Farm Subsidy information
Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2010
Total Subsidies, Hidalgo County, Texas, 2010
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, 2010:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2010 |
Subsidy Total 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 406 | $4,780,657 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 85 | $3,597,292 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 112 | $1,344,373 |
| 4 | Counter Cyclical Program | 394 | $1,034,722 |
| 5 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 25 | $126,742 |
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