Conservation in Kossuth County, Iowa
Kossuth County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 134
Payments: $2,206,938
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2015
Contracts: 2
Payments: $13,411
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 27
Payments: $1,471,336
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,600
Payments: $36,891,855
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Kossuth County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Kossuth County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,349 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 599,439 |
| Cropland Acres: | 568,629 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 10,473 |
| Woodland Acres: | 3,513 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 16,824 |
Livestock in Kossuth County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 609,437 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 29,437 |
| Layers inventory | 2,250 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,683 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 925 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: