Conservation in North Carolina
North Carolina
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 11,752
Payments: $167,650,687
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 402
Payments: $3,921,796
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 431
Payments: $8,366,989
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 14,275
Payments: $152,750,578
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for North Carolina, 2012
Land in North Carolina, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 50,218 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 8,414,756 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,745,014 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,051,041 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,145,710 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 472,991 |
Livestock in North Carolina, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 801,883,037 |
| Layers inventory | 13,091,384 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 8,901,434 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 829,717 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 29,224 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: