Conservation in Harford County, Maryland
Harford County, Maryland
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 169
Payments: $1,727,327
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2011
Contracts: 4
Payments: $12,853
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 18
Payments: $1,204,474
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 193
Payments: $3,231,798
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Harford County, Maryland, 2012
Land in Harford County, Maryland, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 582 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 65,472 |
| Cropland Acres: | 40,421 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 10,274 |
| Woodland Acres: | 9,511 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,266 |
Livestock in Harford County, Maryland, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 14,767 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,000 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 3,293 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 107 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: