Farm Subsidy information
Brooks County, Georgia
Brooks County, Georgia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Brooks County, Georgia, 2012
Brooks 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 Brooks County, Georgia, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 349 | $2,664,140 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 32 | $1,010,349 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 112 | $469,524 |
| 4 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 22 | $299,861 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 8 | $279,941 |
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