Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, New Jersey
Mercer County, New Jersey Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2017
Total Subsidies, Mercer County, New Jersey, 2017
Mercer County, New Jersey Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- New Jersey ranking: 44 of 50 States
- 92 percent of farms in New Jersey did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Mercer County, New Jersey, 2017:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2017 |
Subsidy Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 15 | $95,231 |
| 2 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 13 | $48,463 |
| 3 | Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | 1 | $3,375 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 4 | $2,610 |
| 5 | CCC Organic Programs | 1 | $176 |
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