Farm Subsidy information
12th District of Illinois
(Rep. Mike Bost)
12th District Of Illinois (Rep. Mike Bost) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, 12th District of Illinois (Rep. Mike Bost), 2008
12th District Of Illinois (Rep. Mike Bost) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Illinois ranking: 3 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Illinois did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 12th District of Illinois (Rep. Mike Bost), 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,349 | $3,373,058 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 276 | $730,227 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 174 | $451,876 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 11 | $46,702 |
| 5 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 28 | $17,062 |
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