Farm Subsidy information
Merrick County, Nebraska
Merrick County, Nebraska Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Merrick County, Nebraska, 2011
Merrick County, Nebraska Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Nebraska ranking: 7 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Nebraska did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Merrick County, Nebraska, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 489 | $2,366,570 |
| 2 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 401 | $1,931,378 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 48 | $102,235 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 19 | $33,682 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 9 | $28,464 |
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