Conservation in Polk County, Oregon
Polk County, Oregon
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 140
Payments: $2,400,558
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2015
Contracts: 6
Payments: $139,674
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $246,968
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 133
Payments: $2,764,234
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Polk County, Oregon, 2012
Land in Polk County, Oregon, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,143 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 144,748 |
| Cropland Acres: | 101,014 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 10,880 |
| Woodland Acres: | 22,258 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,596 |
Livestock in Polk County, Oregon, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 15,365 |
| Layers inventory | 4,101 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 3,291 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 434 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: