Conservation in Jones County, Mississippi
Jones County, Mississippi
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 294
Payments: $1,445,614
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2010-2015
Contracts: 14
Payments: $59,041
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 416
Payments: $7,530,754
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Jones County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Jones County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 927 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 125,971 |
| Cropland Acres: | 25,451 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 32,108 |
| Woodland Acres: | 61,654 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,758 |
Livestock in Jones County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 53,710,761 |
| Layers inventory | 81,381 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 24,711 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 207 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 11 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: