Conservation in Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Kalamazoo County, Michigan
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 90
Payments: $2,054,656
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 5
Payments: $94,610
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 2
Payments: $21,700
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 91
Payments: $1,348,817
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 2012
Land in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 734 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 143,540 |
| Cropland Acres: | 112,853 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 5,056 |
| Woodland Acres: | 14,133 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 11,498 |
Livestock in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 49,025 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 15,341 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 5,907 |
| Layers inventory | 2,366 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 584 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: