Farm Subsidy information
Watauga County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Watauga County, North Carolina, 2012
Watauga 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 Watauga County, North Carolina, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 148 | $193,360 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 2 | $3,507 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 48 | $2,870 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 1 | $1,931 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1 | $242 |
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