Conservation in Yazoo County, Mississippi
Yazoo County, Mississippi
USDA Conservation Programs
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Time Frame: 1998-2015
Contracts: 808
Payments: $4,510,186
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
Time Frame: 2005-2013
Contracts: 7
Payments: $40,523
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Time Frame: 2011-2014
Contracts: 9
Payments: $1,021,587
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Time Frame: 1995-2015
Recipients: 792
Payments: $41,028,761
USDA Census of Agriculture Data for Yazoo County, Mississippi, 2012
Land in Yazoo County, Mississippi, 2012
| Land type | Acres |
|---|---|
| Number of Farms: | 672 |
| Total Acres in Farms: | 350,916 |
| Cropland Acres: | 195,350 |
| Permanent pasture and rangeland: | 29,313 |
| Woodland Acres: | 113,050 |
| Farmsteads, homes, buildings, facilities, ponds, roads, wasteland, etc. Acres: | 13,203 |
Livestock in Yazoo County, Mississippi, 2012
| Livestock | Number of Animals |
|---|---|
| Cattle and calves inventory | 12,984 |
| Sheep and lambs inventory | 708 |
| Layers inventory | 118 |
| Hogs and pigs inventory | 51 |
| Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold | 0 |
Fooling Ourselves
Boondoggle:
Iowa's Low Hanging Fruit:
Washout Revisited:
Broken Stream Banks:
Pumped up: