Conservation in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 15,435
Payments: $195,593,747
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 449
Payments: $5,018,861
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 2,109
Payments: $41,839,986
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 42,459
Payments: $811,678,855
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 69,754 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 14,568,926 |
| Cropland Acres: | 9,910,991 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,034,738 |
| Woodland Acres: | 2,526,754 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,096,443 |
Livestock in Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 48,766,897 |
| Layers inventory | 5,413,563 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,494,084 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 311,651 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 80,081 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: