Farm Subsidy information
Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Hidalgo County, Texas, 2008
Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County, Texas, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 213 | $5,621,992 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 456 | $4,832,898 |
| 3 | Counter Cyclical Program | 431 | $3,409,050 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 111 | $1,538,607 |
| 5 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 4 | $216,557 |
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