Conservation in Tippah County, Mississippi
Tippah County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1999-2015
Contracts: 465
Payments: $3,000,571
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2007
Contracts: 1
Payments: $4,955
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $6,640
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 862
Payments: $9,505,541
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tippah County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Tippah County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 691 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 123,852 |
| Cropland Acres: | 37,857 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 20,949 |
| Woodland Acres: | 54,839 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 10,207 |
Livestock in Tippah County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,058 |
| Layers inventory | 2,809 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 346 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: