Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Minnesota
Benton County, Minnesota Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Minnesota, 2011
Benton County, Minnesota Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Minnesota ranking: 4 of 50 States
- 40 percent of farms in Minnesota did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Benton County, Minnesota, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 487 | $1,296,371 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 199 | $114,546 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 13 | $63,080 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 9 | $22,218 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $5,684 |
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