Farm Subsidy information
Portage County, Wisconsin
Portage County, Wisconsin Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2006
Total Subsidies, Portage County, Wisconsin, 2006
Portage County, Wisconsin Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Wisconsin ranking: 15 of 50 States
- 58 percent of farms in Wisconsin did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Portage County, Wisconsin, 2006:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2006 |
Subsidy Total 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter Cyclical Program | 631 | $1,477,084 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 616 | $1,253,800 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 194 | $1,082,729 |
| 4 | Loan Deficiency | 199 | $622,332 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 81 | $85,136 |
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