Conservation in Bulloch County, Georgia
Bulloch County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2003-2015
Contracts: 149
Payments: $1,614,087
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2015
Contracts: 18
Payments: $195,946
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 49
Payments: $3,651,173
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 751
Payments: $10,500,759
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Bulloch County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Bulloch County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 544 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 180,275 |
| Cropland Acres: | 108,902 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,697 |
| Woodland Acres: | 54,317 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,359 |
Livestock in Bulloch County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 2,006,600 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 8,564 |
| Layers inventory | 2,693 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: