Conservation in Humboldt County, Iowa
Humboldt 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: 1998-2015
Contracts: 134
Payments: $1,688,198
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 52
Payments: $2,534,842
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 933
Payments: $20,191,499
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Humboldt County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Humboldt County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 574 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 234,829 |
| Cropland Acres: | 220,139 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,895 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,921 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,874 |
Livestock in Humboldt County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 695,367 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 155,641 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,930 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,730 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 360 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: