Conservation in Slope County, North Dakota
Slope County, North Dakota
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 211
Payments: $3,631,122
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 14
Payments: $174,857
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 26
Payments: $2,072,395
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 321
Payments: $12,394,483
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Slope County, North Dakota, 2012
Land in Slope County, North Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 221 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 674,345 |
| Cropland Acres: | 245,006 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 417,647 |
| Woodland Acres: | 0 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 0 |
Livestock in Slope County, North Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 23,351 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 659 |
| Layers inventory | 340 |
| 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: