Conservation in Montana
Montana
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 8,406
Payments: $213,482,554
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 160
Payments: $3,378,601
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1,044
Payments: $98,791,740
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 16,984
Payments: $2,026,296,424
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Montana, 2012
Land in Montana, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 28,008 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 59,758,917 |
| Cropland Acres: | 17,022,177 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 39,293,812 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,609,922 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 833,006 |
Livestock in Montana, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 2,633,740 |
| Layers inventory | 464,802 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 236,646 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 173,953 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 166,380 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: