Farm Subsidy information
Fergus County, Montana
USDA subsidies for farms in Fergus County, Montana totaled $363,793,000 from 1995 through 2023.
| Subsidy Category | Type | 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 | 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 | TOTAL 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Commodity Programs | Payments | $2,284,071 $4,863,464 $4,505,366 $10,327,911 $11,623,776 $11,883,240 $7,686,665 $3,199,514 $4,830,454 $4,563,765 $4,714,409 $4,331,739 $3,833,532 $3,897,921 $3,740,077 | $4,347,216 $3,740,346 $3,860,535 $3,525,788 $9,120 $189,327 $3,928,828 $9,150,965 $6,891,611 $6,564,718 $23,808,105 $11,614,259 $189,652 $601,238 | $164,707,613 |
| Recipients | 777 902 832 800 803 819 811 742 817 755 789 783 701 702 655 | 664 630 604 598 6 25 472 489 497 512 735 685 14 112 | 1,909 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $6,969,157 $2,323,368 $0 $0 | $9,292,526 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 471 416 0 0 | 480 | |
| Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,819,106 $5,489,099 $0 $358,815 | $15,667,020 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 595 416 0 96 | 615 | |
| Total Pandemic Assistance Program (PARP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $55,426 | $55,426 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 | 15 | |
| Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $846,997 $3,868,321 $39,037 $3,813 $0 $0 | $4,758,168 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 182 372 18 2 0 0 | 395 | |
| Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $190,012 $528,539 $1,100,442 $1,132,397 $196,143 $34,951 $3,579 $180,572 $75,680 | $3,442,315 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 24 68 95 109 26 7 2 13 5 | 138 | |
| Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,994,311 $7,612,822 $4,879,097 $2,466,462 $6,904,767 $3,661,061 $0 $0 | $28,518,519 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 424 437 437 400 491 468 0 0 | 666 | |
| Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $165,255 | $649,771 $158,336 $155,631 $16,700 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,145,693 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 | 25 23 18 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 25 | |
| Direct Payment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $395,931 $4,846,234 $3,882,801 $3,907,691 $3,751,292 $3,817,541 $3,893,578 $3,474,314 | $3,685,060 $3,580,587 $3,655,171 $3,486,416 $9,120 $-685 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $42,385,051 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183 789 739 740 730 692 689 626 | 643 614 596 598 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,085 | |
| Counter Cyclical Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $43,174 $43,730 $547,579 $459,254 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $1,093,737 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79 108 673 666 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 709 | |
| Production Flexibility Program | Payments | $0 $6,472,372 $4,532,808 $5,109,243 $4,144,782 $4,109,885 $3,445,937 $2,687,324 $-153,272 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $30,349,079 |
| Recipients | 0 812 823 795 726 750 718 681 171 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1,021 | |
| Market Loss Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $2,352,737 $4,577,878 $4,590,171 $3,903,577 $-586 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $15,423,776 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 784 780 779 776 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 919 | |
| Oilseed Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $10,959 $26,593 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $37,552 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 37 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 43 | |
| Deficiency Payment | Payments | $2,183,444 $-1,675,105 $-27,817 $-3,931 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $476,591 |
| Recipients | 704 461 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 704 | |
| Loan Deficiency | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $2,770,050 $2,757,759 $3,036,534 $263,293 $9,687 $19,074 $615,380 $228,806 $76,941 $5,905 $4,248 $8,980 | $4,607 $1,423 $0 $0 $0 $0 $405,978 $437,701 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $10,646,365 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 451 513 489 163 26 44 287 172 65 23 20 29 | 16 5 0 0 0 0 94 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 726 | |
| Market Gains | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $99,749 $129,630 $116,887 $26,810 $60 $0 $585 $6,001 $10,055 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $389,776 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 48 76 46 9 1 0 1 8 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 101 | |
| Dairy Programs | Payments | $0 $0 $359 $0 $0 $0 $0 $65,577 $60,994 $11,210 $165 $33,566 $4,322 $0 $91,528 | $7,778 $0 $49,733 $22,672 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $33,070 $41,087 $133,338 $9,080 $111,318 | $675,797 |
| Recipients | 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 | 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 | 3 | |
| Margin Protection Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $33,120 $723 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $33,843 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 | 2 | |
| Wool and Mohair Programs | Payments | $98,964 $66,197 $16 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $165,178 |
| Recipients | 106 115 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 140 | |
| Lamb Meat Adjustment Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $17,688 $18,219 $41,283 $16,065 $0 $19,584 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $112,839 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 31 43 40 31 0 32 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 66 | |
| Miscellaneous Farm Programs | Payments | $1,663 $0 $0 $62 $13,727 $1,117 $2,236 $239 $-1,815 $190 $572 $632 $22 $95 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $18,741 |
| Recipients | 6 0 0 4 35 37 94 14 18 16 3 10 6 8 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 218 | |
| Hard Winter Wheat Incentive Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,869 $4,010 $0 $5,743 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $19,622 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 1 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 6 | |
| Total Conservation Programs | Payments | $2,861,748 $2,533,808 $2,571,159 $1,818,135 $1,909,136 $1,930,403 $2,305,856 $2,159,798 $2,326,961 $2,210,909 $2,122,763 $2,258,872 $2,121,022 $2,105,981 $1,886,646 | $1,713,650 $1,278,590 $1,041,114 $839,180 $532,384 $1,035,097 $556,578 $535,660 $520,912 $440,442 $434,145 $337,509 $337,011 $216,857 | $42,942,326 |
| Recipients | 281 268 250 181 179 182 196 206 200 208 180 176 175 177 163 | 154 126 98 86 74 67 66 59 59 54 54 40 42 26 | 558 | |
| Conservation Reserve Program | Payments | $2,759,532 $2,483,242 $2,498,891 $1,750,639 $1,883,617 $1,901,228 $2,263,164 $2,134,802 $2,251,477 $2,075,858 $2,122,763 $2,258,872 $2,118,294 $2,103,253 $1,883,918 | $1,710,922 $1,275,862 $1,041,114 $836,452 $529,656 $657,003 $556,544 $532,932 $518,184 $437,714 $431,417 $334,781 $334,283 $214,129 | $41,900,543 |
| Recipients | 248 245 245 176 173 177 190 197 192 191 180 176 174 176 162 | 153 125 98 85 73 65 64 58 58 53 53 39 41 25 | 490 | |
| Environmental Quality Incentives Program | Payments | $0 $4,535 $38,594 $44,211 $25,519 $29,175 $42,692 $37,020 $75,484 $135,051 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $432,281 |
| Recipients | 0 2 4 11 12 8 8 9 11 20 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 48 | |
| Grasslands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,728 $2,728 $2,728 | $2,728 $2,728 $0 $2,728 $2,728 $378,094 $34 $2,728 $2,728 $2,728 $2,728 $2,728 $2,728 $2,728 | $416,320 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 | 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | 2 | |
| Miscellaneous Conservation Programs | Payments | $102,216 $46,031 $33,674 $23,285 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $205,206 |
| Recipients | 44 26 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 65 | |
| Wetlands Reserve Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $-12,024 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $-12,024 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 1 | |
| Total Disaster Programs | Payments | $126,223 $-315 $79,924 $65,255 $1,160,012 $1,401,862 $7,863,250 $2,887,600 $4,940,327 $98,648 $2,804,860 $13,957 $229,935 $1,507,642 $5,750 | $2,226,415 $3,407,880 $241,613 $2,492,654 $4,943,725 $258,411 $72,521 $4,229,929 $1,753,847 $551,500 $72,180 $5,938,435 $27,833,515 $8,104,826 | $85,312,381 |
| Recipients | 74 1 44 27 222 301 577 636 611 61 436 12 42 339 5 | 118 131 29 94 365 36 11 317 152 65 17 351 583 519 | 1,515 | |
| Crop Disaster Assistance Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $1,005,609 $1,107,294 $4,930,278 $0 $4,179,401 $20,665 $2,752,037 $0 $179,543 $1,349,434 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $15,524,261 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 211 261 491 0 543 10 428 0 28 289 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 758 | |
| Total Emergency Relief Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,828,770 $1,593,092 | $11,421,862 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 254 147 | 275 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $395,000 $6,492 | $401,492 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 5 | 36 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Non-specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,433,770 $192,765 | $9,626,535 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 254 29 | 255 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Phase 2 | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $398,415 | $398,415 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 | 10 | |
| Emergency Relief Program (ERP) - Phase 1 Non-specialty Crops | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $995,420 | $995,420 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 | 133 | |
| Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | Payments | $0 $0 $7,742 $179 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $74,310 $54,319 $0 $0 $119,263 $7,133 $8,525 $0 $380,379 $458,145 $42,028 $3,757 $65,077 $20,366 | $1,241,223 |
| Recipients | 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 5 0 0 10 3 2 0 40 53 7 2 5 5 | 118 | |
| Non-insured Disaster Assistance | Payments | $0 $0 $72,453 $16,143 $101,917 $157,322 $159,266 $892,580 $188,752 $17,674 $26,068 $8,502 $41,315 $14,032 $5,750 | $3,982 $46,481 $11,190 $0 $12,002 $0 $21,723 $21,071 $2,869 $47,688 $15,385 $28,822 $66,894 $67,335 | $2,047,216 |
| Recipients | 0 0 39 14 75 54 111 303 162 18 16 10 13 5 5 | 4 18 5 0 7 0 4 4 1 1 2 5 9 8 | 445 | |
| Wildfires and Hurricane Indemnity Program Payments | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,091 $14,091 $0 $0 | $28,181 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 0 0 | 10 | |
| Livestock Disaster and Emergency Programs | Payments | $-552 $-315 $-271 $0 $0 $0 $2,020,581 $1,529,958 $510,547 $61,322 $0 $0 $9,077 $144,176 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $4,274,523 |
| Recipients | 1 1 1 0 0 0 297 553 197 32 0 0 3 76 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 657 | |
| Livestock Forage Disaster Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $4,774,062 $216,126 $0 $4,208,858 $799,257 $0 $0 $5,018,412 $7,161,222 $690,452 | $22,868,389 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 359 23 0 314 85 0 0 334 392 33 | 644 | |
| Emergency Conservation Program | Payments | $1,525 $0 $0 $48,933 $52,486 $137,246 $731,889 $459,556 $61,627 $-1,013 $26,755 $5,455 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $40,543 $101,620 $28,493 $6,723 $42,273 $0 $256,799 $0 $0 $0 $2,293,910 $881,494 | $5,176,314 |
| Recipients | 3 0 0 11 4 37 118 79 20 1 7 2 0 0 0 | 0 0 8 21 3 5 6 0 19 0 0 0 71 24 | 326 | |
| SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $2,042,896 $3,196,812 $189,880 $2,391,034 $9,905 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $7,830,527 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 97 114 16 74 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 188 | |
| Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | Payments | $125,249 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $21,236 $5,506 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $83,616 $221,606 $190,135 | $647,348 |
| Recipients | 70 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 | 87 | |
| Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | Payments | $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 | $105,227 $110,268 $0 $0 $0 $28,429 $0 $0 $314,543 $45,667 $676 $789,738 $8,196,036 $4,661,952 | $14,252,536 |
| Recipients | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 18 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 38 13 1 65 424 449 | 490 |
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