Conservation in Burke County, Georgia
Burke County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 127
Payments: $2,299,427
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 41
Payments: $906,482
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 118
Payments: $8,961,852
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 434
Payments: $6,971,244
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Burke County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Burke County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 393 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 161,332 |
| Cropland Acres: | 88,719 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 14,098 |
| Woodland Acres: | 47,500 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 11,015 |
Livestock in Burke County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 24,359 |
| Layers inventory | 985 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 569 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 461 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: