Conservation in Kent County, Maryland
Kent County, Maryland
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 268
Payments: $2,753,074
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 57
Payments: $352,535
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $160,000
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 478
Payments: $13,204,659
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kent County, Maryland, 2012
Land in Kent County, Maryland, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 367 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 133,201 |
| Cropland Acres: | 104,639 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,183 |
| Woodland Acres: | 18,212 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,167 |
Livestock in Kent County, Maryland, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 4,665,000 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 8,743 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 577 |
| Layers inventory | 334 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: