Conservation in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Wayne County, Pennsylvania
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 71
Payments: $1,988,880
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2015
Contracts: 9
Payments: $75,130
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 9
Payments: $112,029
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 51
Payments: $1,708,490
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Land in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 711 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 112,998 |
| Cropland Acres: | 43,153 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 17,639 |
| Woodland Acres: | 43,690 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,516 |
Livestock in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 14,161 |
| Layers inventory | 3,636 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,658 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 360 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: