Conservation in Claiborne County, Mississippi
Claiborne County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 443
Payments: $3,665,050
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2011
Contracts: 5
Payments: $19,815
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 6
Payments: $517,103
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 196
Payments: $9,400,093
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Claiborne County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Claiborne County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 249 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 83,092 |
| Cropland Acres: | 21,997 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 13,772 |
| Woodland Acres: | 43,061 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 4,262 |
Livestock in Claiborne County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,837 |
| Layers inventory | 170 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: