Conservation in West Virginia
West Virginia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 4,407
Payments: $64,319,176
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 618
Payments: $5,001,239
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 745
Payments: $5,612,766
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 556
Payments: $11,853,877
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for West Virginia, 2012
Land in West Virginia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 21,489 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 3,606,674 |
| Cropland Acres: | 804,006 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,138,037 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,465,010 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 199,621 |
Livestock in West Virginia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 93,749,081 |
| Layers inventory | 1,113,238 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 414,908 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 31,630 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 5,873 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: