Conservation in Jackson County, Mississippi
Jackson County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 121
Payments: $536,320
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 10
Payments: $64,187
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $160,000
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2014
Recipients: 40
Payments: $817,565
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Jackson County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Jackson County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 409 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 37,589 |
| Cropland Acres: | 14,293 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,361 |
| Woodland Acres: | 11,797 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 3,138 |
Livestock in Jackson County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 11,330 |
| Layers inventory | 1,696 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 216 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 18 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: