Conservation in Indiana
Indiana
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 8,594
Payments: $140,765,584
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 823
Payments: $9,538,605
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 458
Payments: $24,857,172
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 41,761
Payments: $767,180,852
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Indiana, 2012
Land in Indiana, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 58,695 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 14,720,396 |
| Cropland Acres: | 12,590,633 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 551,221 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,048,632 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 529,910 |
Livestock in Indiana, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 41,579,130 |
| Layers inventory | 25,587,222 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 3,747,352 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 821,265 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 52,169 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: