Farm Subsidy information
Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Ascension Parish, Louisiana Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Ascension Parish, Louisiana, 1995-2023
Ascension Parish, Louisiana Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Louisiana ranking: 21 of 50 States
- 72 percent of farms in Louisiana did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | 12 | $784,183 |
| 2 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 33 | $565,852 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 27 | $451,976 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 34 | $412,923 |
| 5 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 132 | $367,117 |
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