Conservation in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 856
Payments: $15,637,992
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 147
Payments: $5,553,974
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 31
Payments: $215,933
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
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 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: