Farm Subsidy information
Houston County, Tennessee
Houston County, Tennessee Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Houston County, Tennessee, 2012
Houston County, Tennessee Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Tennessee ranking: 25 of 50 States
- 74 percent of farms in Tennessee did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Houston County, Tennessee, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 20 | $69,336 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 29 | $18,946 |
| 3 | Emergency Conservation Program | 2 | $2,976 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1 | $700 |
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