Conservation in Linn County, Iowa
Linn County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 292
Payments: $1,484,487
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2012
Contracts: 4
Payments: $10,807
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 30
Payments: $726,570
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,218
Payments: $32,255,497
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Linn County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Linn County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,402 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 339,283 |
| Cropland Acres: | 292,561 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 19,743 |
| Woodland Acres: | 15,136 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 11,843 |
Livestock in Linn County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 88,708 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 30,030 |
| Layers inventory | 2,373 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,845 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 329 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: