Conservation in Tate County, Mississippi
Tate County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 600
Payments: $6,230,292
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2013
Contracts: 27
Payments: $49,114
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 29
Payments: $1,828,575
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 452
Payments: $12,372,567
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tate County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Tate County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 569 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 153,073 |
| Cropland Acres: | 69,613 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 40,003 |
| Woodland Acres: | 36,067 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 7,390 |
Livestock in Tate County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 19,907 |
| Layers inventory | 2,589 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 400 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 76 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 14 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: