Farm Subsidy information
Benton County, Minnesota
Benton County, Minnesota Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2023
Total Subsidies, Benton County, Minnesota, 2023
Benton County, Minnesota Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Minnesota ranking: 4 of 50 States
- 40 percent of farms in Minnesota did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Benton County, Minnesota, 2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2023 |
Subsidy Total 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 57 | $2,648,311 |
| 2 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 52 | $794,765 |
| 3 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 133 | $296,974 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 168 | $190,247 |
| 5 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 44 | $145,671 |
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