Conservation in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 106
Payments: $1,966,120
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 17
Payments: $293,994
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 11
Payments: $236,008
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 184
Payments: $8,046,205
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 833 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 158,300 |
| Cropland Acres: | 77,210 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 15,230 |
| Woodland Acres: | 57,828 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,032 |
Livestock in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,033,632 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 34,819 |
| Layers inventory | 12,576 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 10,480 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,807 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: