Conservation in La Crosse County, Wisconsin
La Crosse County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 276
Payments: $2,001,378
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 8
Payments: $89,101
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 41
Payments: $454,972
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 685
Payments: $8,804,567
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 748 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 158,718 |
| Cropland Acres: | 86,855 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 13,607 |
| Woodland Acres: | 49,065 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,191 |
Livestock in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 26,772 |
| Layers inventory | 11,938 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 8,295 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,360 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 846 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: