Conservation in Worth County, Iowa
Worth County, Iowa
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 123
Payments: $617,005
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 19
Payments: $738,404
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 1,049
Payments: $25,174,364
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Worth County, Iowa, 2012
Land in Worth County, Iowa, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 640 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 234,958 |
| Cropland Acres: | 218,403 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,394 |
| Woodland Acres: | 3,421 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,740 |
Livestock in Worth County, Iowa, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 54,765 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,611 |
| Layers inventory | 794 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 758 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |


Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: