Conservation in Pawnee County, Nebraska
Pawnee County, Nebraska
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 276
Payments: $5,988,926
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2013
Contracts: 9
Payments: $133,761
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 20
Payments: $490,629
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 922
Payments: $53,754,099
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Pawnee County, Nebraska, 2012
Land in Pawnee County, Nebraska, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 540 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 268,815 |
| Cropland Acres: | 180,059 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 64,398 |
| Woodland Acres: | 9,372 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,986 |
Livestock in Pawnee County, Nebraska, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 30,548 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 7,780 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,600 |
| Layers inventory | 965 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 835 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: