Conservation in Thayer County, Nebraska
Thayer County, Nebraska
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 157
Payments: $2,166,307
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2015
Contracts: 9
Payments: $48,535
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 25
Payments: $1,020,376
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 468
Payments: $9,683,609
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Thayer County, Nebraska, 2012
Land in Thayer County, Nebraska, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 432 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 326,300 |
| Cropland Acres: | 253,995 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 62,600 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,879 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,826 |
Livestock in Thayer County, Nebraska, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 32,188 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 5,305 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,606 |
| Layers inventory | 590 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: