Conservation in Page County, Iowa
Page County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 183
Payments: $2,983,806
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2005
Contracts: 1
Payments: $2,490
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $489,490
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,139
Payments: $40,656,236
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Page County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Page County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 739 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 317,063 |
| Cropland Acres: | 263,037 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 29,390 |
| Woodland Acres: | 5,913 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 18,723 |
Livestock in Page County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 31,153 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 18,802 |
| Layers inventory | 854 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 839 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 70 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: