Conservation in Newton County, Mississippi
Newton County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 308
Payments: $1,753,368
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 20
Payments: $120,211
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 8
Payments: $135,852
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 313
Payments: $6,070,393
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Newton County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Newton County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 562 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 109,054 |
| Cropland Acres: | 22,639 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 27,029 |
| Woodland Acres: | 53,998 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,388 |
Livestock in Newton County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 26,374,080 |
| Layers inventory | 191,629 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 22,023 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 13 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 8 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: