Conservation in Lawrence County, Mississippi
Lawrence County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 303
Payments: $1,320,326
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 25
Payments: $164,124
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 2
Payments: $12,736
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 178
Payments: $2,359,639
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lawrence County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Lawrence County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 397 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 72,709 |
| Cropland Acres: | 18,156 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 20,431 |
| Woodland Acres: | 30,326 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 3,796 |
Livestock in Lawrence County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 22,031,530 |
| Layers inventory | 116,914 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 12,766 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 82 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 9 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: