Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Mercer County, Pennsylvania Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, 2012
Mercer County, Pennsylvania Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Pennsylvania ranking: 29 of 50 States
- 80 percent of farms in Pennsylvania did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 374 | $686,714 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 86 | $642,971 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 62 | $115,047 |
| 4 | Biomass Crop Assistance Program | 1 | $15,600 |
| 5 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 10 | $7,621 |
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