Conservation in Issaquena County, Mississippi
Issaquena County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 50
Payments: $1,205,451
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2012
Contracts: 3
Payments: $10,736
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $530,431
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 136
Payments: $6,527,988
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Issaquena County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Issaquena County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 97 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 124,391 |
| Cropland Acres: | 75,243 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 0 |
| Woodland Acres: | 42,630 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 0 |
Livestock in Issaquena County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: