Farm Subsidy information
Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2009
Total Subsidies, Hidalgo County, Texas, 2009
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, 2009:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2009 |
Subsidy Total 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter Cyclical Program | 427 | $6,261,302 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 451 | $5,702,629 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 88 | $1,166,924 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 28 | $249,433 |
| 5 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 12 | $125,675 |
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