Conservation in Dubuque County, Iowa
Dubuque County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 384
Payments: $7,057,853
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2013
Contracts: 5
Payments: $33,447
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 29
Payments: $642,648
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,210
Payments: $53,177,448
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Dubuque County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Dubuque County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,462 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 291,441 |
| Cropland Acres: | 224,256 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 24,772 |
| Woodland Acres: | 27,635 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,778 |
Livestock in Dubuque County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 137,271 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 133,887 |
| Layers inventory | 1,945 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 911 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 298 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: