Conservation in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 16,225
Payments: $185,136,646
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 326
Payments: $3,199,160
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 2,686
Payments: $118,886,759
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 19,267
Payments: $698,792,835
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Oklahoma, 2012
Land in Oklahoma, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 80,245 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 34,356,110 |
| Cropland Acres: | 11,279,031 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 19,451,870 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,599,384 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,025,825 |
Livestock in Oklahoma, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 211,214,930 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 4,245,970 |
| Layers inventory | 3,121,799 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 2,304,740 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 53,738 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: