Conservation in Madison County, Iowa
Madison County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 169
Payments: $1,994,358
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 20
Payments: $60,532
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 19
Payments: $470,582
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,072
Payments: $41,552,033
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Madison County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Madison County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 961 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 276,104 |
| Cropland Acres: | 184,056 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 52,944 |
| Woodland Acres: | 22,479 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 16,625 |
Livestock in Madison County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 34,334 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 28,156 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 991 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 113 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: