Farm Subsidy information
Shelby County, Illinois
Shelby County, Illinois Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2015
Total Subsidies, Shelby County, Illinois, 2015
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, 2015:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2015 |
Subsidy Total 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 922 | $2,142,331 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 67 | $161,215 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 2 | $13,253 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 5 | $10,564 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 2 | $7,840 |
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