Conservation in Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County, Maryland
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 91
Payments: $790,026
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2011-2011
Contracts: 1
Payments: $889
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 25
Payments: $339,800
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Calvert County, Maryland, 2012
Land in Calvert County, Maryland, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 269 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 32,901 |
| Cropland Acres: | 21,244 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,922 |
| Woodland Acres: | 6,455 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,280 |
Livestock in Calvert County, Maryland, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 1,600 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,072 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 62 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 43 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: