Farm Subsidy information
8th District of Tennessee
(Rep. David Kusthoff)
8th District Of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff), 1995-2023
8th District Of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Tennessee ranking: 25 of 50 States
- 74 percent of farms in Tennessee did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 8th District of Tennessee (Rep. David Kusthoff), 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 14,136 | $297,083,680 |
| 2 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 6,456 | $185,962,350 |
| 3 | Counter Cyclical Program | 10,776 | $184,704,099 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 7,085 | $177,740,858 |
| 5 | Production Flexibility Program | 12,283 | $176,179,682 |
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