Farm Subsidy information
Wheatland County, Montana
Wheatland County, Montana Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Wheatland County, Montana, 1995-2023
Wheatland County, Montana Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Montana ranking: 18 of 50 States
- 61 percent of farms in Montana did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Wheatland County, Montana, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 160 | $25,029,548 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 184 | $9,252,574 |
| 3 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 161 | $6,905,713 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 133 | $5,972,943 |
| 5 | Production Flexibility Program | 158 | $5,694,797 |
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