Conservation in Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Pontotoc County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 415
Payments: $1,770,748
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 11
Payments: $25,279
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 14
Payments: $117,332
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,354
Payments: $25,984,114
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Pontotoc County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 889 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 152,600 |
| Cropland Acres: | 64,245 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 28,156 |
| Woodland Acres: | 49,322 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,877 |
Livestock in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 13,043 |
| Layers inventory | 1,550 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 606 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 30 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 9 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: