Farm Subsidy information
1st District of Nebraska
(Rep. Jeff Fortenberry)
1st District Of Nebraska (Rep. Jeff Fortenberry) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, 1st District of Nebraska (Rep. Jeff Fortenberry), 2008
1st District Of Nebraska (Rep. Jeff Fortenberry) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Nebraska ranking: 7 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Nebraska did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 1st District of Nebraska (Rep. Jeff Fortenberry), 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 5,127 | $25,092,150 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,701 | $6,002,304 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 833 | $1,328,733 |
| 4 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 321 | $228,810 |
| 5 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 366 | $12,348 |
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