EQIP in Mississippi
Mississippi
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Mississippi
EQIP payments by fiscal year in Mississippi
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2020
Practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Mississippi
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fence | $15,441,966 |
| 2 | Grade Stabilization Structure | $15,380,800 |
| 3 | Irrigation Pipeline | $13,491,804 |
| 4 | Dike or Levee | $10,572,290 |
| 5 | Structure for Water Control | $10,175,441 |
| 6 | Cover Crop  | $7,361,982 |
| 7 | Irrigation Water Management | $7,127,853 |
| 8 | Energy Efficient Building Envelope | $6,260,451 |
| 9 | Heavy Use Area Protection | $5,497,107 |
| 10 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $5,370,281 |
| 11 | Sprinkler System | $4,961,606 |
| 12 | Pumping Plant | $4,941,355 |
| 13 | Precision Land Forming and Smoothing | $4,793,854 |
| 14 | Prescribed Burning | $3,942,115 |
| 15 | Streambank and Shoreline Protection | $3,783,092 |
| 16 | Tree/Shrub Site Preparation | $3,727,619 |
| 17 | Energy Efficient Agricultural Operation | $3,150,338 |
| 18 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,099,345 |
| 19 | Pond | $2,512,693 |
| 20 | Prescribed Grazing | $2,159,098 |
| 21 | Herbaceous Weed Treatment | $2,023,268 |
| 22 | Livestock Pipeline | $1,897,773 |
| 23 | Watering Facility | $1,872,563 |
| 24 | High Tunnel System | $1,753,140 |
| 25 | Irrigation Reservoir | $1,644,545 |
| 26 | Forest Stand Improvement | $1,400,498 |
| 27 | Irrigation Land Leveling | $1,369,439 |
| 28 | Water Well | $1,335,032 |
| 29 | Firebreak | $1,247,976 |
| 30 | Animal Mortality Facility | $1,053,674 |
| 31 | Land Clearing | $967,240 |
| 32 | Critical Area Planting | $579,709 |
| 33 | Irrigation System- Surface and Subsurface | $544,982 |
| 34 | Nutrient Management Plan - Written | $471,190 |
| 35 | Integrated Pest Management Plan - Written | $370,938 |
| 36 | Agricultural Energy Management Plan - Written | $357,485 |
| 37 | Mulching | $340,061 |
| 38 | Stream Crossing | $339,167 |
| 39 | Forest Management Plan | $314,006 |
| 40 | Diversion | $285,495 |
| 41 | Amendments for Treatment of Agricultural Waste | $269,863 |
| 42 | Energy Efficient Lighting System | $246,615 |
| 43 | Nutrient Management | $172,499 |
| 44 | Underground Outlet | $171,627 |
| 45 | Irrigation System- Microirrigation | $162,563 |
| 46 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $141,242 |
| 47 | Conservation Cover | $126,187 |
| 48 | Edge-of-Field Water Quality Monitoring-Data Collection and Evaluation | $116,373 |
| 49 | On-Farm Secondary Containment Facility | $98,814 |
| 50 | Feral Swine Management Conservation Activity - Interim | $98,700 |
| 51 | Waste Treatment | $96,169 |
| 52 | Waste Storage Facility | $84,232 |
| 53 | Sediment Basin | $68,157 |
| 54 | Livestock Shelter Structure | $63,416 |
| 55 | Terrace | $56,873 |
| 56 | Waste Treatment Lagoon | $39,600 |
| 57 | Composting Facility | $31,020 |
| 58 | Silvopasture | $30,125 |
| 59 | Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management | $26,717 |
| 60 | Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan | $25,322 |
| 61 | Waste Facility Closure | $24,317 |
| 62 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $22,030 |
| 63 | Brush Management | $20,979 |
| 64 | Drainage Water Management | $17,836 |
| 65 | Subsurface Drain | $16,505 |
| 66 | Shallow Water Development and Management | $16,359 |
| 67 | Livestock Shade Structure | $13,042 |
| 68 | Well Decommissioning | $12,917 |
| 69 | Seasonal High Tunnel for Crops | $12,048 |
| 70 | Erroneous Underpayment | $4,405 |
| 71 | Field Border | $4,363 |
| 72 | Anionic Polyacrylamide (PAM) Application | $3,762 |
| 73 | Wildlife Habitat Planting | $3,172 |
| 74 | Hedgerow Planting | $3,039 |
| 75 | Filter Strip | $2,951 |
| 76 | Surface Drain- Field Ditch | $2,041 |
| 77 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $1,295 |
| 78 | Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities | $842 |
| 79 | Pest Management Conservation System | $587 |
| 80 | Early Successional Habitat Development-Mgt | $332 |
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| Total Payments, 2017-2020 | 156,913,807 | |
NRCS climate smart practice.
NCRS climate smart practices on EQIP acres, 2017-2020, Mississippi
| Rank | Practice | Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cover Crop | $7,361,982 |
| 2 | Irrigation Water Management | $7,127,853 |
| 3 | Tree & Shrub Establishment | $5,370,281 |
| 4 | Forage and Biomass Planting | $3,099,345 |
| 5 | Prescribed Grazing | $2,159,098 |
| 6 | Mulching | $340,061 |
| 7 | Nutrient Management | $172,499 |
| 8 | Residue & Tillage Management-No Till/Strip Till (Ac.) | $141,242 |
| 9 | Conservation Cover | $126,187 |
| 10 | Silvopasture | $30,125 |
| 11 | Conservation Crop Rotation | $22,030 |
| 12 | Field Border | $4,363 |
| 13 | Hedgerow Planting | $3,039 |
| 14 | Filter Strip | $2,951 |
| 15 | Riparian Forest Buffer | $1,295 |
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| Total Climate Smart EQIP payments, 2017-2020 | $25,962,352 | |
NRCS climate smart practice.
EQIP payments by county, 2017-2021
| Rank | State | EQIP Payments, 2017-2020 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunflower County, Mississippi | $22,647,296 |
| 2 | Bolivar County, Mississippi | $16,783,696 |
| 3 | Tippah County, Mississippi | $5,627,523 |
| 4 | Covington County, Mississippi | $3,434,786 |
| 5 | Holmes County, Mississippi | $3,174,323 |
| 6 | Tallahatchie County, Mississippi | $3,136,757 |
| 7 | Leflore County, Mississippi | $3,022,193 |
| 8 | Pearl River County, Mississippi | $3,001,859 |
| 9 | Washington County, Mississippi | $2,982,631 |
| 10 | Humphreys County, Mississippi | $2,930,212 |
| 11 | Hinds County, Mississippi | $2,345,639 |
| 12 | Adams County, Mississippi | $2,225,644 |
| 13 | Leake County, Mississippi | $1,981,209 |
| 14 | Greene County, Mississippi | $1,876,859 |
| 15 | Clay County, Mississippi | $1,696,925 |
| 16 | Newton County, Mississippi | $1,671,338 |
| 17 | Yazoo County, Mississippi | $1,633,618 |
| 18 | Jefferson County, Mississippi | $1,603,517 |
| 19 | Neshoba County, Mississippi | $1,587,925 |
| 20 | Rankin County, Mississippi | $1,544,228 |
| 21 | Wayne County, Mississippi | $1,525,349 |
| 22 | Yalobusha County, Mississippi | $1,501,131 |
| 23 | Scott County, Mississippi | $1,489,232 |
| 24 | Tate County, Mississippi | $1,431,577 |
| 25 | Noxubee County, Mississippi | $1,390,898 |
| 26 | Quitman County, Mississippi | $1,363,124 |
| 27 | Coahoma County, Mississippi | $1,351,082 |
| 28 | Montgomery County, Mississippi | $1,316,284 |
| 29 | Webster County, Mississippi | $1,200,379 |
| 30 | Copiah County, Mississippi | $1,197,980 |
| 31 | Lowndes County, Mississippi | $1,193,926 |
| 32 | Pontotoc County, Mississippi | $1,146,676 |
| 33 | Calhoun County, Mississippi | $1,109,406 |
| 34 | Warren County, Mississippi | $1,095,810 |
| 35 | Carroll County, Mississippi | $1,087,394 |
| 36 | Clarke County, Mississippi | $1,072,870 |
| 37 | Monroe County, Mississippi | $1,026,623 |
| 38 | Claiborne County, Mississippi | $1,009,713 |
| 39 | Sharkey County, Mississippi | $902,736 |
| 40 | Tunica County, Mississippi | $881,928 |
| 41 | George County, Mississippi | $843,622 |
| 42 | Hancock County, Mississippi | $826,162 |
| 43 | Oktibbeha County, Mississippi | $780,461 |
| 44 | Panola County, Mississippi | $758,733 |
| 45 | Perry County, Mississippi | $712,486 |
| 46 | Stone County, Mississippi | $694,785 |
| 47 | Alcorn County, Mississippi | $673,217 |
| 48 | Forrest County, Mississippi | $671,764 |
| 49 | Union County, Mississippi | $648,935 |
| 50 | Jones County, Mississippi | $641,420 |
| 51 | Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi | $626,605 |
| 52 | Prentiss County, Mississippi | $615,865 |
| 53 | Lauderdale County, Mississippi | $557,419 |
| 54 | Marion County, Mississippi | $556,741 |
| 55 | Madison County, Mississippi | $545,364 |
| 56 | Smith County, Mississippi | $544,009 |
| 57 | Lee County, Mississippi | $535,517 |
| 58 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | $512,027 |
| 59 | Lamar County, Mississippi | $461,382 |
| 60 | Lincoln County, Mississippi | $457,562 |
| 61 | Walthall County, Mississippi | $456,598 |
| 62 | Grenada County, Mississippi | $453,542 |
| 63 | Marshall County, Mississippi | $402,637 |
| 64 | Issaquena County, Mississippi | $340,450 |
| 65 | Pike County, Mississippi | $337,841 |
| 66 | DeSoto County, Mississippi | $331,956 |
| 67 | Benton County, Mississippi | $324,828 |
| 68 | Choctaw County, Mississippi | $309,410 |
| 69 | Winston County, Mississippi | $287,246 |
| 70 | Attala County, Mississippi | $225,723 |
| 71 | Franklin County, Mississippi | $193,590 |
| 72 | Wilkinson County, Mississippi | $193,459 |
| 73 | Jasper County, Mississippi | $181,340 |
| 74 | Chickasaw County, Mississippi | $170,886 |
| 75 | Itawamba County, Mississippi | $169,994 |
| 76 | Kemper County, Mississippi | $156,605 |
| 77 | Lawrence County, Mississippi | $152,107 |
| 78 | Harrison County, Mississippi | $137,652 |
| 79 | Amite County, Mississippi | $125,485 |
| 80 | Jackson County, Mississippi | $63,254 |
| 81 | Tishomingo County, Mississippi | $50,287 |
| 82 | Simpson County, Mississippi | $46,075 |
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USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Mississippi, 2017
Land in Mississippi, 2017
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 34,988 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 10,415,136 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,960,620 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,589,122 |
| Woodland Acres: | 3,284,661 |
Livestock in Mississippi, 2017
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 745,189,499 |
| Layers inventory | 5,828,262 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 937,053 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 569,898 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 16,640 |
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