Farm Subsidy information
Rusk County, Wisconsin
Rusk County, Wisconsin Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Rusk County, Wisconsin, 2008
Rusk 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 Rusk County, Wisconsin, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 86 | $459,764 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 290 | $425,188 |
| 3 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 125 | $148,345 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 21 | $16,645 |
| 5 | Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | 8 | $11,239 |
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