Conservation in Pearl River County, Mississippi
Pearl River County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 205
Payments: $1,190,422
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 41
Payments: $287,449
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $23,764
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 268
Payments: $7,124,322
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Pearl River County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Pearl River County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 813 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 118,315 |
| Cropland Acres: | 23,040 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 35,016 |
| Woodland Acres: | 50,581 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 9,678 |
Livestock in Pearl River County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 25,227 |
| Layers inventory | 2,713 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 699 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 191 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: