Conservation in Santa Rosa County, Florida
Santa Rosa County, Florida
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 524
Payments: $6,932,615
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 22
Payments: $184,495
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 4
Payments: $138,958
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 260
Payments: $4,392,178
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Santa Rosa County, Florida, 2012
Land in Santa Rosa County, Florida, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 666 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 97,636 |
| Cropland Acres: | 69,610 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,247 |
| Woodland Acres: | 14,208 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,571 |
Livestock in Santa Rosa County, Florida, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 4,353 |
| Layers inventory | 2,901 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 27 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 18 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: