Farm Subsidy information
Ballard County, Kentucky
Ballard County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Ballard County, Kentucky, 1995-2023
Ballard County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Kentucky ranking: 24 of 50 States
- 78 percent of farms in Kentucky did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Ballard County, Kentucky, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 722 | $12,402,966 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 506 | $11,952,927 |
| 3 | Loan Deficiency | 614 | $10,460,663 |
| 4 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 339 | $7,256,693 |
| 5 | Production Flexibility Program | 722 | $6,532,236 |
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