Conservation in Berrien County, Georgia
Berrien County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 386
Payments: $2,595,054
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2011-2015
Contracts: 3
Payments: $34,200
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 15
Payments: $296,233
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 146
Payments: $2,392,844
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Berrien County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Berrien County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 380 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 143,424 |
| Cropland Acres: | 76,368 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 9,832 |
| Woodland Acres: | 51,100 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,124 |
Livestock in Berrien County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 238,138 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 8,121 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 26 |
| 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: