Conservation in Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Tishomingo County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 193
Payments: $535,102
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2010
Contracts: 6
Payments: $14,058
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 12
Payments: $71,882
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 395
Payments: $3,149,993
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tishomingo County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 287 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 49,555 |
| Cropland Acres: | 16,616 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 8,677 |
| Woodland Acres: | 21,404 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 2,858 |
Livestock in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 2,693 |
| Layers inventory | 570 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 11 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: