Farm Subsidy information
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Buncombe County, North Carolina, 2012
Buncombe County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- North Carolina ranking: 20 of 50 States
- 78 percent of farms in North Carolina did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Buncombe County, North Carolina, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 283 | $272,590 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 9 | $128,480 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 12 | $17,932 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 30 | $14,481 |
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