Conservation in Coahoma County, Mississippi
Coahoma County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 423
Payments: $6,857,978
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2012
Contracts: 18
Payments: $82,338
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 89
Payments: $14,382,085
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 242
Payments: $16,555,322
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Coahoma County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Coahoma County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 273 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 260,961 |
| Cropland Acres: | 226,794 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,672 |
| Woodland Acres: | 22,508 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,987 |
Livestock in Coahoma County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 542 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: