Conservation in Rolette County, North Dakota
Rolette County, North Dakota
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 329
Payments: $2,628,269
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2008
Contracts: 1
Payments: $1,482
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 35
Payments: $1,644,042
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 740
Payments: $40,578,717
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Rolette County, North Dakota, 2012
Land in Rolette County, North Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 649 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 534,301 |
| Cropland Acres: | 365,520 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 88,368 |
| Woodland Acres: | 50,651 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 29,762 |
Livestock in Rolette County, North Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 19,468 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 40 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: