Farm Subsidy information
Shelby County, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2014
Total Subsidies, Shelby County, Kentucky, 2014
Shelby 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 Shelby County, Kentucky, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 699 | $1,003,124 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 35 | $72,471 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 40 | $52,787 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 4 | $33,090 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 2 | $218 |
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