Farm Subsidy information
Houston County, Georgia
Houston County, Georgia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Houston County, Georgia, 2012
Houston 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 Houston County, Georgia, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 74 | $605,851 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 22 | $53,017 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 3 | $39,071 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 4 | $15,936 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 3 | $14,032 |
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