Farm Subsidy information
Mercer County, Missouri
Mercer County, Missouri Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Mercer County, Missouri, 1995-2023
Mercer County, Missouri Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Missouri ranking: 9 of 50 States
- 67 percent of farms in Missouri did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Mercer County, Missouri, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,226 | $68,340,610 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 979 | $9,663,619 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 729 | $5,484,322 |
| 4 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 392 | $4,629,626 |
| 5 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 187 | $4,419,996 |
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