Conservation in Tyler County, West Virginia
Tyler County, West Virginia
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 40
Payments: $580,393
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 11
Payments: $43,478
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 21
Payments: $90,915
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Recipients: 7
Payments: $73,681
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tyler County, West Virginia, 2012
Land in Tyler County, West Virginia, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 286 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 48,206 |
| Cropland Acres: | 11,506 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 14,221 |
| Woodland Acres: | 20,090 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,389 |
Livestock in Tyler County, West Virginia, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,698 |
| Layers inventory | 639 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 360 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: