Farm Subsidy information
Lamar County, Texas
Lamar County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Lamar County, Texas, 1995-2023
Lamar 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 Lamar County, Texas, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 1,076 | $35,072,724 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 994 | $17,482,609 |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 624 | $12,917,833 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 508 | $12,536,511 |
| 5 | Production Flexibility Program | 839 | $12,222,054 |
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