Conservation in Palo Alto County, Iowa
Palo Alto 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: 2001-2015
Contracts: 98
Payments: $1,262,957
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 21
Payments: $1,407,831
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,512
Payments: $37,170,753
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Palo Alto County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Palo Alto County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 874 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 358,769 |
| Cropland Acres: | 340,756 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 6,238 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,423 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,352 |
Livestock in Palo Alto County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 464,236 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 29,919 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 314 |
| 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: