Conservation in Itawamba County, Mississippi
Itawamba County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 308
Payments: $1,068,851
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 54
Payments: $150,440
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $26,052
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 731
Payments: $8,421,678
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Itawamba County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Itawamba County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 443 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 94,875 |
| Cropland Acres: | 30,238 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 13,599 |
| Woodland Acres: | 44,819 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,219 |
Livestock in Itawamba County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 546,000 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,223 |
| Layers inventory | 293 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: