Conservation in Billings County, North Dakota
Billings County, North Dakota
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 117
Payments: $1,285,139
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $550,996
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 196
Payments: $8,361,633
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Billings County, North Dakota, 2012
Land in Billings County, North Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 197 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 722,275 |
| Cropland Acres: | 131,319 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 585,204 |
| Woodland Acres: | 614 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,138 |
Livestock in Billings County, North Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 41,610 |
| Layers inventory | 243 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 140 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
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Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
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