Farm Subsidy information
17th District of Texas
(Rep. Bill Flores)
17th District Of Texas (Rep. Bill Flores) Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2008
Total Subsidies, 17th District of Texas (Rep. Bill Flores), 2008
17th District Of Texas (Rep. Bill Flores) Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Texas ranking: 1 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in Texas did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in 17th District of Texas (Rep. Bill Flores), 2008:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2008 |
Subsidy Total 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 229 | $2,072,246 |
| 2 | Counter Cyclical Program | 154 | $1,822,012 |
| 3 | Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | 401 | $544,541 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 73 | $378,279 |
| 5 | Loan Deficiency | 11 | $207,261 |
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