Conservation in Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2001-2015
Contracts: 121
Payments: $5,577,777
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 7
Payments: $43,562
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 7
Payments: $67,253
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 235
Payments: $7,115,599
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,596 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 264,521 |
| Cropland Acres: | 201,822 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 20,020 |
| Woodland Acres: | 30,955 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 11,724 |
Livestock in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 3,410,364 |
| Layers inventory | 1,879,710 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 126,421 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 59,762 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,782 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: