Farm Subsidy information
Cameron County, Texas
Cameron County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2013
Total Subsidies, Cameron County, Texas, 2013
Cameron County, Texas Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Texas ranking: 1 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Texas did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Cameron County, Texas, 2013:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2013 |
Subsidy Total 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 977 | $3,812,754 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 54 | $2,004,258 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 22 | $289,330 |
| 4 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 23 | $85,026 |
| 5 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 3 | $35,158 |
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