Conservation in Prentiss County, Mississippi
Prentiss County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 405
Payments: $1,137,391
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2012
Contracts: 11
Payments: $36,098
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 13
Payments: $74,355
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 1,013
Payments: $11,988,518
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Prentiss County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Prentiss County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 504 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 93,218 |
| Cropland Acres: | 38,422 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 16,178 |
| Woodland Acres: | 32,013 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,605 |
Livestock in Prentiss County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 6,602 |
| Layers inventory | 578 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 460 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 38 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: