Conservation in Scott County, Mississippi
Scott County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 307
Payments: $1,823,888
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2014
Contracts: 11
Payments: $50,467
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 336
Payments: $7,535,981
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Scott County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Scott County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 716 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 115,121 |
| Cropland Acres: | 27,825 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 35,362 |
| Woodland Acres: | 43,868 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 8,066 |
Livestock in Scott County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 62,600,500 |
| Layers inventory | 147,970 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 21,222 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 104 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 33 |


Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
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Broken Stream Banks:
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