Conservation in South Dakota
South Dakota
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 6,209
Payments: $154,861,872
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 486
Payments: $7,683,963
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1,500
Payments: $119,855,831
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 32,281
Payments: $1,365,302,344
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for South Dakota, 2012
Land in South Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 31,989 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 43,257,079 |
| Cropland Acres: | 19,147,320 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 22,545,069 |
| Woodland Acres: | 294,445 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,270,245 |
Livestock in South Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,893,251 |
| Layers inventory | 2,450,780 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,191,162 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 257,676 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 144,015 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: