Conservation in Traill County, North Dakota
Traill County, North Dakota
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 99
Payments: $1,374,537
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 16
Payments: $1,005,753
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 479
Payments: $10,833,593
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Traill County, North Dakota, 2012
Land in Traill County, North Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 468 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 547,732 |
| Cropland Acres: | 526,183 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 6,030 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,723 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 12,796 |
Livestock in Traill County, North Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,838 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,058 |
| Layers inventory | 134 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 61 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |


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