Farm Subsidy information
Rio Grande County, Colorado
Rio Grande County, Colorado Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2013
Total Subsidies, Rio Grande County, Colorado, 2013
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, 2013:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2013 |
Subsidy Total 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 114 | $516,880 |
| 2 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 13 | $155,459 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 2 | $18,270 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 2 | $6,197 |
| 5 | Dairy Programs | 1 | $4,246 |
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