Farm Subsidy information
Fergus County, Montana
Fergus County, Montana Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Fergus County, Montana, 1995-2023
Fergus County, 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 Fergus County, Montana, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 1,085 | $42,385,051 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 490 | $41,900,543 |
| 3 | Production Flexibility Program | 1,021 | $30,349,079 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 666 | $28,518,519 |
| 5 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 644 | $22,868,389 |
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