Conservation in Carroll County, Mississippi
Carroll County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 607
Payments: $5,352,919
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2012
Contracts: 32
Payments: $66,596
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $40,484
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 579
Payments: $17,223,039
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Carroll County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Carroll County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 503 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 168,967 |
| Cropland Acres: | 57,773 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 30,979 |
| Woodland Acres: | 71,228 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,987 |
Livestock in Carroll County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 12,699 |
| Layers inventory | 588 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 160 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 39 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: