Conservation in Mills County, Iowa
Mills County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 128
Payments: $1,211,615
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $36,722
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $418,766
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 614
Payments: $13,444,882
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Mills County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Mills County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 500 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 206,299 |
| Cropland Acres: | 182,255 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 7,729 |
| Woodland Acres: | 4,267 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 12,048 |
Livestock in Mills County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 6,236 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,175 |
| Layers inventory | 317 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 240 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: