Conservation in Tama County, Iowa
Tama 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: 1998-2015
Contracts: 164
Payments: $1,732,428
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 30
Payments: $850,435
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,420
Payments: $64,774,944
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tama County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Tama County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,132 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 402,701 |
| Cropland Acres: | 351,667 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 21,919 |
| Woodland Acres: | 12,378 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 16,737 |
Livestock in Tama County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 93,899 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 33,778 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,743 |
| Layers inventory | 1,356 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 400 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: