Conservation in Ida County, Iowa
Ida County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 131
Payments: $1,354,785
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 7
Payments: $457,292
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 618
Payments: $18,957,521
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Ida County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Ida County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 547 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 260,962 |
| Cropland Acres: | 234,140 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 11,791 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,169 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 13,862 |
Livestock in Ida County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 143,381 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 31,825 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,115 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,062 |
| Layers inventory | 690 |


Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: