Conservation in Menominee County, Michigan
Menominee County, Michigan
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 101
Payments: $1,105,380
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2012
Contracts: 2
Payments: $20,480
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 36
Payments: $294,688
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 19
Payments: $125,672
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Menominee County, Michigan, 2012
Land in Menominee County, Michigan, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 398 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 91,900 |
| Cropland Acres: | 50,289 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 6,365 |
| Woodland Acres: | 27,801 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 7,445 |
Livestock in Menominee County, Michigan, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 17,632 |
| Layers inventory | 1,683 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 720 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 382 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 211 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: