Conservation in Woodbury County, Iowa
Woodbury County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 83
Payments: $1,894,050
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 15
Payments: $80,519
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $277,786
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,261
Payments: $49,657,029
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Woodbury County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Woodbury County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 973 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 445,641 |
| Cropland Acres: | 384,576 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 30,529 |
| Woodland Acres: | 10,501 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 20,035 |
Livestock in Woodbury County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 82,333 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 40,421 |
| Layers inventory | 1,571 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,545 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 550 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: