Conservation in Franklin County, Mississippi
Franklin County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 91
Payments: $435,671
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 10
Payments: $52,380
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $3,196
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 91
Payments: $1,529,195
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Franklin County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Franklin County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 189 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 50,203 |
| Cropland Acres: | 8,751 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 11,139 |
| Woodland Acres: | 26,916 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 3,397 |
Livestock in Franklin County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 1,482,148 |
| Layers inventory | 36,739 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,412 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 74 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: