Conservation in Iowa
Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 18,104
Payments: $235,363,687

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 678
Payments: $4,762,139

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3,024
Payments: $125,164,125

Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 109,506
Payments: $3,997,841,126
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Iowa, 2012
Land in Iowa, 2012
Land type | Acres |
---|---|
Number of Farms: | 88,637 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 30,622,731 |
Cropland Acres: | 26,256,347 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,906,410 |
Woodland Acres: | 1,165,549 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,294,425 |
Livestock in Iowa, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
---|---|
Layers inventory | 52,218,870 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 20,455,666 |
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 10,572,270 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 3,893,683 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 165,815 |