated Wetting and Drying (AWD) of rice fields Alternated Wetting and Drying (AWD) of rice fields Ac $34.65

E449C Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture $22.24

monitoring

Advanced Automated IWM - Year 2-5, soil moisture monitoring Ac

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E449D Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1, Equipment and soil $57.07

moisture or water level monitoring

Advanced Automated IWM - Year 1, Equipment and soil moisture or water level monitoring Ac

E449E Convert from Cascade to Furrow Irrigated Rice Production - $58.45

reduce irrigation water consumption

Convert from Cascade to Furrow Irrigated Rice Production - reduce irrigation water 

consumption

Ac

E449F Intermediate IWM - Year 1, Equipment with Soil or Water $47.52

Level monitoring

Intermediate IWM— Year 1, Equipment with Soil moisture or Water Level monitoring Ac

E449G Intermediate IWM - Years 2-5, Soil or Water Level monitoring Intermediate IWM— Years 2-5, Soil Moisture or Water Level monitoring Ac $0.98

E449H Intermediate IWM - Years 2 -5, using soil moisture or water $48.49

level monitoring

Intermediate IWM - Years 2 - 5, using soil moisture or water level monitoring Ac

E449I Sprinkler Irrigation Equipment Retrofit IWM - Year 1, Retrofit Equipment with Speed Control on Sprinkler Irrigation No $1,868.72

E449J Intermediate IWM - 20% Reducing Water Usage Intermediate IWM - 20% Reduced Water Usage Ac $35.37

E472A Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients $3.06

or pathogens to surface water

Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients or pathogens to surface water Ft

E472A Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients $4.58

or pathogens to surface water

SU_Manage livestock access to waterbodies to reduce nutrients or pathogens to surface 

water

Foot

E484A Mulching to improve soil health Mulching to improve soil health Ac $2.06

E484B Reduce particulate matter emissions by using orchard or $15.77

vineyard generated woody materials as mulch

Reduce particulate matter emissions by using orchard or vineyard generated woody 

materials as mulch

Ac

E484C Mulching with natural materials in specialty crops for weed $61.17

control

Mulching with natural materials in specialty crops for weed control Ac

E484D Lowbush Blueberry Field Mulching for Moisture Management Lowbush blueberry field mulching Ac $13,975.98

E511A Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that $4.35

allow desired species to flush or escape

Harvest of crops (hay or small grains) using measures that allow desired species to flush or 

escape

Ac

E511B Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife $6.78

habitat cover, shelter or continuity

Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat cover, shelter or continuity Ac

E511B Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife $10.18

habitat cover, shelter or continuity

SU_Forage harvest management that helps maintain wildlife habitat cover, shelter or 

continuity

Acre

E511C Forage testing for improved harvesting methods and hay $133.91

quality

Hay quality record keepoing for livestock producers No

E511D Forage Harvest Management to Improve Terrestrial Habitat $27.33

for Wildlife during Over-Winter Periods

Forage Harvest Management Overwinter Ac

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E512A Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil $10.52

erosion

Cropland conversion to grass-based agriculture to reduce soil erosion Ac

E512B Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or $27.96

increase organic matter to build soil health

Forage and biomass planting to reduce soil erosion or increase organic matter to build soil 

health

Ac

E512C Cropland conversion to grass for soil organic matter $14.22

improvement

Cropland conversion to grass for soil organic matter improvement Ac

E512D Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in $16.82

depleted soils

Forage plantings that help increase organic matter in depleted soils Ac

E512I Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch $29.32

habitat

Establish pollinator and/or beneficial insect and/or monarch habitat Ac

E512J Establish wildlife corridors to provide habitat continuity or $20.77

access to water

Establish wildlife corridors to provide habitat continuity or access to water Ac

E512L Diversifying Forage Base with Interseeding Forbs and $98.68

Legumes to Increase Pasture Quality

Diversifying forage base with interseeding forbs and legumes to increase pasture quality. Ac

E512M Forage Plantings that Improve Wildlife Habitat Cover and $58.05

Shelter or Structure and Composition

Forage plantings that improve wildlife habitat cover and shelter or structure and composition Ac

E528A Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health $4.18

and productivity 

Maintaining quantity and quality of forage for animal health and productivity Ac

E528B Grazing management that improves monarch butterfly habitatGrazing management that improves monarch butterfly habitat Ac $10.23

E528C Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for $18.73

wildlife.

Incorporating wildlife refuge areas in contingency plans for wildlife. Ac

E528D Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of $0.60

food or cover and shelter for wildlife

Grazing management for improving quantity and quality of food or cover and shelter for 

wildlife

Ac

E528E Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure $4.26

and composition for wildlife

Improved grazing management for enhanced plant structure and composition for wildlife Ac

E528F Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and $30.90

composition or plant productivity and health

Stockpiling cool season forage to improve structure and composition or plant productivity 

and health

Ac

E528G Improved grazing management on pasture for plant $11.83

productivity and health with monitoring activities

Improved grazing management on pasture for plant productivity and health with monitoring 

activities

Ac

E528H Prescribed grazing to improve/maintain riparian and $1.76

watershed function-elevated water temperature 

Prescribed grazing to improve/maintain riparian and watershed function-elevated water 

temperature 

Ac

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E528I Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or $1.98

ground water from nutrients

Grazing management that protects sensitive areas -surface or ground water from nutrients Ac

E528J Prescribed grazing on pastureland that improves riparian and $17.47

watershed function

Prescribed grazing on pastureland that improves riparian and watershed function Ac

E528L Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and $11.46

watershed function-erosion

Prescribed grazing that improves or maintains riparian and watershed function-erosion Ac

E528M Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully $1.78

erosion

Grazing management that protects sensitive areas from gully erosion Ac

E528N Improved grazing management through monitoring activities Improved grazing management through monitoring activities Ac $1.96

E528O Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for $46.88

improved forage quality

Clipping mature forages to set back vegetative growth for improved forage quality Ac

E528P Implementing Bale or Swath Grazing to increase organic $179.68

matter and reduce nutrients in surface water

Implementing bale or swath grazing to increase organic matter or reduce nutrients in surface 

water

Ac

E528Q Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis $1.84

to keep track of herd health

Use of body condition scoring for livestock on a monthly basis to keep track of herd health Ac

E528R Management Intensive Rotational Grazing Management Intensive Rotational Grazing Ac $41.53

E528S Soil Health Improvements on Pasture Soil health improvements on pasture Ac $10.98

E528T Grazing to Reduce Wildfire Risk on Forests Improved grazing management for reduction of wildfire risks on Western forests Ac $1.29

E528U Contingency Planning for Resiliency Contingency Planning for Resiliency Ac $6.90

E533A Advanced Pumping Plant Automation Advanced Pumping Plant Automation No $6,698.02

E533B Complete pumping plant evaluation for energy savings Complete pumping plant evaluation for energy savings No $3,799.77

E533C Install VFDs on pumping plants Install variable frequency drive on pump No $7,094.39

E533D Switch fuel source for pumps Switch fuel source for pumps No $18,368.00

E550A Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter Range planting for increasing/maintaining organic matter Ac $45.64

E550B Range planting for improving forage, browse, or cover for $21.14

wildlife

Range planting for improving forage, browse, or cover for wildlife Ac

E570A Enhanced rain garden for wildlife Enhanced rain garden for wildlife SqFt $0.22

E578A Stream crossing elimination Stream crossing elimination No $10,114.14

E580A Stream corridor bank stability improvement Stream corridor bank stability improvement Ac $2,447.75

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E580B Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement Stream corridor bank vegetation improvement Ac $2,447.75

E590A Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of $13.79

nutrient losses

Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses Ac

E590B Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing $16.41

precision agriculture technologies

Reduce risks of nutrient loss to surface water by utilizing precision agriculture technologies Ac

E590C Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of $19.21

nutrient losses on pasture

Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture Ac

E590C Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of $28.81

nutrient losses on pasture

SU_Improving nutrient uptake efficiency and reducing risk of nutrient losses on pasture Acre

E590D Reduce nutrient loss by increasing setback awareness via $13.73

precision technology for water quality

Reduce risks of nutrient losses to surface and groundwater by increasing setback awareness 

via precision technology

Ac

E595A Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing $11.83

precision pesticide application techniques

Reduce risk of pesticides in surface water by utilizing precision pesticide application 

techniques

Ac

E595B Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM $7.13

PAMS techniques

Reduce risk of pesticides in water and air by utilizing IPM PAMS techniques Ac

E595D Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest $15.25

resistance to Bt crops

Increase the size requirement of refuges planted to slow pest resistance to Bt crops Ac

E595E Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to $6.07

increase the presence of dung beetles

Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of dung 

beetles

Ac

E595E Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to $9.11

increase the presence of dung beetles

SU_Eliminate use of chemical treatments to control pests and to increase the presence of 

dung beetles

Acre

E595F Improving Soil Organism Habitat on Agricultural Land Improving soil organism habitat on agricultural land Ac $10.30

E595G Reduced resistance risk by utilizing PAMS techniques Reduced resistance risk by utilizing PAMS techniques Ac $14.80

E612B Planting for high carbon sequestration rate Planting for high carbon storage rate Ac $2,658.88

E612C Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant $1,124.48

communities

Establishing tree/shrub species to restore native plant communities Ac

E612D Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings Adding food-producing trees and shrubs to existing plantings Ac $278.79

E612E Cultural plantings Cultural plantings Ac $2,488.67

E612F Sugarbush management Sugarbush management Ac $959.51

E612G Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food Tree/shrub planting for wildlife food Ac $2,726.46

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E643A Restoration of sensitive coastal vegetative communities Restoration of sensitive coastal vegetative communities No $151.77

E643B Restoration and management of rare or declining habitat Restoration and management of rare or declining habitat Ft $10.27

E643C Restore glade habitat to benefit threatened and endangered $1,454.54

species and state species of concern

Restore glade habitat to benefit threatened and endangered species and state species of 

concern

Ac

E643D Low-tech process-based restoration to enhance floodplain $43.45

connectivity

Low-tech process-based restoration to enhance floodplain connectivity Lnft

E644A Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife Ac $26.90

E644A Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife SU_Managing Flood-Irrigated Landscapes for Wildlife Acre $40.36

E645A Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in $56.80

sensitive wildlife species habitat

Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species habitat No

E645A Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in $85.20

sensitive wildlife species habitat

SU_Reduction of attractants to human-subsidized predators in sensitive wildlife species 

habitat

Number

E645B Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter $434.07

for wildlife

Manage existing shrub thickets to provide adequate shelter for wildlife Ac

E645C Edge feathering for wildlife cover Edge feathering for wildlife cover Ac $1,027.17

E645D Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Upland Landscapes Wildlife Habitat Management Plan for Upland Landscapes Ac $9.98

E646A Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for waterfowl $28.48

and wading bird winter habitat

Close structures to capture and retain rainfall for waterfowl and wading bird winter habitat Ac

E646B Extend retention of captured rainfall for migratory waterfowl $33.75

and wading bird late winter habitat 

Extend retention of captured rainfall for migratory waterfowl and wading bird late winter 

habitat 

Ac

E646C Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for $64.00

shorebirds mid-summer habitat

Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for shorebirds mid-summer habitat Ac

E646D Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for $69.89

shorebird late summer habitat 

Manipulate vegetation and maintain closed structures for shorebird late summer habitat Ac

E647A Manipulate vegetation on fields with captured rainfall for $4.76

waterfowl & wading bird winter habitat

Manipulate vegetation on fields with captured rainfall for waterfowl & wading bird winter 

habitat 

Ac

E647B Provide early successional shorebird habitat between first $47.64

crop and ratoon crop

Provide early successional shorebird habitat between first crop and ratoon crop Ac

E647C Maintain most soil vegetation on cropland edges to enhance $15.94

waterfowl and shorebird habitat

Maintain most soil vegetation on cropland edges to enhance waterfowl and shorebird habitat Ac

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Code Practice Component Units Unit Cost

E647D Establish and maintain early successional habitat in ditches $1.59

and bank borders 

Establish and maintain early successional habitat in ditches and bank borders Ac

E666A Maintaining and improving forest soil quality Maintaining and improving forest soil quality Ac $42.88

E666D Forest management to enhance understory vegetation Forest management to enhance understory vegetation Ac $298.86

E666E Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk Reduce height of the forest understory to limit wildfire risk Ac $298.86

E666F Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure Reduce forest stand density to create open stand structure Ac $344.89

E666G Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to $336.34

limit wildfire risk and improve habitat

Reduce forest density and manage understory along roads to limit wildfire risk and improve 

habitat

Ac

E666H Increase on-site carbon storage Increase on-site carbon storage Ac $33.46

E666I Crop tree management for mast production Crop tree management for mast production Ac $417.97

E666J Facilitating oak forest regeneration Facilitating oak forest regeneration Ac $647.44

E666K Creating structural diversity with patch openings Creating structural diversity with patch openings Ac $568.00

E666L Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded $607.20

hardwood stands

Forest Stand Improvement to rehabilitate degraded hardwood stands Ac

E666O Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat Snags, den trees, and coarse woody debris for wildlife habitat Ac $61.70

E666P Summer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat speciesSummer roosting habitat for native forest-dwelling bat species Ac $238.20

E666R Forest songbird habitat preservation Forest songbird habitat preservation Ac $198.29

E666S Facilitating longleaf pine establishment Facilitating longleaf pine regeneration and establishment Ac $234.42

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