Conservation in Gilliam County, Oregon
Gilliam County, Oregon
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 137
Payments: $2,997,713
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2014
Contracts: 14
Payments: $218,042
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 36
Payments: $3,507,954
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 389
Payments: $62,191,974
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Gilliam County, Oregon, 2012
Land in Gilliam County, Oregon, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 170 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 723,405 |
| Cropland Acres: | 331,667 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 369,933 |
| Woodland Acres: | 11,060 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,745 |
Livestock in Gilliam County, Oregon, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 11,225 |
| Layers inventory | 81 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 19 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: