Conservation in Grant County, Oregon
Grant County, Oregon
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 257
Payments: $3,794,885
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 7
Payments: $112,544
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 67
Payments: $3,403,460
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 68
Payments: $5,624,881
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Grant County, Oregon, 2012
Land in Grant County, Oregon, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 398 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 656,410 |
| Cropland Acres: | 96,396 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 420,223 |
| Woodland Acres: | 118,306 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 21,485 |
Livestock in Grant County, Oregon, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 34,314 |
| Layers inventory | 1,168 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 650 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 58 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: