Conservation in Wood County, Wisconsin
Wood County, Wisconsin
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 227
Payments: $3,543,056
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2012
Contracts: 4
Payments: $11,445
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 28
Payments: $401,316
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 113
Payments: $1,990,992
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Wood County, Wisconsin, 2012
Land in Wood County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,067 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 222,730 |
| Cropland Acres: | 132,947 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 11,616 |
| Woodland Acres: | 38,967 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 39,200 |
Livestock in Wood County, Wisconsin, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 43,207 |
| Layers inventory | 3,460 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 2,438 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 936 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 397 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: