Farm Subsidy information
Rowan County, Kentucky
Rowan County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Rowan County, Kentucky, 2008
Rowan 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 Rowan County, Kentucky, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 157 | $103,789 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 121 | $33,295 |
| 3 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 61 | $29,791 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 8 | $11,349 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1 | $686 |
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