Conservation in Pike County, Mississippi
Pike County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 300
Payments: $1,491,094
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2013
Contracts: 4
Payments: $9,239
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $2,360
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 243
Payments: $2,402,005
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Pike County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Pike County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 531 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 72,043 |
| Cropland Acres: | 14,554 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 21,991 |
| Woodland Acres: | 30,676 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 4,822 |
Livestock in Pike County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 13,576,290 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 15,780 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 336 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 171 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: