Farm Subsidy information
15th District of Illinois
(Rep. John Shimkus)
15th District Of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2009
Total Subsidies, 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus), 2009
15th District Of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) 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 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus), 2009:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2009 |
Subsidy Total 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 13,483 | $37,904,214 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 7,808 | $17,871,271 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 2,068 | $8,089,297 |
| 4 | Emergency Conservation Program | 230 | $3,104,481 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 109 | $2,106,001 |
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