Farm Subsidy information
Houston County, Texas
Houston County, Texas Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, Houston County, Texas, 2008
Houston 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 Houston County, Texas, 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 273 | $445,651 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 66 | $259,613 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 6 | $251,020 |
| 4 | Counter Cyclical Program | 45 | $194,627 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 8 | $26,945 |
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