Conservation in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 379
Payments: $1,696,072
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 10
Payments: $40,206
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $88,468
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 831
Payments: $26,048,389
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 575 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 165,942 |
| Cropland Acres: | 67,241 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 41,131 |
| Woodland Acres: | 48,253 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,317 |
Livestock in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 53,912 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 16,299 |
| Layers inventory | 337 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 36 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: