Farm Subsidy information
Montana
Montana Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Montana, 1995-2020‡
Montana Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Montana ranking: 18 of 50 States
- 61 percent of farms in Montana did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Montana, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat Subsidies | 36,650 | $3,829,373,842 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 17,900 | $2,225,603,184 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 28,733 | $968,504,664 |
| 4 | Barley Subsidies | 35,257 | $707,679,319 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 18,043 | $360,838,363 |
| 6 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 6,021 | $133,267,724 |
| 7 | Price Loss Coverage Payments | 10,035 | $70,217,603 |
| 8 | Corn Subsidies | 4,530 | $62,610,458 |
| 9 | Canola Subsidies | 1,488 | $18,597,788 |
| 10 | Dry Pea Subsidies | 1,690 | $17,749,822 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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