Farm Subsidy information
Garrard County, Kentucky
Garrard County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Garrard County, Kentucky, 2012
Garrard 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 Garrard County, Kentucky, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 353 | $573,579 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 135 | $67,549 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 12 | $50,351 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $13,756 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 4 | $10,074 |
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