Conservation in Coffee County, Georgia
Coffee County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 221
Payments: $2,784,258
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 48
Payments: $740,610
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 24
Payments: $1,054,496
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 570
Payments: $8,578,635
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Coffee County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Coffee County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 587 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 168,012 |
| Cropland Acres: | 86,997 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 11,663 |
| Woodland Acres: | 58,325 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 11,027 |
Livestock in Coffee County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 28,072,682 |
| Layers inventory | 112,600 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 12,130 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 10,548 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 153 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: