Conservation in New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County, Delaware
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 397
Payments: $4,589,266
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 78
Payments: $523,763
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 10
Payments: $311,725
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 55
Payments: $1,217,349
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for New Castle County, Delaware, 2012
Land in New Castle County, Delaware, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 374 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 64,169 |
| Cropland Acres: | 56,074 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,637 |
| Woodland Acres: | 3,278 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 3,180 |
Livestock in New Castle County, Delaware, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,716 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 369 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 31 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: