Conservation in Iowa
Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 18,104
Payments: $235,363,687
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 678
Payments: $4,762,139
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3,024
Payments: $125,164,125
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
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 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: