Farm Subsidy information
Botetourt County, Virginia
Botetourt County, Virginia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2016
Total Subsidies, Botetourt County, Virginia, 2016
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, 2016:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2016 |
Subsidy Total 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 22 | $56,608 |
| 2 | Tree Assistance Program | 2 | $18,880 |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 21 | $4,132 |
| 4 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 14 | $3,897 |
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