Farm Subsidy information
Yakima County, Washington
Yakima County, Washington Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Yakima County, Washington, 2008
Yakima 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 Yakima County, Washington, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 247 | $4,220,479 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 85 | $2,339,071 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 262 | $1,332,195 |
| 4 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 17 | $49,050 |
| 5 | Loan Deficiency | 3 | $12,637 |
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