Farm Subsidy information
Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Rockcastle County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Rockcastle County, Kentucky, 2008
Rockcastle 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 Rockcastle County, Kentucky, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 377 | $276,309 |
| 2 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 249 | $130,793 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 16 | $91,405 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 171 | $63,913 |
| 5 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 11 | $23,516 |
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