Conservation in Louisiana
Louisiana
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 13,153
Payments: $158,817,942
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 847
Payments: $7,058,102
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 992
Payments: $57,138,755
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 7,493
Payments: $290,606,004
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Louisiana, 2012
Land in Louisiana, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 28,093 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 7,900,864 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,275,637 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,738,667 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,255,635 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 630,925 |
Livestock in Louisiana, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 151,933,586 |
| Layers inventory | 1,910,683 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 788,967 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 9,843 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 6,806 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: