Conservation in Lake County, Oregon
Lake County, Oregon
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 161
Payments: $6,606,445
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2015
Contracts: 12
Payments: $742,941
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $589,621
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 105
Payments: $4,320,660
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lake County, Oregon, 2012
Land in Lake County, Oregon, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 373 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 657,055 |
| Cropland Acres: | 131,055 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 442,509 |
| Woodland Acres: | 44,775 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 38,716 |
Livestock in Lake County, Oregon, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 77,739 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 617 |
| Layers inventory | 587 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 256 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: