Conservation in Virginia
Virginia
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 6,141
Payments: $117,125,696

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 459
Payments: $4,560,313

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 521
Payments: $18,968,717

Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 8,646
Payments: $127,587,409
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Virginia, 2012
Land in Virginia, 2012
Land type | Acres |
---|---|
Number of Farms: | 46,030 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 8,302,444 |
Cropland Acres: | 2,990,561 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,435,064 |
Woodland Acres: | 2,465,061 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 411,758 |
Livestock in Virginia, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
---|---|
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 237,669,378 |
Layers inventory | 2,897,238 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 1,631,882 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 239,899 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 84,983 |