Farm Subsidy information
15th District of Illinois
(Rep. John Shimkus)
15th District Of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2017
Total Subsidies, 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus), 2017
15th District Of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Illinois ranking: 3 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Illinois did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus), 2017:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2017 |
Subsidy Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 12,875 | $67,937,347 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 7,939 | $25,512,005 |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 1,666 | $4,364,340 |
| 4 | Emergency Conservation Program | 11 | $41,923 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 53 | $29,243 |
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