Conservation in Johnson County, Iowa
Johnson County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 237
Payments: $1,545,371
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 4
Payments: $43,164
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 26
Payments: $855,171
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,185
Payments: $50,357,802
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Johnson County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Johnson County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,342 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 328,672 |
| Cropland Acres: | 285,139 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 13,748 |
| Woodland Acres: | 13,325 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 16,460 |
Livestock in Johnson County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 164,207 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 127,168 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 37,042 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 8,630 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 4,212 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: