Conservation in Carroll County, Maryland
Carroll County, Maryland
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 280
Payments: $8,407,067
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 9
Payments: $84,141
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $264,596
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 507
Payments: $18,021,908
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Carroll County, Maryland, 2012
Land in Carroll County, Maryland, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,092 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 132,630 |
| Cropland Acres: | 97,248 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 16,159 |
| Woodland Acres: | 12,621 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,602 |
Livestock in Carroll County, Maryland, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 21,528 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 3,556 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,074 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 578 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: