Farm Subsidy information
Castro County, Texas
Castro County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Castro County, Texas, 2012
Castro 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 Castro County, Texas, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 671 | $7,599,512 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 396 | $3,984,085 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 12 | $341,390 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 40 | $183,555 |
| 5 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 5 | $88,380 |
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