Farm Subsidy information
Polk County, Minnesota
Polk County, Minnesota Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Polk County, Minnesota, 2012
Polk 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 Polk County, Minnesota, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 362 | $2,100,127 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 434 | $1,730,106 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 33 | $312,272 |
| 4 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 3 | $135,661 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 16 | $102,811 |
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