Conservation in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 42
Payments: $726,582
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2008
Contracts: 1
Payments: $11,280
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 10
Payments: $388,587
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 57
Payments: $359,677
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 486 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 76,331 |
| Cropland Acres: | 63,225 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,894 |
| Woodland Acres: | 6,649 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 3,563 |
Livestock in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 7,672 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,864 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 2,118 |
| Layers inventory | 1,862 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 712 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: