Farm Subsidy information
Amherst County, Virginia
Amherst County, Virginia Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Amherst County, Virginia, 2012
Amherst County, Virginia Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Virginia ranking: 33 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Virginia did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Amherst County, Virginia, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 27 | $16,728 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 20 | $2,737 |
| 3 | Tobacco Transition Payment | 3 | $1,016 |
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