Farm Subsidy information
Ben Hill County, Georgia
Ben Hill County, Georgia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Ben Hill County, Georgia, 2012
Ben Hill County, Georgia 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 Ben Hill County, Georgia, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 207 | $854,891 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 77 | $216,026 |
| 3 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 14 | $92,371 |
| 4 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 2 | $12,965 |
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