Conservation in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 64
Payments: $1,958,897
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2015
Contracts: 6
Payments: $103,950
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $85,993
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 523
Payments: $16,344,515
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,207 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 158,462 |
| Cropland Acres: | 79,664 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 10,292 |
| Woodland Acres: | 55,569 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 12,937 |
Livestock in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 21,220 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 16,836 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 15,846 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 7,725 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,287 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: