Conservation in Randolph County, West Virginia
Randolph County, West Virginia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 80
Payments: $1,125,845
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 19
Payments: $319,186
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 22
Payments: $237,628
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Recipients: 4
Payments: $100,324
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Randolph County, West Virginia, 2012
Land in Randolph County, West Virginia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 405 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 94,151 |
| Cropland Acres: | 19,843 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 30,646 |
| Woodland Acres: | 40,450 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 3,212 |
Livestock in Randolph County, West Virginia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 10,183 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,891 |
| Layers inventory | 1,183 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 163 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: