Conservation in East Pottawattamie County, Iowa
East Pottawattamie County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 190
Payments: $2,120,785
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2013
Contracts: 10
Payments: $19,208
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 11
Payments: $673,384
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 600
Payments: $14,138,069
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for East Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 2012
Land in East Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,188 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 532,833 |
| Cropland Acres: | 481,829 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 20,113 |
| Woodland Acres: | 7,242 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 23,649 |
Livestock in East Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 82,575 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 57,300 |
| Layers inventory | 1,879 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 842 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 638 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: