Conservation in Calhoun County, Mississippi
Calhoun County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 405
Payments: $1,977,331
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $24,802
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $62,961
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,071
Payments: $22,649,745
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Calhoun County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Calhoun County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 621 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 175,418 |
| Cropland Acres: | 80,088 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 28,875 |
| Woodland Acres: | 58,230 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,225 |
Livestock in Calhoun County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 10,643 |
| Layers inventory | 419 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 202 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: