Conservation in Tennessee
Tennessee
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 12,656
Payments: $135,724,260
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 693
Payments: $5,358,000
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 710
Payments: $11,936,537
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 16,989
Payments: $317,030,866
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tennessee, 2012
Land in Tennessee, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 68,050 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 10,867,812 |
| Cropland Acres: | 5,329,692 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,915,268 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,303,156 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 319,696 |
Livestock in Tennessee, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 165,803,445 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,856,316 |
| Layers inventory | 1,675,399 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 147,795 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 43,836 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: