Conservation in Lafayette County, Mississippi
Lafayette County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 293
Payments: $1,288,152
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 25
Payments: $74,056
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 4
Payments: $343,243
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 439
Payments: $8,430,675
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lafayette County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Lafayette County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 449 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 108,842 |
| Cropland Acres: | 26,860 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 27,190 |
| Woodland Acres: | 50,187 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 4,605 |
Livestock in Lafayette County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 7,453 |
| Layers inventory | 536 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| 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: