Conservation in Texas
Texas
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 55,291
Payments: $721,853,594

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 942
Payments: $23,544,205

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1,702
Payments: $85,443,977

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 |