Conservation in Iowa County, Iowa
Iowa County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 274
Payments: $3,167,464
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 7
Payments: $62,638
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 20
Payments: $630,432
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,377
Payments: $76,795,533
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Iowa County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Iowa County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,019 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 336,084 |
| Cropland Acres: | 275,469 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 27,134 |
| Woodland Acres: | 19,532 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 13,949 |
Livestock in Iowa County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 115,777 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 49,080 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,486 |
| Layers inventory | 814 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 766 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: