Conservation in Appling County, Georgia
Appling County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 257
Payments: $2,706,966
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 54
Payments: $655,181
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $231,151
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 258
Payments: $1,540,737
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Appling County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Appling County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 475 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 122,879 |
| Cropland Acres: | 73,838 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 7,081 |
| Woodland Acres: | 34,178 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 7,782 |
Livestock in Appling County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 19,245,108 |
| Layers inventory | 188,497 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,659 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 36 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: