Washington County

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Washington County The 270,720 acres of Washington County are home to 251,597 people.  The 5 largest agricultural inventory items for Washington County are corn for grain, soybeans, forage land (hay and haylage, grass silage, greenchop), nursery stock crops, and vegetables harvested (all).  The 5 largest livestock inventories are pheasants, cattle and calves, chukars, quails, and horses and ponies.  Washington County is ranked 1st in the state for fruits, tree nuts, and berry sales, 2nd in the state for nursery stock crops, 3rd in the state for quail, 4th in the state for pheasants and chukars, and 5th in the state for horses and ponies. Source: USDA 2012 Census

Washington County has…  3,504 irrigated acres  270,720 total acres  80,901 acres in farms  602 farms Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2012

Practices that farmers in Washington County implement to protect natural resources include:  Field buffers, windbreaks, and reduced tillage to protect against soil erosion.  Nutrient management best management practice techniques, including soil sampling, precision application, and split applications.

30% of Washington County is farms. Farm Land Use 72.3% - Cropland 7.9% - Woodland 11.3% - Pastureland 8.5% - 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. Lower St. Croix (67%) 2. Twin Cities (33%) 3. Rush-Vermillion (<1%) Source: NRCS, USDA, and MPCA, 2007