Conservation in Lucas County, Iowa
Lucas County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 254
Payments: $3,615,109
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2014
Contracts: 13
Payments: $32,484
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 16
Payments: $564,808
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,219
Payments: $54,625,852
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lucas County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Lucas County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 648 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 177,342 |
| Cropland Acres: | 101,496 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 41,898 |
| Woodland Acres: | 22,232 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 11,716 |
Livestock in Lucas County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 38,037 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 31,188 |
| Layers inventory | 582 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 535 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: