Farm Subsidy information
Pierce County, Georgia
Pierce County, Georgia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Pierce County, Georgia, 2012
Pierce 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 Pierce County, Georgia, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 315 | $1,094,195 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 27 | $460,744 |
| 3 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 47 | $389,278 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 35 | $127,775 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 5 | $103,871 |
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