Farm Subsidy information
Bedford County, Virginia
Bedford County, Virginia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Bedford County, Virginia, 2012
Bedford 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 Bedford County, Virginia, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 12 | $164,401 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 93 | $123,767 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 2 | $112,566 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 95 | $73,227 |
| 5 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 9 | $34,201 |
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