Conservation in Coweta County, Georgia
Coweta County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 93
Payments: $979,664
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2012-2012
Contracts: 1
Payments: $24,293
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $79,019
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 8
Payments: $205,756
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Coweta County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Coweta County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 357 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 55,396 |
| Cropland Acres: | 11,401 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 17,744 |
| Woodland Acres: | 19,265 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,986 |
Livestock in Coweta County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 7,428 |
| Layers inventory | 1,906 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 243 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 22 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: