Farm Subsidy information
Rio Grande County, Colorado
Rio Grande County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Rio Grande County, Colorado, 2012
Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County, Colorado, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 123 | $621,449 |
| 2 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 3 | $69,818 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 12 | $61,966 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 4 | $13,993 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 1 | $11,477 |
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