Conservation in Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Fulton County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 44
Payments: $952,488
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2013-2015
Contracts: 2
Payments: $24,270
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $58,734
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 305
Payments: $6,482,421
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Fulton County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 656 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 112,210 |
| Cropland Acres: | 61,066 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,817 |
| Woodland Acres: | 35,300 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 7,027 |
Livestock in Fulton County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 35,311 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 18,344 |
| Layers inventory | 1,850 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,773 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 150 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: