Conservation in Evans County, Georgia
Evans County, Georgia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2001-2015
Contracts: 49
Payments: $500,045
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2015
Contracts: 5
Payments: $46,238
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $165,227
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 274
Payments: $3,151,213
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Evans County, Georgia, 2012
Land in Evans County, Georgia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 202 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 36,039 |
| Cropland Acres: | 14,663 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,698 |
| Woodland Acres: | 14,382 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 3,296 |
Livestock in Evans County, Georgia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 7,794,200 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,646 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 67 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: