Conservation in Osceola County, Iowa
Osceola County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 56
Payments: $1,200,836
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 11
Payments: $874,543
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 623
Payments: $18,447,020
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Osceola County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Osceola County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 555 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 238,220 |
| Cropland Acres: | 223,260 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 4,465 |
| Woodland Acres: | 285 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,210 |
Livestock in Osceola County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 334,938 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 45,315 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 509 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 70 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |


Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: