Conservation in Jasper County, Mississippi
Jasper County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 264
Payments: $1,160,401
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 36
Payments: $102,782
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 7
Payments: $112,680
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 389
Payments: $7,074,618
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Jasper County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Jasper County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 445 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 97,178 |
| Cropland Acres: | 14,095 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 22,612 |
| Woodland Acres: | 57,681 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,790 |
Livestock in Jasper County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 29,399,387 |
| Layers inventory | 122,764 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 11,400 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 253 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 61 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: