Conservation in Kentucky
Kentucky
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 10,111
Payments: $117,760,660

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 785
Payments: $4,529,000

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 388
Payments: $7,760,892

Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 21,453
Payments: $649,483,497
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kentucky, 2012
Land in Kentucky, 2012
Land type | Acres |
---|---|
Number of Farms: | 77,064 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 13,049,347 |
Cropland Acres: | 6,336,247 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,223,610 |
Woodland Acres: | 2,745,655 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 743,835 |
Livestock in Kentucky, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
---|---|
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 305,383,434 |
Layers inventory | 4,308,549 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 2,270,871 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 313,360 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 54,612 |