Farm Subsidy information
South Dakota
South Dakota Farm Subsidy Information
South Dakota Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- South Dakota ranking: 8 of 50 States
- 26 percent of farms in South Dakota did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in South Dakota, 2004:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2004 |
Subsidy Total 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 28,700 | $239,824,937 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 23,773 | $103,092,032 |
| 3 | Wheat Subsidies | 21,005 | $76,999,818 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 14,423 | $68,186,099 |
| 5 | Disaster Payments | 4,074 | $17,323,363 |
| 6 | Sunflower Subsidies | 5,825 | $7,952,314 |
| 7 | Sorghum Subsidies | 6,453 | $7,466,105 |
| 8 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 552 | $5,139,771 |
| 9 | Barley Subsidies | 7,230 | $2,991,807 |
| 10 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 867 | $2,075,328 |
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