Conservation in Mahaska County, Iowa
Mahaska County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2001-2015
Contracts: 203
Payments: $2,067,102
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 11
Payments: $24,290
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 10
Payments: $492,094
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,420
Payments: $69,298,264
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Mahaska County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Mahaska County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,012 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 322,964 |
| Cropland Acres: | 273,911 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 18,361 |
| Woodland Acres: | 14,725 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 15,967 |
Livestock in Mahaska County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 301,296 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 30,740 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,877 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: