Conservation in Monona County, Iowa
Monona County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2001-2015
Contracts: 172
Payments: $1,663,374
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 29
Payments: $248,423
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $115,774
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 876
Payments: $21,975,381
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Monona County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Monona County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 538 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 338,164 |
| Cropland Acres: | 300,638 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 15,365 |
| Woodland Acres: | 12,803 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,358 |
Livestock in Monona County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 18,869 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 16,148 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 306 |
| Layers inventory | 302 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 249 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: