Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Minnesota
Benton County, Minnesota Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Minnesota, 2012
Benton County, Minnesota Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Minnesota ranking: 4 of 50 States
- 40 percent of farms in Minnesota did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Benton County, Minnesota, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 465 | $1,269,140 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 120 | $1,046,519 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 194 | $113,180 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 11 | $56,350 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $6,371 |
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