Conservation in Ottawa County, Michigan
Ottawa County, Michigan
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 77
Payments: $3,835,574
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 5
Payments: $56,595
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 131
Payments: $2,407,739
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Ottawa County, Michigan, 2012
Land in Ottawa County, Michigan, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,363 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 186,154 |
| Cropland Acres: | 138,148 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 7,924 |
| Woodland Acres: | 15,946 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 24,136 |
Livestock in Ottawa County, Michigan, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,985,020 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 40,910 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 37,041 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,263 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: