Conservation in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 143
Payments: $2,950,051
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 17
Payments: $112,893
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 21
Payments: $748,352
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 726
Payments: $18,522,296
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 944 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 122,743 |
| Cropland Acres: | 85,144 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 6,291 |
| Woodland Acres: | 24,396 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,912 |
Livestock in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 788,399 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 16,813 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 12,244 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 890 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: