Conservation in Hawaii
Hawaii
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 1,054
Payments: $41,043,593
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 52
Payments: $3,877,742
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 21
Payments: $461,339
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 15
Payments: $2,162,352
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Hawaii, 2012
Land in Hawaii, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 7,000 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 1,129,317 |
| Cropland Acres: | 174,042 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 770,085 |
| Woodland Acres: | 92,734 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 92,456 |
Livestock in Hawaii, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 244,343 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 133,957 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 21,921 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 11,441 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 2,639 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: