Conservation in Lee County, Mississippi
Lee County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 185
Payments: $882,506
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 6
Payments: $18,782
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $7,776
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 417
Payments: $4,693,847
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lee County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Lee County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 525 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 133,025 |
| Cropland Acres: | 84,678 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 24,052 |
| Woodland Acres: | 16,713 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 7,582 |
Livestock in Lee County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,148 |
| Layers inventory | 708 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 6 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: