Conservation in Saginaw County, Michigan
Saginaw County, Michigan
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 70
Payments: $2,105,585
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2012
Contracts: 14
Payments: $64,082
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 13
Payments: $635,175
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 967
Payments: $23,150,273
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Saginaw County, Michigan, 2012
Land in Saginaw County, Michigan, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,318 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 309,710 |
| Cropland Acres: | 274,451 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,403 |
| Woodland Acres: | 20,542 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 12,314 |
Livestock in Saginaw County, Michigan, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 16,521 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 7,910 |
| Layers inventory | 2,629 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 726 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 555 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: