Farm Subsidy information
Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Rockcastle County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, 2012
Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County, Kentucky, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 355 | $238,885 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 141 | $66,104 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 4 | $9,800 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 1 | $4,704 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 4 | $2,068 |
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