Conservation in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 84
Payments: $1,792,369
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2009
Contracts: 3
Payments: $11,539
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 13
Payments: $137,430
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 115
Payments: $2,775,788
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,219 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 121,413 |
| Cropland Acres: | 97,431 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 9,864 |
| Woodland Acres: | 7,692 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,426 |
Livestock in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 21,933,581 |
| Layers inventory | 2,248,341 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 101,924 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 59,207 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,022 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: