Farm Subsidy information
15th District of Illinois
(Rep. John Shimkus)
15th District Of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2015
Total Subsidies, 15th District of Illinois (Rep. John Shimkus), 2015
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), 2015:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2015 |
Subsidy Total 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 7,702 | $20,760,370 |
| 2 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 1,721 | $485,727 |
| 3 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 167 | $388,495 |
| 4 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 8 | $38,923 |
| 5 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 10 | $31,623 |
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