Conservation in Ashland County, Ohio
Ashland County, Ohio
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 166
Payments: $1,622,168
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $246,695
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 369
Payments: $6,543,121
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Ashland County, Ohio, 2012
Land in Ashland County, Ohio, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,034 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 152,972 |
| Cropland Acres: | 110,937 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 11,544 |
| Woodland Acres: | 20,762 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,729 |
Livestock in Ashland County, Ohio, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 329,262 |
| Layers inventory | 99,016 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 23,106 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 19,210 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 3,654 |


Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
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