Farm Subsidy information
Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2017
Total Subsidies, Hidalgo County, Texas, 2017
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, 2017:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2017 |
Subsidy Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 242 | $4,321,978 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 70 | $691,656 |
| 3 | Cotton Transistion Assistance Program | 54 | $227,991 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 24 | $180,846 |
| 5 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 8 | $35,340 |
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