Conservation in Rock County, Wisconsin
Rock County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 382
Payments: $3,711,378
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2012
Contracts: 17
Payments: $66,921
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 36
Payments: $1,266,594
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,583
Payments: $28,708,909
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Rock County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Rock County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,509 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 353,793 |
| Cropland Acres: | 303,657 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 9,415 |
| Woodland Acres: | 18,945 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 21,776 |
Livestock in Rock County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 45,897 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 12,884 |
| Layers inventory | 5,769 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,878 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,817 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: