Conservation in Butler County, Pennsylvania
Butler County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 104
Payments: $3,035,813
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2013
Contracts: 6
Payments: $83,133
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 44
Payments: $1,075,972
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 172
Payments: $3,070,105
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Butler County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Butler County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,061 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 136,237 |
| Cropland Acres: | 77,093 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 15,006 |
| Woodland Acres: | 30,790 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 13,348 |
Livestock in Butler County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 14,573 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 5,384 |
| Layers inventory | 3,768 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,160 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 722 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: