Conservation in Nuckolls County, Nebraska
Nuckolls County, Nebraska
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 294
Payments: $4,331,480
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 29
Payments: $368,435
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 84
Payments: $4,646,749
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 279
Payments: $3,440,812
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Nuckolls County, Nebraska, 2012
Land in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 435 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 349,710 |
| Cropland Acres: | 230,387 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 105,137 |
| Woodland Acres: | 5,697 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,489 |
Livestock in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 38,187 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 9,746 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,135 |
| Layers inventory | 231 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: