Conservation in Bottineau County, North Dakota
Bottineau County, North Dakota
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 175
Payments: $1,975,010
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2009
Contracts: 12
Payments: $61,938
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 42
Payments: $3,245,993
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,511
Payments: $69,300,538
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Bottineau County, North Dakota, 2012
Land in Bottineau County, North Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 863 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 899,431 |
| Cropland Acres: | 772,989 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 79,844 |
| Woodland Acres: | 13,701 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 32,897 |
Livestock in Bottineau County, North Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 12,548 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 678 |
| Layers inventory | 468 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 110 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: