Farm Subsidy information
Wheeler County, Texas
Wheeler County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Wheeler County, Texas, 1995-2023
Wheeler 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 Wheeler County, Texas, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 756 | $32,879,747 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 460 | $21,449,507 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 702 | $10,480,648 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 479 | $10,454,974 |
| 5 | Production Flexibility Program | 625 | $6,613,970 |
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