Farm Subsidy information
Nelson County, Kentucky
Nelson County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Nelson County, Kentucky, 2012
Nelson 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 Nelson County, Kentucky, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 286 | $506,328 |
| 2 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 373 | $443,791 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 21 | $133,346 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 34 | $72,713 |
| 5 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 8 | $25,599 |
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