Conservation in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 273
Payments: $1,508,558
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 22
Payments: $96,085
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 23
Payments: $529,369
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 332
Payments: $11,755,355
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 402 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 104,674 |
| Cropland Acres: | 21,652 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 39,772 |
| Woodland Acres: | 37,291 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,959 |
Livestock in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 14,458 |
| Layers inventory | 1,270 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 88 |
| 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: