Farm Subsidy information
Rio Grande County, Colorado
Rio Grande County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2017
Total Subsidies, Rio Grande County, Colorado, 2017
Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County, Colorado, 2017:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2017 |
Subsidy Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 48 | $448,957 |
| 2 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 51 | $318,688 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 10 | $177,030 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 2 | $2,951 |
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