Conservation in O'Brien County, Iowa
O'Brien County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 92
Payments: $2,065,507
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2013
Contracts: 4
Payments: $42,937
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $384,399
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 649
Payments: $11,757,934
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for O'Brien County, Iowa, 2012
Land in O'Brien County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 884 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 304,497 |
| Cropland Acres: | 276,479 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 11,449 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,270 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,299 |
Livestock in O'Brien County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 497,223 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 74,157 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 4,065 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: