Farm Subsidy information
Russell County, Kentucky
Russell County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Russell County, Kentucky, 2012
Russell 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 Russell County, Kentucky, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 345 | $235,102 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 24 | $187,312 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 37 | $175,811 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 235 | $157,465 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 3 | $10,285 |
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