Conservation in Payne County, Oklahoma
Payne County, Oklahoma
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 256
Payments: $2,864,743
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 11
Payments: $69,286
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 24
Payments: $1,009,113
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 52
Payments: $346,633
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Payne County, Oklahoma, 2012
Land in Payne County, Oklahoma, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,466 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 349,732 |
| Cropland Acres: | 105,142 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 194,467 |
| Woodland Acres: | 34,412 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 15,711 |
Livestock in Payne County, Oklahoma, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 40,265 |
| Layers inventory | 3,120 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,820 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,211 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: