Farm Subsidy information
Lea County, New Mexico
Lea County, New Mexico Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Lea County, New Mexico, 1995-2023
Lea County, New Mexico Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- New Mexico ranking: 34 of 50 States
- 86 percent of farms in New Mexico did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Lea County, New Mexico, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 384 | $32,359,405 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 195 | $22,665,876 |
| 3 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 259 | $16,699,830 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 208 | $14,234,498 |
| 5 | Direct Payment Program | 378 | $13,460,619 |
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