Conservation in Valley County, Nebraska
Valley County, Nebraska
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 146
Payments: $1,763,153
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2012
Contracts: 1
Payments: $25,657
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 4
Payments: $293,700
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 320
Payments: $5,621,457
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Valley County, Nebraska, 2012
Land in Valley County, Nebraska, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 402 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 349,404 |
| Cropland Acres: | 150,695 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 190,775 |
| Woodland Acres: | 987 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,947 |
Livestock in Valley County, Nebraska, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 76,326 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,617 |
| Layers inventory | 337 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: