Conservation in Lee County, Iowa
Lee County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 181
Payments: $1,623,006
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2010
Contracts: 3
Payments: $5,064
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 16
Payments: $533,025
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,164
Payments: $37,638,542
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lee County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Lee County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 917 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 236,004 |
| Cropland Acres: | 172,333 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 21,388 |
| Woodland Acres: | 31,620 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,663 |
Livestock in Lee County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 73,620 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 21,090 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,644 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,337 |
| Layers inventory | 800 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: