Conservation in New Jersey
New Jersey
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 1,634
Payments: $40,579,259
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 237
Payments: $3,813,863
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 28
Payments: $604,139
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 332
Payments: $6,114,432
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for New Jersey, 2012
Land in New Jersey, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 9,071 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 715,057 |
| Cropland Acres: | 456,751 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 64,304 |
| Woodland Acres: | 132,940 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 61,062 |
Livestock in New Jersey, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 1,543,699 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 38,765 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 31,449 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 14,924 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 7,901 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: