Farm Subsidy information
Elbert County, Colorado
Elbert County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2021
Total Subsidies, Elbert County, Colorado, 1995-2021
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, 1995-2021:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2021 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 490 | $32,533,626 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 299 | $8,881,247 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 534 | $6,786,024 |
| 4 | Production Flexibility Program | 466 | $5,134,275 |
| 5 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 280 | $4,638,513 |
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