Conservation in Forrest County, Mississippi
Forrest 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: 1999-2015
Contracts: 185
Payments: $842,716
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2009-2015
Contracts: 23
Payments: $140,941
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 178
Payments: $3,902,990
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Forrest County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Forrest County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 359 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 42,759 |
| Cropland Acres: | 9,833 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 9,090 |
| Woodland Acres: | 21,068 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,768 |
Livestock in Forrest County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 4,726,290 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,652 |
| Layers inventory | 860 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 163 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 73 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: