Conservation in Kent County, Delaware
Kent County, Delaware
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 783
Payments: $14,159,629
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 67
Payments: $1,045,162
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 18
Payments: $427,007
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 269
Payments: $5,679,704
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kent County, Delaware, 2012
Land in Kent County, Delaware, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 863 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 172,251 |
| Cropland Acres: | 147,402 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,675 |
| Woodland Acres: | 15,770 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,404 |
Livestock in Kent County, Delaware, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 37,533,471 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,290 |
| Layers inventory | 3,133 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 533 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: