Conservation in Polk County, Iowa
Polk 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: 2005-2015
Contracts: 98
Payments: $1,127,687
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $166,682
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 568
Payments: $13,294,776
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Polk County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Polk County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 773 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 197,535 |
| Cropland Acres: | 178,551 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 7,200 |
| Woodland Acres: | 5,255 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,529 |
Livestock in Polk County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 6,633 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 5,475 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,729 |
| Layers inventory | 1,418 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 784 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: