Conservation in California
California
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 18,970
Payments: $602,073,006
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 301
Payments: $12,207,286
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 424
Payments: $25,169,604
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,251
Payments: $100,711,805
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for California, 2012
Land in California, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 77,857 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 25,569,001 |
| Cropland Acres: | 9,591,783 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 13,036,448 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,575,520 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,365,250 |
Livestock in California, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 273,277,272 |
| Layers inventory | 19,000,779 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,370,531 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 668,517 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 111,893 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: