Conservation in Union County, Mississippi
Union County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 2000-2015
Contracts: 245
Payments: $1,223,596
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2011
Contracts: 11
Payments: $23,920
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 4
Payments: $30,839
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 898
Payments: $14,533,991
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Union County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Union County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 688 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 121,050 |
| Cropland Acres: | 43,652 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 20,134 |
| Woodland Acres: | 49,390 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 7,874 |
Livestock in Union County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 10,260 |
| Layers inventory | 349 |
| 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: