Farm Subsidy information
Russell County, Kentucky
Russell County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2014
Total Subsidies, Russell County, Kentucky, 2014
Russell 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 Russell County, Kentucky, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 339 | $233,007 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 36 | $177,226 |
| 3 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 20 | $66,338 |
| 4 | Emergency Conservation Program | 1 | $15,306 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 13 | $5,695 |
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