Conservation in Dooly County, Georgia
Dooly County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 261
Payments: $2,979,778
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2012
Contracts: 3
Payments: $32,616
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 51
Payments: $4,363,411
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 420
Payments: $14,799,098
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Dooly County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Dooly County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 290 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 126,856 |
| Cropland Acres: | 86,635 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 5,044 |
| Woodland Acres: | 28,392 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,785 |
Livestock in Dooly County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,221,400 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 2,288 |
| Layers inventory | 185 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: