Conservation in Morrow County, Oregon
Morrow County, Oregon
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 272
Payments: $5,155,971
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $257,079
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 53
Payments: $5,946,666
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 690
Payments: $111,666,129
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Morrow County, Oregon, 2012
Land in Morrow County, Oregon, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 401 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 1,165,126 |
| Cropland Acres: | 486,433 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 578,449 |
| Woodland Acres: | 73,727 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 26,517 |
Livestock in Morrow County, Oregon, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 141,368 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 6,471 |
| Layers inventory | 563 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 135 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: