Conservation in Illinois
Illinois
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 11,331
Payments: $126,580,605

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 222
Payments: $2,410,792

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1,306
Payments: $56,606,262

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 |