Conservation in Chattooga County, Georgia
Chattooga County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 87
Payments: $1,383,725
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2015
Contracts: 6
Payments: $61,652
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $3,400
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 59
Payments: $468,417
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Chattooga County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Chattooga County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 292 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 50,094 |
| Cropland Acres: | 12,956 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 15,286 |
| Woodland Acres: | 19,993 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,859 |
Livestock in Chattooga County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,827,400 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 8,867 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: