Conservation in Raleigh County, West Virginia
Raleigh County, West Virginia
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 87
Payments: $990,029
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2011
Contracts: 2
Payments: $9,826
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 19
Payments: $56,525
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: -
Recipients: 0
Payments: $0
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Raleigh County, West Virginia, 2012
Land in Raleigh County, West Virginia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 332 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 36,864 |
| Cropland Acres: | 8,129 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 9,338 |
| Woodland Acres: | 17,920 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 1,477 |
Livestock in Raleigh County, West Virginia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,566 |
| Layers inventory | 1,001 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 257 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 199 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: