Conservation in Hancock County, Iowa
Hancock County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 84
Payments: $853,440
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2011
Contracts: 2
Payments: $18,893
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 10
Payments: $627,595
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 1,215
Payments: $26,063,134
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Hancock County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Hancock County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 889 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 353,351 |
| Cropland Acres: | 338,379 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,705 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,733 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,534 |
Livestock in Hancock County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 5,518,323 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 370,569 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 14,063 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 2,229 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,032 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: