Farm Subsidy information
Fergus County, Montana
Fergus County, Montana Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Fergus County, Montana, 1995-2020‡
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, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheat Subsidies | 1,399 | $129,442,882 |
| 2 | Disaster Payments | 1,232 | $40,594,842 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 472 | $40,590,043 |
| 4 | Barley Subsidies | 1,420 | $32,407,258 |
| 5 | Livestock Subsidies | 884 | $16,051,230 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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