Farm Subsidy information
Polk County, Tennessee
Polk County, Tennessee Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Polk County, Tennessee, 2012
Polk County, Tennessee Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Tennessee ranking: 25 of 50 States
- 74 percent of farms in Tennessee did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Polk County, Tennessee, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 9 | $235,122 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 29 | $116,009 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 3 | $15,395 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 5 | $4,507 |
| 5 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 2 | $4,357 |
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