Conservation in Winston County, Mississippi
Winston County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 287
Payments: $1,599,288
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2004-2015
Contracts: 43
Payments: $139,470
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 0
Payments: $0
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 404
Payments: $6,670,999
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Winston County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Winston County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 506 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 97,777 |
| Cropland Acres: | 18,831 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 22,127 |
| Woodland Acres: | 50,232 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,587 |
Livestock in Winston County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 14,527,446 |
| Layers inventory | 211,543 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 80,005 |
| Cattle and calves inventory | 9,443 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 66 |


Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
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Broken Stream Banks:
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