Conservation in Mitchell County, Iowa
Mitchell County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 122
Payments: $3,308,940
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2011
Contracts: 2
Payments: $1,413
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 46
Payments: $1,158,674
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 901
Payments: $18,792,494
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Mitchell County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Mitchell County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 903 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 296,235 |
| Cropland Acres: | 272,780 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 7,681 |
| Woodland Acres: | 5,640 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,134 |
Livestock in Mitchell County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 265,371 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 224,241 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 62,567 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 31,749 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 877 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: