Conservation in West Virginia
West Virginia
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 4,407
Payments: $64,319,176

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 618
Payments: $5,001,239

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 745
Payments: $5,612,766

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 |