Farm Subsidy information
Shelby County, Illinois
Shelby County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Shelby County, Illinois, 2008
Shelby 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 Shelby County, Illinois, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 2,324 | $7,111,478 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 982 | $1,780,846 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 151 | $213,052 |
| 4 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 43 | $28,530 |
| 5 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 38 | $489 |
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