Conservation in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 674
Payments: $5,347,207
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 56
Payments: $281,770
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 15
Payments: $1,434,562
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 701
Payments: $27,408,362
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 509 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 340,711 |
| Cropland Acres: | 254,845 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 14,970 |
| Woodland Acres: | 56,038 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 14,858 |
Livestock in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 5,364 |
| Layers inventory | 127 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 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: