Conservation in Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2003-2015
Contracts: 88
Payments: $1,405,323
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 15
Payments: $275,881
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 6
Payments: $109,921
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 178
Payments: $5,051,886
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 551 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 76,889 |
| Cropland Acres: | 45,386 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 5,727 |
| Woodland Acres: | 19,490 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,286 |
Livestock in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 8,326 |
| Layers inventory | 1,908 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 729 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 660 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 561 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: