Conservation in Smith County, Mississippi
Smith County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2001-2015
Contracts: 348
Payments: $1,814,912
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2014
Contracts: 16
Payments: $72,938
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 3
Payments: $46,416
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 272
Payments: $4,377,987
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Smith County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Smith County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 637 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 108,342 |
| Cropland Acres: | 26,166 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 37,053 |
| Woodland Acres: | 39,907 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,216 |
Livestock in Smith County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 76,924,868 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 20,939 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 439 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 264 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: