Farm Subsidy information
Botetourt County, Virginia
Botetourt County, Virginia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Botetourt County, Virginia, 2012
Botetourt 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 Botetourt County, Virginia, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 8 | $91,745 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 75 | $73,511 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 25 | $34,590 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 2 | $9,950 |
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