Conservation in Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Tioga County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 96
Payments: $2,798,160
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2015
Contracts: 13
Payments: $112,764
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 24
Payments: $235,721
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 516
Payments: $16,537,404
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tioga County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,125 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 205,158 |
| Cropland Acres: | 108,961 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 27,922 |
| Woodland Acres: | 53,534 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,741 |
Livestock in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 27,319 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 26,102 |
| Layers inventory | 2,919 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,339 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 446 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: