Conservation in Colorado
Colorado
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 12,412
Payments: $286,197,894
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 278
Payments: $4,396,000
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 987
Payments: $73,107,602
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 16,778
Payments: $1,462,872,613
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Colorado, 2012
Land in Colorado, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 36,180 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 31,886,676 |
| Cropland Acres: | 10,649,747 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 19,223,470 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,355,119 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 658,340 |
Livestock in Colorado, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 4,195,691 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 2,630,082 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 727,301 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 401,376 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 37,956 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: