Farm Subsidy information
Mason County, Illinois
Mason County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Mason County, Illinois, 2012
Mason 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 Mason County, Illinois, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 781 | $3,669,754 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 475 | $2,185,945 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 143 | $495,784 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 17 | $404,046 |
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