Conservation in Texas
Texas
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 55,291
Payments: $721,853,594
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 942
Payments: $23,544,205
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1,702
Payments: $85,443,977
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 46,297
Payments: $2,785,927,095
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Texas, 2012
Land in Texas, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 248,809 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 130,153,438 |
| Cropland Acres: | 29,147,537 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 90,287,767 |
| Woodland Acres: | 7,951,154 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,766,980 |
Livestock in Texas, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 600,353,797 |
| Layers inventory | 20,902,244 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 11,159,747 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 800,893 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 623,000 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: