Farm Subsidy information
Cherokee County, North Carolina
Cherokee County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Cherokee County, North Carolina, 2008
Cherokee 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 Cherokee County, North Carolina, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 16 | $275,653 |
| 2 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 78 | $135,185 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 36 | $22,669 |
| 4 | Emergency Conservation Program | 4 | $14,451 |
| 5 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 8 | $13,584 |
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