Conservation in Venango County, Pennsylvania
Venango County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 33
Payments: $846,687
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2012
Contracts: 2
Payments: $10,730
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $23,416
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 54
Payments: $1,597,596
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Venango County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Venango County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 464 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 61,531 |
| Cropland Acres: | 29,030 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 6,378 |
| Woodland Acres: | 21,745 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 4,378 |
Livestock in Venango County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 6,876 |
| Layers inventory | 1,817 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,024 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 757 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 148 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: