Conservation in Montgomery County, Iowa
Montgomery County, Iowa
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 152
Payments: $2,188,970
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 10
Payments: $499,963
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 816
Payments: $30,543,077
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Montgomery County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Montgomery County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 499 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 244,925 |
| Cropland Acres: | 207,448 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 17,902 |
| Woodland Acres: | 4,652 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,923 |
Livestock in Montgomery County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 23,368 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 532 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 268 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: