Conservation in Wheeler County, Oregon
Wheeler County, Oregon
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 153
Payments: $3,169,293
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2015
Contracts: 6
Payments: $61,182
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 22
Payments: $1,661,214
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 82
Payments: $6,755,510
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Wheeler County, Oregon, 2012
Land in Wheeler County, Oregon, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 153 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 649,086 |
| Cropland Acres: | 24,833 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 485,345 |
| Woodland Acres: | 128,540 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,368 |
Livestock in Wheeler County, Oregon, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 18,647 |
| Layers inventory | 292 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 234 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 58 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: