Conservation in Green County, Wisconsin
Green County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 287
Payments: $3,154,586
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 16
Payments: $176,580
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $69,817
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,101
Payments: $29,044,440
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Green County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Green County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,545 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 302,295 |
| Cropland Acres: | 238,606 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 21,294 |
| Woodland Acres: | 23,652 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 18,743 |
Livestock in Green County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 73,597 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 7,097 |
| Layers inventory | 4,730 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 2,726 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,056 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: