Conservation in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 168
Payments: $4,562,715
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 15
Payments: $117,410
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $657,029
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 170
Payments: $4,280,376
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Chester County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,730 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 164,495 |
| Cropland Acres: | 107,125 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 22,924 |
| Woodland Acres: | 19,790 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,656 |
Livestock in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,528,239 |
| Layers inventory | 59,447 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 39,441 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 27,452 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,723 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: