Farm Subsidy information
8th District of Georgia
(Rep. Austin Scott)
8th District Of Georgia (Rep. Austin Scott) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2016
Total Subsidies, 8th District of Georgia (Rep. Austin Scott), 2016
8th District Of Georgia (Rep. Austin Scott) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Georgia ranking: 17 of 50 States
- 68 percent of farms in Georgia did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 8th District of Georgia (Rep. Austin Scott), 2016:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2016 |
Subsidy Total 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 841 | $22,652,786 |
| 2 | Cotton Ginning Program | 408 | $5,184,871 |
| 3 | Loan Deficiency | 244 | $1,911,533 |
| 4 | Market Gains | 95 | $1,315,512 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 295 | $1,241,821 |
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