Conservation in Grenada County, Mississippi
Grenada County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 545
Payments: $3,749,388
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2012
Contracts: 9
Payments: $51,690
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 2
Payments: $22,602
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 433
Payments: $11,336,371
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Grenada County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Grenada County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 316 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 88,380 |
| Cropland Acres: | 25,816 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 17,247 |
| Woodland Acres: | 38,061 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 7,256 |
Livestock in Grenada County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,587 |
| Layers inventory | 146 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 21 |
| 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: