Farm Subsidy information
Hidalgo County, Texas
Hidalgo County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Hidalgo County, Texas, 2012
Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County, Texas, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 310 | $2,135,244 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 98 | $1,118,575 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 32 | $938,363 |
| 4 | Emergency Conservation Program | 8 | $296,174 |
| 5 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 13 | $287,162 |
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