Conservation in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 160
Payments: $7,120,232
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2012
Contracts: 10
Payments: $74,682
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 28
Payments: $477,072
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 296
Payments: $8,355,304
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 2,039 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 233,744 |
| Cropland Acres: | 182,303 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 17,231 |
| Woodland Acres: | 19,855 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,355 |
Livestock in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 13,027,727 |
| Layers inventory | 2,683,591 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 79,323 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 66,645 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,303 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: