Conservation in Bolivar County, Mississippi
Bolivar County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 509
Payments: $10,022,223
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2015
Contracts: 4
Payments: $30,448
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 32
Payments: $3,832,288
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 171
Payments: $8,402,419
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Bolivar County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Bolivar County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 419 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 390,358 |
| Cropland Acres: | 361,995 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,431 |
| Woodland Acres: | 14,639 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 11,293 |
Livestock in Bolivar County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 1,314 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: