There aren't many people getting rich off of CRP payments.
In fact, it's often less than what the landowner would get if they chose to farm the property and they lose much of the control of the property for the length of the terms.
Or the payments get returned.
In the Great Lakes region, the lack of new enrollments(because you can only get in when it's offered) and the lack of renewals has virtually eliminated much of the quail and pheasant populations. And the opportunities to hunt them.
Sadly, I don't see the returns or benefits from many of these 'pop-up' 'Not-For-Profits'.
Mainly they profit a few employees and a few buddies.
You don't need a membership to make a phone call or send letters/email.
If you really want to get upset, I encourage you to look at the USDA budget.
Actual CRP payments are barely a blip on the radar.
Crop insurance is a much larger one.
Plenty gets sent right out of the country.
Roughly 75% goes to what most would call food stamp programs.
Plenty of little 'pork' programs as well.
Have a look... just remember that 1000 million is a billion....
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=budget2016.xml