Conservation in Lincoln County, Mississippi
Lincoln County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 381
Payments: $1,796,517
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2015
Contracts: 58
Payments: $147,674
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $2,268
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 253
Payments: $2,524,900
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lincoln County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Lincoln County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 595 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 108,599 |
| Cropland Acres: | 20,109 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 38,703 |
| Woodland Acres: | 43,776 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,011 |
Livestock in Lincoln County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 18,394,419 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 33,667 |
| Layers inventory | 1,184 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 104 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 87 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: