Conservation in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 368
Payments: $8,603,622
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2009
Contracts: 5
Payments: $95,040
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 29
Payments: $847,027
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 405
Payments: $9,283,727
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 5,657 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 439,481 |
| Cropland Acres: | 331,973 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 45,834 |
| Woodland Acres: | 34,168 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 27,506 |
Livestock in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 53,586,627 |
| Layers inventory | 10,651,369 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 359,505 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 276,729 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 6,736 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: