Conservation in Jasper County, Iowa
Jasper 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: 313
Payments: $1,798,588
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 2
Payments: $18,400
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,236
Payments: $40,279,286
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Jasper County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Jasper County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,098 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 373,652 |
| Cropland Acres: | 324,792 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 23,762 |
| Woodland Acres: | 8,986 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 16,112 |
Livestock in Jasper County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 209,509 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 20,205 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,228 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,927 |
| Layers inventory | 922 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: