Conservation in Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County, Delaware
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 1,992
Payments: $38,964,720
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 46
Payments: $263,142
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 28
Payments: $1,697,873
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 204
Payments: $5,085,395
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Sussex County, Delaware, 2012
Land in Sussex County, Delaware, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,214 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 272,232 |
| Cropland Acres: | 235,681 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,842 |
| Woodland Acres: | 23,136 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,573 |
Livestock in Sussex County, Delaware, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 174,042,650 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 7,219 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 138 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: