Farm Subsidy information
Castro County, Texas
Castro County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Castro County, Texas, 2011
Castro 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 Castro County, Texas, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 700 | $7,642,686 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 372 | $4,128,560 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 75 | $1,403,371 |
| 4 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 18 | $104,619 |
| 5 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 169 | $61,312 |
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