Conservation in Rankin County, Mississippi
Rankin County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 428
Payments: $2,348,333
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 31
Payments: $117,301
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $9,020
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 229
Payments: $7,173,039
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Rankin County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Rankin County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 670 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 125,795 |
| Cropland Acres: | 28,524 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 26,752 |
| Woodland Acres: | 64,146 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,373 |
Livestock in Rankin County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 28,252,000 |
| Layers inventory | 102,063 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 17,954 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 349 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 108 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: