Farm Subsidy information
Menard County, Illinois
Menard County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Menard County, Illinois, 2012
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, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 552 | $2,288,242 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 389 | $1,322,739 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 164 | $747,865 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 6 | $192,955 |
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