Conservation in Ottawa County, Oklahoma
Ottawa County, Oklahoma
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 143
Payments: $1,051,321
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 9
Payments: $152,930
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 43
Payments: $463,506
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Ottawa County, Oklahoma, 2012
Land in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,020 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 193,251 |
| Cropland Acres: | 87,881 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 79,416 |
| Woodland Acres: | 17,322 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,632 |
Livestock in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 13,564,613 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 42,166 |
| Layers inventory | 1,291 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 272 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 240 |


Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: