Conservation in Marion County, Mississippi
Marion County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2003-2015
Contracts: 292
Payments: $1,105,667
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2014
Contracts: 21
Payments: $247,269
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 4
Payments: $52,094
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 458
Payments: $8,846,852
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Marion County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Marion County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 552 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 81,706 |
| Cropland Acres: | 18,183 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 18,838 |
| Woodland Acres: | 40,051 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 4,634 |
Livestock in Marion County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 20,997,567 |
| Layers inventory | 465,165 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 18,804 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 138 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 47 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: