Conservation in Ransom County, North Dakota
Ransom County, North Dakota
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 156
Payments: $2,348,183
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2012-2015
Contracts: 1
Payments: $5,603
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 19
Payments: $562,407
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 861
Payments: $72,032,839
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Ransom County, North Dakota, 2012
Land in Ransom County, North Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 548 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 501,632 |
| Cropland Acres: | 339,290 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 137,867 |
| Woodland Acres: | 5,140 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 19,335 |
Livestock in Ransom County, North Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 33,252 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,389 |
| Layers inventory | 401 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: