Conservation in Alabama
Alabama
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 13,672
Payments: $126,424,872
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 1,676
Payments: $15,951,646
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 631
Payments: $19,057,286
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 17,798
Payments: $423,987,553
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Alabama, 2012
Land in Alabama, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 43,223 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 8,902,654 |
| Cropland Acres: | 2,758,521 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,269,315 |
| Woodland Acres: | 3,333,046 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 541,772 |
Livestock in Alabama, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,001,776,907 |
| Layers inventory | 9,435,605 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,236,467 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 142,555 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 21,114 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: