Farm Subsidy information
Yellowstone County, Montana
Yellowstone County, Montana Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2009
Total Subsidies, Yellowstone County, Montana, 2009
Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County, Montana, 2009:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2009 |
Subsidy Total 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 584 | $2,162,723 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 140 | $1,466,668 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 3 | $100,084 |
| 4 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 4 | $34,994 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 4 | $28,721 |
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