Conservation in Blair County, Pennsylvania
Blair County, Pennsylvania
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 65
Payments: $2,268,696
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: -
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $245,674
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 78
Payments: $3,192,621
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Blair County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Blair County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 525 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 90,117 |
| Cropland Acres: | 63,273 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 4,732 |
| Woodland Acres: | 17,263 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 4,849 |
Livestock in Blair County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 42,061 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 5,188 |
| Layers inventory | 3,371 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,165 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 332 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
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Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
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