Conservation in Marshall County, Mississippi
Marshall County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 361
Payments: $2,315,565
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 27
Payments: $78,792
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $3,680
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 444
Payments: $10,551,090
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Marshall County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Marshall County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 573 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 203,319 |
| Cropland Acres: | 70,043 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 51,712 |
| Woodland Acres: | 69,120 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 12,444 |
Livestock in Marshall County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 18,436 |
| Layers inventory | 1,419 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 222 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 33 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: