Conservation in Copiah County, Mississippi
Copiah County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 312
Payments: $3,034,855
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 9
Payments: $52,002
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 300
Payments: $6,404,899
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Copiah County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Copiah County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 506 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 115,928 |
| Cropland Acres: | 18,390 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 31,947 |
| Woodland Acres: | 59,478 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,113 |
Livestock in Copiah County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 11,852,841 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 14,093 |
| Layers inventory | 449 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 164 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 32 |


Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
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