Conservation in Story County, Iowa
Story County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 222
Payments: $1,495,934
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 4
Payments: $16,099
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 21
Payments: $1,247,928
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,021
Payments: $20,386,253
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Story County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Story County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 966 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 306,000 |
| Cropland Acres: | 279,417 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 9,112 |
| Woodland Acres: | 6,299 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 11,172 |
Livestock in Story County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 77,182 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 25,290 |
| Layers inventory | 3,418 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,231 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 868 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: