Conservation in Webster County, Mississippi
Webster County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 378
Payments: $2,019,053
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2008-2014
Contracts: 11
Payments: $57,294
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 15
Payments: $134,208
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 654
Payments: $9,961,552
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Webster County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Webster County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 362 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 80,561 |
| Cropland Acres: | 25,807 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 9,774 |
| Woodland Acres: | 39,646 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 5,334 |
Livestock in Webster County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 24,560 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 3,821 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
| Layers inventory | 0 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: