Conservation in Brooks County, Georgia
Brooks County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 170
Payments: $2,698,581
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2013
Contracts: 2
Payments: $7,394
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 34
Payments: $1,938,948
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 457
Payments: $9,927,691
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Brooks County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Brooks County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 364 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 148,196 |
| Cropland Acres: | 77,047 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 7,668 |
| Woodland Acres: | 48,865 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,616 |
Livestock in Brooks County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 15,956 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 665 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: