Conservation in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 105
Payments: $2,442,630
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2013
Contracts: 7
Payments: $138,822
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 10
Payments: $486,569
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 153
Payments: $4,608,987
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Indiana County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,166 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 153,752 |
| Cropland Acres: | 85,418 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 15,340 |
| Woodland Acres: | 41,222 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 11,772 |
Livestock in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 18,923 |
| Layers inventory | 5,116 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,719 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 883 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 878 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: