Farm Subsidy information
17th District of Illinois
(Rep. Cheri Bustos)
17th District Of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2015
Total Subsidies, 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos), 2015
17th District Of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos) 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 17th District of Illinois (Rep. Cheri Bustos), 2015:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2015 |
Subsidy Total 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 1,549 | $21,454,003 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,340 | $5,647,774 |
| 3 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 31 | $86,451 |
| 4 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 3 | $8,923 |
| 5 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 4 | $2,039 |
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