Conservation in Pepin County, Wisconsin
Pepin County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 228
Payments: $2,107,522
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2013
Contracts: 3
Payments: $20,554
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 52
Payments: $486,214
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 447
Payments: $6,209,548
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Pepin County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Pepin County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 459 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 103,604 |
| Cropland Acres: | 63,018 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 5,620 |
| Woodland Acres: | 27,538 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 7,428 |
Livestock in Pepin County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 28,358 |
| Layers inventory | 10,453 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 105 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 58 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: