Farm Subsidy information
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2014
Total Subsidies, Buncombe County, North Carolina, 2014
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, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 289 | $271,861 |
| 2 | Emergency Conservation Program | 6 | $59,949 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 14 | $37,423 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 1 | $1,775 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 5 | $1,074 |
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