Conservation in Kent County, Michigan
Kent County, Michigan
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 92
Payments: $2,628,646
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2015
Contracts: 2
Payments: $8,708
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $127,195
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 142
Payments: $2,686,266
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kent County, Michigan, 2012
Land in Kent County, Michigan, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,159 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 157,493 |
| Cropland Acres: | 120,547 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 9,804 |
| Woodland Acres: | 14,977 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 12,165 |
Livestock in Kent County, Michigan, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 23,685 |
| Layers inventory | 3,096 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 839 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 698 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: