Conservation in Madison County, Mississippi
Madison County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 253
Payments: $1,387,619
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2011
Contracts: 3
Payments: $12,938
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $59,132
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 795
Payments: $34,172,643
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Madison County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Madison County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 685 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 203,066 |
| Cropland Acres: | 68,648 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 39,534 |
| Woodland Acres: | 82,206 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 12,678 |
Livestock in Madison County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 13,596 |
| Layers inventory | 1,070 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 103 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 12 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: