Farm Subsidy information
Russell County, Alabama
Russell County, Alabama Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Russell County, Alabama, 2008
Russell County, Alabama Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Alabama ranking: 28 of 50 States
- 63 percent of farms in Alabama did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Russell County, Alabama, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter Cyclical Program | 31 | $392,386 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 55 | $382,645 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 61 | $277,671 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 15 | $145,779 |
| 5 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 46 | $33,019 |
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