Conservation in Price County, Wisconsin
Price County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 127
Payments: $1,868,782
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 24
Payments: $213,738
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 7
Payments: $18,446
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Price County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Price County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 472 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 92,295 |
| Cropland Acres: | 39,444 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,207 |
| Woodland Acres: | 38,266 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,378 |
Livestock in Price County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 15,261 |
| Layers inventory | 1,842 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,817 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,645 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 164 |


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