Conservation in Crisp County, Georgia
Crisp County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 122
Payments: $1,090,598
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2012-2015
Contracts: 2
Payments: $5,996
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 13
Payments: $693,015
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 241
Payments: $5,048,382
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Crisp County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Crisp County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 244 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 117,251 |
| Cropland Acres: | 81,885 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 5,264 |
| Woodland Acres: | 25,782 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 4,320 |
Livestock in Crisp County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,691,713 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 4,076 |
| Layers inventory | 588 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 115 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: