Conservation in Alabama
Alabama
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 13,672
Payments: $126,424,872

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 1,676
Payments: $15,951,646

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 631
Payments: $19,057,286

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 |