Farm Subsidy information
La Plata County, Colorado
La Plata County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2010
Total Subsidies, La Plata County, Colorado, 2010
La Plata 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 La Plata County, Colorado, 2010:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2010 |
Subsidy Total 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 40 | $229,645 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 65 | $46,419 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $14,507 |
| 4 | Loan Deficiency | 4 | $9,635 |
| 5 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 2 | $5,122 |
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