Conservation in Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Pocahontas County, West Virginia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 152
Payments: $1,473,306
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 33
Payments: $409,980
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 54
Payments: $523,357
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 23
Payments: $420,568
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Pocahontas County, West Virginia, 2012
Land in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 389 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 118,464 |
| Cropland Acres: | 18,693 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 38,038 |
| Woodland Acres: | 56,428 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,305 |
Livestock in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 13,675 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 2,875 |
| Layers inventory | 2,198 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 408 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 83 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: