Farm Subsidy information
Covington County, Alabama
Covington County, Alabama Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Covington County, Alabama, 2011
Covington County, Alabama Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Alabama ranking: 28 of 50 States
- 63 percent of farms in Alabama did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Covington County, Alabama, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 294 | $1,131,315 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 372 | $917,299 |
| 3 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 31 | $300,133 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 11 | $118,745 |
| 5 | Counter Cyclical Program | 141 | $106,476 |
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