Conservation in New York
New York
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 4,428
Payments: $110,690,318
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 555
Payments: $4,653,545
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 468
Payments: $16,079,165
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 4,515
Payments: $83,355,054
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for New York, 2012
Land in New York, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 35,537 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 7,183,576 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,217,041 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 724,581 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,613,045 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 628,909 |
Livestock in New York, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 5,208,831 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 2,062,445 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,419,365 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 86,286 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 74,671 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: