Farm Subsidy information
Menard County, Illinois
Menard County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Menard County, Illinois, 2011
Menard 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 Menard County, Illinois, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 586 | $2,377,713 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 386 | $1,274,694 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 171 | $856,103 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 1 | $1,008 |
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