Conservation in Delaware
Delaware
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 3,172
Payments: $57,713,614

Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 191
Payments: $1,832,067

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 56
Payments: $2,436,605

Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 518
Payments: $11,982,447
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Delaware, 2012
Land in Delaware, 2012
Land type | Acres |
---|---|
Number of Farms: | 2,451 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 508,652 |
Cropland Acres: | 439,157 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,154 |
Woodland Acres: | 42,184 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 19,157 |
Livestock in Delaware, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
---|---|
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 211,576,121 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 18,225 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 5,891 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,040 |
Layers inventory | 0 |