Conservation in New Jersey
New Jersey
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 1,634
Payments: $40,579,259

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 237
Payments: $3,813,863

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 28
Payments: $604,139

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 |