Conservation in Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 104
Payments: $2,786,298
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 42
Payments: $672,950
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $461,752
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 295
Payments: $7,414,063
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,210 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 209,795 |
| Cropland Acres: | 104,274 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 26,192 |
| Woodland Acres: | 65,217 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,112 |
Livestock in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 364,934 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 47,427 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 11,274 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 6,809 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,927 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: