Conservation in Grant County, North Dakota
Grant County, North Dakota
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 241
Payments: $4,403,753
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 10
Payments: $114,532
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 52
Payments: $4,619,500
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 688
Payments: $26,077,924
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Grant County, North Dakota, 2012
Land in Grant County, North Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 508 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 1,049,893 |
| Cropland Acres: | 503,992 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 513,459 |
| Woodland Acres: | 4,224 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 28,218 |
Livestock in Grant County, North Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 77,021 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,347 |
| Layers inventory | 587 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 522 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 170 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: