Farm Subsidy information
Montrose County, Colorado
Montrose County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Montrose County, Colorado, 1995-2023
Montrose County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Colorado ranking: 19 of 50 States
- 77 percent of farms in Colorado did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Montrose County, Colorado, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 144 | $7,908,927 |
| 2 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 162 | $4,073,915 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 190 | $4,027,256 |
| 4 | Environmental Quality Incentives Program | 277 | $3,951,020 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 323 | $2,814,335 |
Increasing crop reference prices would hurt young farmers
Do billionaires get farm subsidies?
Crop insurance pays billions in weather-related losses linked to the climate crisis
Crop insurance costs soar over time, reaching a record high in 2022
As the climate emergency heats up the Southwest, crop insurance payouts for heat surge
In the intensifying climate crisis, a hotter Southwest spurs rising heat-related crop insurance costs
