Conservation in Vernon County, Wisconsin
Vernon County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 551
Payments: $5,415,160
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 12
Payments: $266,331
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 56
Payments: $707,407
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 936
Payments: $12,745,217
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Vernon County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Vernon County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 2,228 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 345,892 |
| Cropland Acres: | 181,510 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 48,882 |
| Woodland Acres: | 94,934 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 20,566 |
Livestock in Vernon County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 108,036 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 69,864 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 4,900 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 2,562 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: