Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, Illinois
Mercer County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Mercer County, Illinois, 2012
Mercer County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Illinois ranking: 3 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Illinois did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Mercer County, Illinois, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 597 | $3,453,830 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 691 | $2,580,163 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 61 | $1,419,000 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 249 | $1,350,512 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 1 | $1,448 |
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