Conservation in Hancock County, Mississippi
Hancock County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 164
Payments: $1,102,376
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2014
Contracts: 7
Payments: $136,274
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $143,150
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2014
Recipients: 54
Payments: $1,118,964
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Hancock County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Hancock County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 248 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 25,272 |
| Cropland Acres: | 4,768 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 9,929 |
| Woodland Acres: | 7,839 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,736 |
Livestock in Hancock County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 4,165 |
| Layers inventory | 2,581 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 461 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 140 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 106 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: