Farm Subsidy information
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Buncombe County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2015
Total Subsidies, Buncombe County, North Carolina, 2015
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, 2015:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2015 |
Subsidy Total 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 14 | $5,384 |
| 2 | Margin Protection Program | 1 | $2,928 |
| 3 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 6 | $177 |
| 4 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 3 | $173 |
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