Farm Subsidy information
Elbert County, Colorado
Elbert County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Elbert County, Colorado, 2012
Elbert County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Colorado ranking: 19 of 50 States
- 77 percent of farms in Colorado did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Elbert County, Colorado, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 137 | $1,206,573 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 232 | $590,615 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 2 | $31,415 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 10 | $23,573 |
| 5 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $3,459 |
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