Statistics

The Northern Panhandle Conservation District services 18 watershed protection dams and over 150,000 acres of farmland for over 1,000 farms, averaging 130 acres per farm in Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, and Marshall counties.

Land Use:

Livestock:

The Northern Panhandle Conservation District has over 11,000 cattle, over 600 goats, over 500 sheep, and over 150 hogs

85% of land owned by cooperators in the Northern Panhandle Conservation District is used for forest management practices
12% of land owned by cooperators in the Northern Panhandle Conservation District is used for pasture and hay land
3% of land owned by cooperators in the Northern Panhandle Conservation District is used for crop cultivation

Programs:

There are over 100 active contracts in the Northern Panhandle Conservation District consisting of Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA), and the West Virginia Agricultural Enhancement Program (AgEP)