Conservation in Crook County, Oregon
Crook County, Oregon
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2003-2015
Contracts: 106
Payments: $5,654,843
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2015
Contracts: 19
Payments: $764,412
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 6
Payments: $731,848
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 38
Payments: $2,207,187
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Crook County, Oregon, 2012
Land in Crook County, Oregon, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 551 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 822,676 |
| Cropland Acres: | 56,950 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 672,665 |
| Woodland Acres: | 69,587 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 23,474 |
Livestock in Crook County, Oregon, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 57,949 |
| Layers inventory | 2,636 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,046 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 112 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 11 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: