Conservation in Sharkey County, Mississippi
Sharkey County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2002-2015
Contracts: 168
Payments: $3,592,043
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2011
Contracts: 4
Payments: $22,184
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $266,645
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 158
Payments: $11,089,509
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Sharkey County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Sharkey County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 128 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 155,419 |
| Cropland Acres: | 135,227 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 0 |
| Woodland Acres: | 13,852 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 0 |
Livestock in Sharkey County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Layers inventory | 21 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: