Conservation in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1997-2015
Contracts: 5,104
Payments: $126,169,289
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 466
Payments: $5,596,236
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 821
Payments: $19,797,267
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 11,955
Payments: $331,461,346
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 59,309 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 7,704,444 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,546,052 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 814,210 |
| Woodland Acres: | 1,804,157 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 540,025 |
Livestock in Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 166,691,355 |
| Layers inventory | 25,147,630 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,626,374 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 1,134,957 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 96,648 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: