Conservation in Noxubee County, Mississippi
Noxubee County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 398
Payments: $2,066,938
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 33
Payments: $208,841
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $37,152
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 653
Payments: $28,266,327
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Noxubee County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Noxubee County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 565 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 213,181 |
| Cropland Acres: | 105,867 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 36,027 |
| Woodland Acres: | 51,942 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 19,345 |
Livestock in Noxubee County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 5,049,360 |
| Layers inventory | 190,366 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 16,312 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 16,138 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 1,083 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: