Farm Subsidy information
Simpson County, Kentucky
Simpson County, Kentucky Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2009
Total Subsidies, Simpson County, Kentucky, 2009
Simpson 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 Simpson County, Kentucky, 2009:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2009 |
Subsidy Total 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 432 | $1,040,875 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 66 | $933,477 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 74 | $438,169 |
| 4 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 180 | $309,256 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 5 | $129,742 |
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