Farm Subsidy information
Washington County, Virginia
Washington County, Virginia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Washington County, Virginia, 2011
Washington 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 Washington County, Virginia, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 614 | $568,246 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 258 | $214,262 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 158 | $89,400 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 13 | $22,772 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 3 | $12,341 |
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