Conservation in Kittitas County, Washington
Kittitas County, Washington
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 204
Payments: $6,006,965
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2015
Contracts: 2
Payments: $15,010
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 18
Payments: $934,247
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 36
Payments: $2,899,053
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kittitas County, Washington, 2012
Land in Kittitas County, Washington, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,006 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 183,124 |
| Cropland Acres: | 68,314 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 91,499 |
| Woodland Acres: | 15,062 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,249 |
Livestock in Kittitas County, Washington, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 21,126 |
| Layers inventory | 2,533 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,765 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 355 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: