Farm Subsidy information
Mellette County, South Dakota
Mellette County, South Dakota Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Mellette County, South Dakota, 2011
Mellette County, South Dakota Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- South Dakota ranking: 8 of 50 States
- 28 percent of farms in South Dakota did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Mellette County, South Dakota, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 162 | $490,636 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 17 | $159,141 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 18 | $91,921 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 37 | $42,798 |
| 5 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 4 | $26,110 |
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