Conservation in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 84
Payments: $1,198,693
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 15
Payments: $187,568
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 9
Payments: $374,045
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 239
Payments: $5,423,310
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 556 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 60,930 |
| Cropland Acres: | 34,383 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 3,721 |
| Woodland Acres: | 17,673 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,153 |
Livestock in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 4,732 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,149 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 2,508 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 623 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 213 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: