Farm Subsidy information
Essex County, Virginia
Essex County, Virginia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Essex County, Virginia, 2012
Essex 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 Essex County, Virginia, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 27 | $1,021,045 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 55 | $660,121 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 45 | $56,636 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 4 | $36,646 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 10 | $36,379 |
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