Farm Subsidy information
Cameron County, Texas
Cameron County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Cameron County, Texas, 2012
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, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,115 | $4,045,628 |
| 2 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 88 | $556,225 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 22 | $194,647 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 21 | $114,265 |
| 5 | Tree Assistance Program | 4 | $99,297 |
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