Conservation in Perry County, Mississippi
Perry County, Mississippi
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 167
Payments: $913,389
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2014
Contracts: 19
Payments: $217,138
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 238
Payments: $4,040,539
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Perry County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Perry County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 310 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 43,505 |
| Cropland Acres: | 12,080 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 11,214 |
| Woodland Acres: | 17,256 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,955 |
Livestock in Perry County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 4,403,574 |
| Layers inventory | 33,073 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 7,050 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 30 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 22 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: