Conservation in Kay County, Oklahoma
Kay County, Oklahoma
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 399
Payments: $2,402,697
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 40
Payments: $1,790,225
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 313
Payments: $4,735,873
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kay County, Oklahoma, 2012
Land in Kay County, Oklahoma, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 993 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 484,179 |
| Cropland Acres: | 307,126 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 152,837 |
| Woodland Acres: | 9,348 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,868 |
Livestock in Kay County, Oklahoma, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 30,541 |
| Layers inventory | 1,372 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,174 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 158 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |


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