Farm Subsidy information
Menard County, Illinois
Menard County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2016
Total Subsidies, Menard County, Illinois, 2016
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, 2016:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2016 |
Subsidy Total 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 628 | $6,517,259 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 381 | $1,262,999 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 1 | $53,822 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 1 | $44,498 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 6 | $21,296 |
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