Farm Subsidy information
Watauga County, North Carolina
Watauga County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Watauga County, North Carolina, 2011
Watauga County, North Carolina Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- North Carolina ranking: 20 of 50 States
- 78 percent of farms in North Carolina did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Watauga County, North Carolina, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 148 | $193,360 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 49 | $2,813 |
| 3 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 5 | $1,260 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1 | $242 |
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