Conservation in Ben Hill County, Georgia
Ben Hill County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 69
Payments: $478,580
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2015
Contracts: 14
Payments: $200,514
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $518,534
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 151
Payments: $3,203,432
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Ben Hill County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Ben Hill County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 209 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 57,314 |
| Cropland Acres: | 26,457 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,470 |
| Woodland Acres: | 24,077 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 4,310 |
Livestock in Ben Hill County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,668 |
| Layers inventory | 222 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 48 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: