Farm Subsidy information
Merrick County, Nebraska
Merrick County, Nebraska Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2015
Total Subsidies, Merrick County, Nebraska, 2015
Merrick County, Nebraska Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Nebraska ranking: 7 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Nebraska did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Merrick County, Nebraska, 2015:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2015 |
Subsidy Total 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 733 | $12,958,075 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 59 | $167,582 |
| 3 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 22 | $144,244 |
| 4 | Direct Payment Program | 9 | $110,977 |
| 5 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 5 | $17,695 |
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