Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, Illinois
Mercer County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2014
Total Subsidies, Mercer County, Illinois, 2014
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, 2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2014 |
Subsidy Total 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 624 | $2,541,073 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 66 | $196,542 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $5,136 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 12 | $4,671 |
| 5 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 1 | $1,185 |
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