Conservation in Walworth County, Wisconsin
Walworth County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 212
Payments: $2,477,766
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 23
Payments: $135,070
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 18
Payments: $503,137
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 793
Payments: $10,692,123
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Walworth County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Walworth County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 870 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 187,711 |
| Cropland Acres: | 163,902 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 4,273 |
| Woodland Acres: | 9,539 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,997 |
Livestock in Walworth County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 38,033 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 18,210 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,759 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,791 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: