Conservation in Mountrail County, North Dakota
Mountrail County, North Dakota
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 408
Payments: $5,566,490
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $142,736
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 31
Payments: $3,199,970
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,118
Payments: $36,588,648
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Mountrail County, North Dakota, 2012
Land in Mountrail County, North Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 670 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 963,672 |
| Cropland Acres: | 578,761 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 341,973 |
| Woodland Acres: | 629 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 42,309 |
Livestock in Mountrail County, North Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 28,797 |
| Layers inventory | 204 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: