Conservation in Covington County, Mississippi
Covington County, Mississippi
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 347
Payments: $2,338,150
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2015
Contracts: 45
Payments: $245,237
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 443
Payments: $4,773,801
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Covington County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Covington County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 493 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 105,869 |
| Cropland Acres: | 24,563 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 40,470 |
| Woodland Acres: | 35,803 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,033 |
Livestock in Covington County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 39,518,912 |
| Layers inventory | 304,640 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 56,738 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 43 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 19 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: