Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, Illinois
Mercer County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2013
Total Subsidies, Mercer County, Illinois, 2013
Mercer 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 Mercer County, Illinois, 2013:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2013 |
Subsidy Total 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 658 | $4,209,865 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 669 | $2,141,473 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 101 | $723,282 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 20 | $512,508 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 1 | $10,626 |
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