Conservation in Mississippi
Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs

Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 26,281
Payments: $221,819,472

Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 1,852
Payments: $9,430,873

Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 714
Payments: $61,237,865

Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 31,534
Payments: $831,645,621
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Mississippi, 2012
Land in Mississippi, 2012
Land type | Acres |
---|---|
Number of Farms: | 38,076 |
Total Acres in Farms: | 10,931,080 |
Cropland Acres: | 5,075,579 |
Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 1,751,532 |
Woodland Acres: | 3,469,315 |
Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 634,654 |
Livestock in Mississippi, 2012
Livestock | Number of Animals |
---|---|
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 761,180,486 |
Layers inventory | 5,593,802 |
Cattle and calves inventory | 921,508 |
Hogs and pigs inventory | 401,898 |
Sheep and lambs inventory | 12,984 |