Farm Subsidy information
Cameron County, Texas
Cameron County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Cameron County, Texas, 2011
Cameron County, Texas Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Texas ranking: 1 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Texas did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Cameron County, Texas, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,076 | $4,688,300 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 131 | $2,518,930 |
| 3 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 102 | $398,625 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 22 | $255,387 |
| 5 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 20 | $34,614 |
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