Conservation in Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Lafayette County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 360
Payments: $3,846,764
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2013
Contracts: 2
Payments: $8,842
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 14
Payments: $431,659
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,138
Payments: $48,686,351
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lafayette County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,252 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 368,501 |
| Cropland Acres: | 276,055 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 51,017 |
| Woodland Acres: | 24,426 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 17,003 |
Livestock in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 108,943 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 14,267 |
| Layers inventory | 12,378 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,628 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 482 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: