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, 1995-2014:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2014 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2014 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corn Subsidies | 59,343 | $4,709,546,074 |
| 2 | Soybean Subsidies | 41,012 | $2,043,792,219 |
| 3 | Wheat Subsidies | 45,708 | $1,970,208,575 |
| 4 | Disaster Payments | 46,312 | $1,499,438,831 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 32,233 | $1,365,304,714 |
| 6 | Livestock Subsidies | 28,741 | $562,814,573 |
| 7 | Sunflower Subsidies | 11,312 | $308,378,227 |
| 8 | Sorghum Subsidies | 16,930 | $142,311,565 |
| 9 | Barley Subsidies | 28,197 | $102,263,112 |
| 10 | Env. Quality Incentive Program | 4,114 | $93,105,804 |
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