Conservation in Washington County, Mississippi
Washington County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 538
Payments: $8,872,356
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2012
Contracts: 43
Payments: $169,391
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 18
Payments: $3,627,908
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 152
Payments: $5,962,119
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Washington County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Washington County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 284 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 342,434 |
| Cropland Acres: | 312,998 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 2,077 |
| Woodland Acres: | 13,692 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 13,667 |
Livestock in Washington County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 684 |
| 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: