Conservation in Nemaha County, Nebraska
Nemaha County, Nebraska
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 259
Payments: $5,390,225
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 15
Payments: $144,648
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 74
Payments: $4,162,267
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 614
Payments: $18,647,592
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Nemaha County, Nebraska, 2012
Land in Nemaha County, Nebraska, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 451 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 253,340 |
| Cropland Acres: | 211,371 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 20,405 |
| Woodland Acres: | 7,360 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,204 |
Livestock in Nemaha County, Nebraska, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 11,197 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,694 |
| Layers inventory | 809 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 542 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: