Conservation in Sioux County, Iowa
Sioux County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 422
Payments: $6,941,730
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2010
Contracts: 2
Payments: $5,874
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 22
Payments: $1,156,939
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 1,137
Payments: $17,176,896
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Sioux County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Sioux County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,618 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 484,491 |
| Cropland Acres: | 442,375 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 16,803 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,368 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 23,945 |
Livestock in Sioux County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 6,223,301 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,415,803 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,176,751 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 393,665 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 17,898 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: