Farm Subsidy information
Brooks County, Georgia
Brooks County, Georgia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2009
Total Subsidies, Brooks County, Georgia, 2009
Brooks County, Georgia Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Georgia ranking: 17 of 50 States
- 68 percent of farms in Georgia did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Brooks County, Georgia, 2009:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2009 |
Subsidy Total 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter Cyclical Program | 332 | $4,160,526 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 370 | $2,683,739 |
| 3 | Loan Deficiency | 75 | $1,081,270 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 7 | $517,768 |
| 5 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 26 | $407,692 |
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