Farm Subsidy information
Newport County, Rhode Island
Newport County, Rhode Island Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2015
Total Subsidies, Newport County, Rhode Island, 2015
Newport County, Rhode Island Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Rhode Island ranking: 51 of 50 States
- 93 percent of farms in Rhode Island did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Newport County, Rhode Island, 2015:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2015 |
Subsidy Total 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grasslands Reserve Program | 3 | $82,950 |
| 2 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 3 | $12,724 |
| 3 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 1 | $2,701 |
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