Conservation in DeSoto County, Mississippi
DeSoto County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 285
Payments: $2,546,032
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 11
Payments: $52,657
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 14
Payments: $1,474,828
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 181
Payments: $5,701,672
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for DeSoto County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in DeSoto County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 433 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 118,686 |
| Cropland Acres: | 81,159 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 13,699 |
| Woodland Acres: | 18,244 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,584 |
Livestock in DeSoto County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,209 |
| Layers inventory | 1,130 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 194 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: