Farm Subsidy information
Amherst County, Virginia
Amherst County, Virginia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2010
Total Subsidies, Amherst County, Virginia, 2010
Amherst County, Virginia Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Virginia ranking: 33 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Virginia did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Amherst County, Virginia, 2010:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2010 |
Subsidy Total 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 27 | $61,242 |
| 2 | Biomass Crop Assistance Program | 2 | $38,712 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 29 | $5,987 |
| 4 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 3 | $1,016 |
| 5 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 1 | $655 |
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