Conservation in Kansas
Kansas
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 17,583
Payments: $243,742,706
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 998
Payments: $7,348,545
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1,911
Payments: $128,191,511
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 71,688
Payments: $2,367,100,759
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kansas, 2012
Land in Kansas, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 61,773 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 46,137,295 |
| Cropland Acres: | 28,503,265 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 15,525,646 |
| Woodland Acres: | 734,382 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,374,002 |
Livestock in Kansas, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,922,187 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,886,197 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 62,541 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 51,374 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: