Conservation in Clay County, Mississippi
Clay County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 242
Payments: $2,048,596
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 34
Payments: $207,970
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 14
Payments: $116,283
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 468
Payments: $17,520,724
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Clay County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Clay County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 420 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 130,092 |
| Cropland Acres: | 30,826 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 46,547 |
| Woodland Acres: | 38,686 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,033 |
Livestock in Clay County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 19,392 |
| Layers inventory | 843 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 450 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 162 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: