Conservation in Allegany County, Maryland
Allegany County, Maryland
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 123
Payments: $1,141,573
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 46
Payments: $550,406
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $38,350
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 81
Payments: $1,651,845
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Allegany County, Maryland, 2012
Land in Allegany County, Maryland, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 291 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 36,261 |
| Cropland Acres: | 11,817 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 7,786 |
| Woodland Acres: | 14,974 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,684 |
Livestock in Allegany County, Maryland, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 4,706 |
| Layers inventory | 685 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 381 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 82 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 31 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: