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Traverse County The 375,040 acres of Traverse County are home to 3,401 people. The 5 largest agricultural inventory items for Traverse County are soybeans, corn for grain, wheat for grain (all), spring wheat for grain, and sugarbeets for sugar. The 5 largest livestock inventories are hogs and pigs, cattle and calves, colonies of bees, layers, and broilers and other meattype chickens. Source: USDA 2012 Census
Traverse County has… 375,040 total acres 348,429 acres in farms 458 farms 33 irrigated acres Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2012
93% of Traverse County is farms. Farm Land Use 96.1% in Cropland - 3.9% in Other
A watershed is an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas. Watersheds (% of the County) 1. Mustinka (60%) 2. Bois de Sioux (33% 3. Upper Minnesota (6%) Source: NRCS, USDA, and MPCA, 2007
Practices that farmers in Traverse County implement to protect natural resources include: Field buffers, windbreaks, grass waterways, contour planting, and reduced tillage to protect against soil erosion. Nutrient management best management practice techniques, including soil sampling, precision application, and split applications for fertilizers.