Conservation in Ohio
Ohio
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 12,407
Payments: $145,625,780
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 236
Payments: $2,752,867
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 498
Payments: $14,529,553
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 36,604
Payments: $767,913,402
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Ohio, 2012
Land in Ohio, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 75,462 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 13,960,604 |
| Cropland Acres: | 10,748,553 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,054,530 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,511,638 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 645,883 |
Livestock in Ohio, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 62,527,924 |
| Layers inventory | 28,312,692 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 2,058,503 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,242,293 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 111,972 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: