Conservation in Dodge County, Georgia
Dodge County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2003-2015
Contracts: 217
Payments: $2,743,699
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 26
Payments: $241,054
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 14
Payments: $620,299
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 683
Payments: $10,620,584
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Dodge County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Dodge County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 401 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 90,101 |
| Cropland Acres: | 27,702 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 10,479 |
| Woodland Acres: | 46,755 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,165 |
Livestock in Dodge County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 5,400,020 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,973 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 439 |
| Layers inventory | 263 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 79 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: