Conservation in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 18
Payments: $287,381
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 6
Payments: $55,058
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $51,508
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 40
Payments: $1,166,292
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Carbon County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 195 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 21,162 |
| Cropland Acres: | 13,350 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,038 |
| Woodland Acres: | 5,452 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,322 |
Livestock in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 1,746 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,450 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 227 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 65 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: