Conservation in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2003-2015
Contracts: 61
Payments: $1,131,056
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2009
Contracts: 1
Payments: $1,430
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $120,398
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 230
Payments: $5,638,153
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 811 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 129,378 |
| Cropland Acres: | 59,986 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 7,163 |
| Woodland Acres: | 55,725 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,504 |
Livestock in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 4,611,432 |
| Layers inventory | 1,065,502 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 16,906 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 7,370 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,976 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: