Farm Subsidy information
2nd District of Idaho
(Rep. Michael Simpson)
2nd District Of Idaho (Rep. Michael Simpson) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, 2nd District of Idaho (Rep. Michael Simpson), 2012
2nd District Of Idaho (Rep. Michael Simpson) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Idaho ranking: 26 of 50 States
- 76 percent of farms in Idaho did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 2nd District of Idaho (Rep. Michael Simpson), 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,946 | $25,141,301 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 5,230 | $23,849,998 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 851 | $7,671,346 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 377 | $7,117,837 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 13 | $481,145 |
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