Farm Subsidy information
2nd District of Mississippi
(Rep. Bennie Thompson)
2nd District Of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson), 2012
2nd District Of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Mississippi ranking: 16 of 50 States
- 59 percent of farms in Mississippi did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 2nd District of Mississippi (Rep. Bennie Thompson), 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 3,090 | $90,181,933 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 2,796 | $16,753,882 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 54 | $633,153 |
| 4 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 31 | $253,333 |
| 5 | Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | 9 | $209,606 |
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