Farm Subsidy information
Greene County, Illinois
Greene County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2009
Total Subsidies, Greene County, Illinois, 2009
Greene County, Illinois 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 Greene County, Illinois, 2009:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2009 |
Subsidy Total 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 853 | $3,269,866 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 405 | $1,576,198 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 104 | $421,278 |
| 4 | Grasslands Reserve Program | 1 | $5,539 |
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