Conservation in Illinois
Illinois
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 11,331
Payments: $126,580,605
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 222
Payments: $2,410,792
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1,306
Payments: $56,606,262
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 89,668
Payments: $2,092,725,546
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Illinois, 2012
Land in Illinois, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 75,087 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 26,937,721 |
| Cropland Acres: | 23,752,778 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 873,778 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,449,212 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 861,953 |
Livestock in Illinois, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 4,630,796 |
| Layers inventory | 4,327,311 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,127,630 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 302,571 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 54,675 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: