Farm Subsidy information
Mellette County, South Dakota
Mellette County, South Dakota Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Mellette County, South Dakota, 2012
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, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 144 | $435,024 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 8 | $124,804 |
| 3 | Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) | 18 | $67,853 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 35 | $36,147 |
| 5 | Emergency Conservation Program | 2 | $26,202 |
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