Conservation in Green Lake County, Wisconsin
Green Lake County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 257
Payments: $3,213,544
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 17
Payments: $463,981
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 506
Payments: $9,802,336
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Green Lake County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 608 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 154,595 |
| Cropland Acres: | 119,913 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,703 |
| Woodland Acres: | 14,719 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 16,260 |
Livestock in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 35,952 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 23,461 |
| Layers inventory | 4,755 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 502 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 472 |


Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
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Broken Stream Banks:
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