Conservation in Portage County, Wisconsin
Portage County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 195
Payments: $1,859,158
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2014
Contracts: 14
Payments: $308,907
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 26
Payments: $776,027
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 212
Payments: $2,247,673
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Portage County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Portage County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 969 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 278,673 |
| Cropland Acres: | 201,386 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 13,932 |
| Woodland Acres: | 42,380 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 20,975 |
Livestock in Portage County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 49,728 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 6,561 |
| Layers inventory | 2,696 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 2,531 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 490 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: