Conservation in Beadle County, South Dakota
Beadle County, South Dakota
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 102
Payments: $1,859,058
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 3
Payments: $34,743
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 56
Payments: $3,342,730
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 802
Payments: $31,114,651
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Beadle County, South Dakota, 2012
Land in Beadle County, South Dakota, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 754 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 793,756 |
| Cropland Acres: | 576,930 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 188,006 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,374 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 26,446 |
Livestock in Beadle County, South Dakota, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 94,623 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 46,386 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 4,134 |
| Layers inventory | 910 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: