Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, Ohio
Mercer County, Ohio Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Mercer County, Ohio, 2012
Mercer County, Ohio Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Ohio ranking: 13 of 50 States
- 63 percent of farms in Ohio did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Mercer County, Ohio, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,180 | $4,065,397 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 149 | $2,012,186 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 644 | $1,229,155 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 87 | $353,000 |
| 5 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 54 | $212,070 |
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