Farm Subsidy information
Houghton County, Michigan
Houghton County, Michigan Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Houghton County, Michigan, 2011
Houghton County, Michigan Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Michigan ranking: 22 of 50 States
- 68 percent of farms in Michigan did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Houghton County, Michigan, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 19 | $9,717 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 6 | $8,449 |
| 3 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 1 | $352 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 5 | $275 |
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