Conservation in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 107
Payments: $1,301,944
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $47,593
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 11
Payments: $166,838
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 34
Payments: $277,759
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 827 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 64,024 |
| Cropland Acres: | 47,951 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 6,167 |
| Woodland Acres: | 5,627 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 4,279 |
Livestock in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 11,449 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 7,278 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 6,968 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,907 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 530 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: