Conservation in Monroe County, Mississippi
Monroe County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 391
Payments: $3,154,699
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2014
Contracts: 36
Payments: $156,540
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $19,295
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 768
Payments: $18,712,738
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Monroe County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Monroe County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 726 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 228,025 |
| Cropland Acres: | 99,597 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 44,877 |
| Woodland Acres: | 71,567 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 11,984 |
Livestock in Monroe County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 21,211 |
| Layers inventory | 466 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 317 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: