Conservation in Lapeer County, Michigan
Lapeer County, Michigan
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 94
Payments: $1,652,721
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 8
Payments: $42,968
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $286,654
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 159
Payments: $3,091,262
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lapeer County, Michigan, 2012
Land in Lapeer County, Michigan, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,133 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 175,598 |
| Cropland Acres: | 137,097 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 7,592 |
| Woodland Acres: | 16,757 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,152 |
Livestock in Lapeer County, Michigan, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 14,991 |
| Layers inventory | 3,740 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,327 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,882 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 876 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: