Conservation in Alaska
Alaska
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 876
Payments: $40,540,360

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 119
Payments: $12,054,546

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 17
Payments: $5,551,466

Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 104
Payments: $18,568,185
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Alaska, 2012
Land in Alaska, 2012
Land type | Acres |
---|---|
Number of Farms: | 762 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 833,861 |
Cropland Acres: | 84,114 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 696,359 |
Woodland Acres: | 36,826 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 16,562 |
Livestock in Alaska, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
---|---|
Cattle and calves inventory | 10,667 |
Layers inventory | 8,265 |
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 2,044 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,009 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 773 |