Conservation in Manistee County, Michigan
Manistee County, Michigan
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 45
Payments: $716,897
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2015
Contracts: 5
Payments: $128,561
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $214,583
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2010
Recipients: 7
Payments: $25,836
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Manistee County, Michigan, 2012
Land in Manistee County, Michigan, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 324 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 44,298 |
| Cropland Acres: | 20,081 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,275 |
| Woodland Acres: | 15,339 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,603 |
Livestock in Manistee County, Michigan, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,741 |
| Layers inventory | 1,263 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 282 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 270 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 162 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: