Conservation in Kentucky
Kentucky
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 10,111
Payments: $117,760,660
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 785
Payments: $4,529,000
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 388
Payments: $7,760,892
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
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 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: