Conservation in Panola County, Mississippi
Panola County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 371
Payments: $3,795,234
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2013
Contracts: 32
Payments: $172,019
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 23
Payments: $1,879,825
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 913
Payments: $46,837,298
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Panola County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Panola County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 745 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 272,752 |
| Cropland Acres: | 134,806 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 51,149 |
| Woodland Acres: | 72,268 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,529 |
Livestock in Panola County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 17,281 |
| Layers inventory | 702 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 339 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 120 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: