Conservation in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Bradford County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 184
Payments: $6,921,607
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2014
Contracts: 23
Payments: $249,802
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $578,296
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 766
Payments: $27,337,637
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,629 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 307,990 |
| Cropland Acres: | 163,329 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 32,984 |
| Woodland Acres: | 83,962 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 27,715 |
Livestock in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 54,083 |
| Layers inventory | 4,726 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,751 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,692 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: