Conservation in Lane County, Oregon
Lane County, Oregon
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 172
Payments: $4,208,239
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2013
Contracts: 3
Payments: $147,588
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 9
Payments: $48,664
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 53
Payments: $623,026
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lane County, Oregon, 2012
Land in Lane County, Oregon, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 2,660 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 219,625 |
| Cropland Acres: | 100,025 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 47,958 |
| Woodland Acres: | 58,368 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 13,274 |
Livestock in Lane County, Oregon, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 66,725 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 23,939 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 21,363 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 900 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: