Farm Subsidy information
Fayette County, Kentucky
Fayette County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2015
Total Subsidies, Fayette County, Kentucky, 2015
Fayette County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Kentucky ranking: 24 of 50 States
- 78 percent of farms in Kentucky did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Fayette County, Kentucky, 2015:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2015 |
Subsidy Total 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 16 | $72,307 |
| 2 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 9 | $30,669 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 14 | $12,892 |
| 4 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 1 | $2,997 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 1 | $1,648 |
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