Conservation in Leflore County, Mississippi
Leflore County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 401
Payments: $5,024,339
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 22
Payments: $240,499
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 19
Payments: $1,149,781
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 480
Payments: $17,650,460
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Leflore County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Leflore County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 300 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 293,155 |
| Cropland Acres: | 235,795 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 0 |
| Woodland Acres: | 31,877 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 0 |
Livestock in Leflore County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 295 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: