Conservation in Ritchie County, West Virginia
Ritchie County, West Virginia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 55
Payments: $886,029
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2015
Contracts: 12
Payments: $48,168
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 11
Payments: $21,609
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1999-2013
Recipients: 1
Payments: $3,282
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Ritchie County, West Virginia, 2012
Land in Ritchie County, West Virginia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 428 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 88,778 |
| Cropland Acres: | 17,571 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 30,207 |
| Woodland Acres: | 35,813 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,187 |
Livestock in Ritchie County, West Virginia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,403 |
| Layers inventory | 1,245 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 469 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 58 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: