Farm Subsidy information
Merrick County, Nebraska
Merrick County, Nebraska Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2018
Total Subsidies, Merrick County, Nebraska, 2018
Merrick County, Nebraska Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Nebraska ranking: 7 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Nebraska did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Merrick County, Nebraska, 2018:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2018 |
Subsidy Total 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Market Facilitation Program (MFP) | 372 | $5,287,680 |
| 2 | Conservation Reserve Program | 62 | $215,092 |
| 3 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 56 | $44,941 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 32 | $38,639 |
| 5 | Margin Protection Program | 1 | $13,140 |
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