Conservation in Montour County, Pennsylvania
Montour County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 30
Payments: $826,631
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2015
Contracts: 4
Payments: $33,284
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $57,521
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 277
Payments: $10,330,688
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Montour County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Montour County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 459 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 43,493 |
| Cropland Acres: | 29,564 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,937 |
| Woodland Acres: | 7,309 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 3,683 |
Livestock in Montour County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 2,033,287 |
| Layers inventory | 102,530 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 6,384 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 982 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 662 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: