Conservation in the United States
The United States
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 479,671
Payments: $7,956,149,352
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 25,318
Payments: $319,442,546
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 43,666
Payments: $2,176,535,388
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 963,989
Payments: $34,946,643,858
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for the United States, 2012
Land in the United States, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 2,109,303 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 914,527,657 |
| Cropland Acres: | 389,690,414 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 415,309,280 |
| Woodland Acres: | 77,012,907 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 32,515,057 |
Livestock in the United States, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 8,463,194,794 |
| Layers inventory | 350,715,978 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 89,994,614 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 66,026,785 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 5,364,844 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: