Conservation in Mississippi
Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 26,281
Payments: $221,819,472
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 1,852
Payments: $9,430,873
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 714
Payments: $61,237,865
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
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 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: