Farm Subsidy information
Mason County, Kentucky
Mason County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Mason County, Kentucky, 2012
Mason 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 Mason County, Kentucky, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 447 | $719,020 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 275 | $260,514 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 22 | $77,484 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 16 | $76,521 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 22 | $26,857 |
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