Conservation in North Carolina
North Carolina
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 11,752
Payments: $167,650,687

Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 402
Payments: $3,921,796

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 431
Payments: $8,366,989

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 |