Conservation in Winneshiek County, Iowa
Winneshiek County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 394
Payments: $8,392,513
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 18
Payments: $152,500
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 250
Payments: $10,158,647
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 2,024
Payments: $77,698,316
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Winneshiek County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Winneshiek County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,535 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 376,279 |
| Cropland Acres: | 305,262 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 21,184 |
| Woodland Acres: | 31,332 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 18,501 |
Livestock in Winneshiek County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 145,124 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 125,008 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 85,245 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,461 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: