Farm Subsidy information
Putnam County, Illinois
Putnam County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Putnam County, Illinois, 2008
Putnam 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 Putnam County, Illinois, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 370 | $1,408,158 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 129 | $578,425 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 43 | $123,174 |
| 4 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 6 | $4,503 |
| 5 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 1 | $6 |
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