Conservation in Colorado
Colorado
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 12,412
Payments: $286,197,894

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 278
Payments: $4,396,000

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 987
Payments: $73,107,602

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 |