Farm Subsidy information
Mellette County, South Dakota
Mellette County, South Dakota Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2017
Total Subsidies, Mellette County, South Dakota, 2017
Mellette County, South Dakota Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- South Dakota ranking: 8 of 50 States
- 28 percent of farms in South Dakota did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Mellette County, South Dakota, 2017:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2017 |
Subsidy Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 167 | $1,921,110 |
| 2 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 157 | $650,756 |
| 3 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 40 | $617,431 |
| 4 | Loan Deficiency | 11 | $55,927 |
| 5 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 11 | $33,062 |
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