Conservation in Otoe County, Nebraska
Otoe County, Nebraska
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 150
Payments: $1,950,914
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2015
Contracts: 6
Payments: $65,618
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 55
Payments: $2,339,053
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 904
Payments: $27,141,507
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Otoe County, Nebraska, 2012
Land in Otoe County, Nebraska, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 897 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 387,715 |
| Cropland Acres: | 321,871 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 34,147 |
| Woodland Acres: | 7,436 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 24,261 |
Livestock in Otoe County, Nebraska, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 48,371 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 13,782 |
| Layers inventory | 2,407 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,470 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,012 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: