Conservation in Steele County, North Dakota
Steele County, North Dakota
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 110
Payments: $1,146,633
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2006
Contracts: 1
Payments: $231
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 21
Payments: $1,399,544
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 627
Payments: $18,624,339
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Steele County, North Dakota, 2012
Land in Steele County, North Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 355 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 425,834 |
| Cropland Acres: | 396,979 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 10,303 |
| Woodland Acres: | 3,077 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 15,475 |
Livestock in Steele County, North Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,025 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 3,640 |
| Layers inventory | 55 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 28 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: