Conservation in Summers County, West Virginia
Summers 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: 71
Payments: $759,517
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 3
Payments: $7,812
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $11,104
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: -
Recipients: 0
Payments: $0
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Summers County, West Virginia, 2012
Land in Summers County, West Virginia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 345 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 57,962 |
| Cropland Acres: | 10,857 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 18,294 |
| Woodland Acres: | 26,204 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,607 |
Livestock in Summers County, West Virginia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 6,598 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 4,148 |
| Layers inventory | 1,742 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 96 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 40 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: