Conservation in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 316
Payments: $4,968,088
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 28
Payments: $569,717
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 827
Payments: $10,813,587
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,224 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 230,735 |
| Cropland Acres: | 186,852 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 5,118 |
| Woodland Acres: | 21,325 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 17,440 |
Livestock in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 113,863 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,268 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 649 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 330 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |


Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: