Conservation in Utah
Utah
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 5,219
Payments: $180,011,890
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 88
Payments: $3,735,166
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 184
Payments: $10,035,471
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,844
Payments: $127,637,481
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Utah, 2012
Land in Utah, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 18,027 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 10,974,396 |
| Cropland Acres: | 1,645,898 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,606,154 |
| Woodland Acres: | 434,316 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 288,028 |
Livestock in Utah, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 3,814,859 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 776,833 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 731,666 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 287,883 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 4,310 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: