Farm Subsidy information
Putnam County, West Virginia
Putnam County, West Virginia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Putnam County, West Virginia, 2012
Putnam County, West Virginia Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- West Virginia ranking: 45 of 50 States
- 92 percent of farms in West Virginia did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Putnam County, West Virginia, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 83 | $92,250 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 8 | $11,032 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 7 | $2,275 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $684 |
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