Conservation in Lenawee County, Michigan
Lenawee County, Michigan
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 248
Payments: $8,684,242
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 40
Payments: $389,778
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 39
Payments: $1,577,816
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,672
Payments: $54,609,857
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lenawee County, Michigan, 2012
Land in Lenawee County, Michigan, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,618 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 344,347 |
| Cropland Acres: | 299,349 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 6,132 |
| Woodland Acres: | 23,937 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,929 |
Livestock in Lenawee County, Michigan, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 32,114 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 6,016 |
| Layers inventory | 2,584 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 2,033 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 976 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: