Conservation in Grant County, Wisconsin
Grant County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 553
Payments: $6,862,195
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 21
Payments: $385,110
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 20
Payments: $192,671
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,936
Payments: $71,696,926
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Grant County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Grant County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 2,436 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 587,587 |
| Cropland Acres: | 361,323 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 102,285 |
| Woodland Acres: | 99,480 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 24,499 |
Livestock in Grant County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 173,249 |
| Layers inventory | 83,923 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 54,798 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 4,659 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,115 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: