Conservation in Lowndes County, Mississippi
Lowndes County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 203
Payments: $886,066
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $52,160
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 2
Payments: $6,300
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 546
Payments: $16,048,306
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Lowndes County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Lowndes County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 413 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 119,424 |
| Cropland Acres: | 57,259 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 26,075 |
| Woodland Acres: | 28,261 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 7,829 |
Livestock in Lowndes County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 10,127 |
| Layers inventory | 1,015 |
| 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: