Farm Subsidy information
Houghton County, Michigan
Houghton County, Michigan Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Houghton County, Michigan, 2012
Houghton County, Michigan Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Michigan ranking: 22 of 50 States
- 68 percent of farms in Michigan did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Houghton County, Michigan, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 3 | $36,830 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 18 | $10,103 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 5 | $5,275 |
| 4 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 1 | $2,058 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 2 | $133 |
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