Conservation in Dorchester County, Maryland
Dorchester 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: 2001-2015
Contracts: 475
Payments: $4,578,642
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2012
Contracts: 27
Payments: $183,082
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 489
Payments: $20,350,543
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Dorchester County, Maryland, 2012
Land in Dorchester County, Maryland, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 423 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 126,420 |
| Cropland Acres: | 91,954 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 0 |
| Woodland Acres: | 25,083 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 0 |
Livestock in Dorchester County, Maryland, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 29,388,301 |
| Layers inventory | 285 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 155 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: