Conservation in Hinds County, Mississippi
Hinds County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 697
Payments: $3,928,302
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 11
Payments: $37,040
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 2
Payments: $131,722
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 663
Payments: $24,456,640
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Hinds County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Hinds County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 1,047 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 251,022 |
| Cropland Acres: | 61,818 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 58,274 |
| Woodland Acres: | 112,691 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 18,239 |
Livestock in Hinds County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 23,409 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 230 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: