Farm Subsidy information
Whitman County, Washington
Whitman County, Washington Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Whitman County, Washington, 2008
Whitman County, Washington Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Washington ranking: 23 of 50 States
- 85 percent of farms in Washington did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Whitman County, Washington, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 2,169 | $15,670,063 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,294 | $14,902,831 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 446 | $926,311 |
| 4 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 63 | $133,952 |
| 5 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 62 | $3,111 |
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