Conservation in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 856
Payments: $15,637,992

Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 147
Payments: $5,553,974

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 31
Payments: $215,933

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Recipients: 1
Payments: $88,293
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Rhode Island, 2012
Land in Rhode Island, 2012
Land type | Acres |
---|---|
Number of Farms: | 1,243 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 69,589 |
Cropland Acres: | 22,593 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 6,440 |
Woodland Acres: | 0 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 0 |
Livestock in Rhode Island, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
---|---|
Layers inventory | 69,662 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 4,667 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,830 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,823 |
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |