Farm Subsidy information
1st District of Virginia
(Rep. Robert Wittman)
1st District Of Virginia (Rep. Robert Wittman) Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, 1st District of Virginia (Rep. Robert Wittman), 1995-2020‡
1st District Of Virginia (Rep. Robert Wittman) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Virginia ranking: 32 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Virginia did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 1st District of Virginia (Rep. Robert Wittman), 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 1,934 | $95,470,857 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 1,332 | $44,313,101 |
| 3 | Wheat Subsidies | 1,671 | $40,401,678 |
| 4 | Disaster Payments | 1,186 | $39,488,228 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 907 | $10,510,816 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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