Conservation in Tunica County, Mississippi
Tunica County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 218
Payments: $7,871,909
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2007-2015
Contracts: 12
Payments: $269,877
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 60
Payments: $9,706,576
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 114
Payments: $3,540,822
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Tunica County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Tunica County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 108 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 211,593 |
| Cropland Acres: | 194,519 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 0 |
| Woodland Acres: | 11,054 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 0 |
Livestock in Tunica County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 780 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: