Conservation in Oregon
Oregon
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 6,155
Payments: $164,416,049
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 205
Payments: $7,559,124
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 658
Payments: $45,774,313
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 5,638
Payments: $556,155,164
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Oregon, 2012
Land in Oregon, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 35,439 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 16,301,578 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,690,420 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 9,343,553 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,764,937 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 502,668 |
Livestock in Oregon, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 22,789,036 |
| Layers inventory | 2,420,907 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,297,945 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 214,613 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 12,693 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: