Farm Subsidy information
Merrick County, Nebraska
Merrick County, Nebraska Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Merrick County, Nebraska, 1995-2020‡
Merrick County, Nebraska Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Nebraska ranking: 6 of 50 States
- 33 percent of farms in Nebraska did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Merrick County, Nebraska, 1995-2020‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2020‡ |
Subsidy Total 1995-2020‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 2,180 | $228,297,517 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 1,459 | $31,676,399 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 893 | $10,276,979 |
| 4 | Livestock Subsidies | 506 | $4,854,664 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 121 | $2,303,128 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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