Conservation in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 58
Payments: $2,657,246
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 3
Payments: $26,841
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $203,882
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 97
Payments: $3,303,990
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 808 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 90,554 |
| Cropland Acres: | 53,241 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 11,363 |
| Woodland Acres: | 20,693 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,257 |
Livestock in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 986,099 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 29,576 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 28,151 |
| Layers inventory | 23,056 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,081 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: