Conservation in Greene County, Iowa
Greene County, Iowa
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 281
Payments: $1,496,335
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 6
Payments: $551,673
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,141
Payments: $24,527,442
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Greene County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Greene County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 780 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 356,867 |
| Cropland Acres: | 325,589 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 11,331 |
| Woodland Acres: | 7,521 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 12,426 |
Livestock in Greene County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 202,217 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 20,581 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,297 |
| Layers inventory | 880 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 483 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: