Farm Subsidy information
California
California Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, California, 2014
California Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- California ranking: 12 of 50 States
- 92 percent of farms in California did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in California, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disaster Payments | 2,748 | $130,484,648 |
| 2 | Livestock Subsidies | 2,426 | $108,842,917 |
| 3 | Cotton Subsidies | 2,338 | $45,723,912 |
| 4 | Rice Subsidies | 207 | $11,134,657 |
| 5 | Wheat Subsidies | 352 | $5,464,906 |
| 6 | Conservation Reserve Program | 244 | $3,547,300 |
| 7 | Corn Subsidies | 179 | $1,633,570 |
| 8 | Safflower Subsidies | 54 | $679,430 |
| 9 | Barley Subsidies | 125 | $504,380 |
| 10 | Tree Subsidies | 23 | $251,876 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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