Conservation in Wayne County, Iowa
Wayne County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 469
Payments: $6,681,332
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $23,658
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 27
Payments: $565,208
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,520
Payments: $79,891,248
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Wayne County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Wayne County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 691 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 273,774 |
| Cropland Acres: | 198,977 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 43,530 |
| Woodland Acres: | 17,819 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 13,448 |
Livestock in Wayne County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 32,993 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 9,810 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,576 |
| Layers inventory | 1,292 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: