Conservation in Muscatine County, Iowa
Muscatine County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2003-2015
Contracts: 89
Payments: $722,915
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2013
Contracts: 4
Payments: $22,468
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 21
Payments: $1,019,769
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 836
Payments: $33,853,545
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Muscatine County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Muscatine County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 786 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 214,992 |
| Cropland Acres: | 183,169 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 10,189 |
| Woodland Acres: | 14,041 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 7,593 |
Livestock in Muscatine County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 98,300 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 17,325 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 862 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 823 |
| Layers inventory | 576 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: