Conservation in Yalobusha County, Mississippi
Yalobusha County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 339
Payments: $2,438,505
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2013
Contracts: 37
Payments: $95,712
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 5
Payments: $33,512
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 407
Payments: $7,684,592
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Yalobusha County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 364 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 94,543 |
| Cropland Acres: | 33,398 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 17,974 |
| Woodland Acres: | 36,423 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 6,748 |
Livestock in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 7,380 |
| Layers inventory | 520 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 142 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 60 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: