Farm Subsidy information
Merced County, California
Merced County, California Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Merced County, California, 2012
Merced County, California Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- California ranking: 10 of 50 States
- 92 percent of farms in California did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Merced County, California, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 230 | $5,865,973 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 521 | $4,031,884 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 25 | $288,092 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 16 | $110,544 |
| 5 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 2 | $16,324 |
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