Conservation in Decatur County, Georgia
Decatur County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 152
Payments: $1,328,389
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2015
Contracts: 23
Payments: $377,795
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 6
Payments: $458,209
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 323
Payments: $5,292,158
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Decatur County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Decatur County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 358 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 198,954 |
| Cropland Acres: | 123,602 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,881 |
| Woodland Acres: | 55,884 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,587 |
Livestock in Decatur County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,417,350 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 15,723 |
| Layers inventory | 708 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 182 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: