Conservation in Baker County, Georgia
Baker County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 179
Payments: $2,057,808
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2012-2015
Contracts: 7
Payments: $101,542
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 79
Payments: $5,014,359
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 42
Payments: $690,166
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Baker County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Baker County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 150 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 146,478 |
| Cropland Acres: | 60,575 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,992 |
| Woodland Acres: | 72,487 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,424 |
Livestock in Baker County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 4,249,025 |
| Layers inventory | 133,600 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 7,000 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 101 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: