Conservation in Virginia
Virginia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 6,141
Payments: $117,125,696
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 459
Payments: $4,560,313
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 521
Payments: $18,968,717
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
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 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: