Conservation in Centre County, Pennsylvania
Centre County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 117
Payments: $2,054,326
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 17
Payments: $267,912
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 36
Payments: $1,129,762
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 131
Payments: $4,529,702
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Centre County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Centre County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,192 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 162,041 |
| Cropland Acres: | 84,871 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 14,343 |
| Woodland Acres: | 53,294 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,533 |
Livestock in Centre County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 30,237 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 9,046 |
| Layers inventory | 6,904 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 3,766 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,745 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: