Conservation in Amite County, Mississippi
Amite County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 142
Payments: $917,019
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2014
Contracts: 9
Payments: $76,810
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 2
Payments: $16,788
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 397
Payments: $5,974,574
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Amite County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Amite County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 590 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 121,150 |
| Cropland Acres: | 22,973 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 30,530 |
| Woodland Acres: | 58,584 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,063 |
Livestock in Amite County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 18,097,515 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 21,421 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 243 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 76 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: