Conservation in Bacon County, Georgia
Bacon County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2001-2015
Contracts: 117
Payments: $695,629
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2014
Contracts: 4
Payments: $36,929
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 7
Payments: $602,597
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 168
Payments: $817,437
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Bacon County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Bacon County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 268 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 57,750 |
| Cropland Acres: | 30,339 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,819 |
| Woodland Acres: | 19,522 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,070 |
Livestock in Bacon County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 5,409,000 |
| Layers inventory | 780,195 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 4,893 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 13 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: