Conservation in Polk County, Florida
Polk County, Florida
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 442
Payments: $5,307,717
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2014
Contracts: 4
Payments: $48,900
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $2,312
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: -
Recipients: 0
Payments: $0
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Polk County, Florida, 2012
Land in Polk County, Florida, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 2,415 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 520,899 |
| Cropland Acres: | 125,095 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 249,944 |
| Woodland Acres: | 114,951 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 30,909 |
Livestock in Polk County, Florida, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 92,855 |
| Layers inventory | 7,778 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 674 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 349 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: