Conservation in Wayne County, Mississippi
Wayne County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 375
Payments: $1,760,529
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2006-2015
Contracts: 109
Payments: $418,842
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 1
Payments: $2,124
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1996-2015
Recipients: 128
Payments: $1,528,979
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Wayne County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Wayne County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 508 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 93,436 |
| Cropland Acres: | 24,020 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 25,044 |
| Woodland Acres: | 38,346 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,026 |
Livestock in Wayne County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 54,267,120 |
| Layers inventory | 94,879 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 11,217 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 52 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: