Farm Subsidy information
Mellette County, South Dakota
Mellette County, South Dakota Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2023
Total Subsidies, Mellette County, South Dakota, 2023
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, 2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2023 |
Subsidy Total 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency Livestock Assistance Program (ELAP) | 260 | $1,185,452 |
| 2 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 34 | $720,405 |
| 3 | Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) | 30 | $655,329 |
| 4 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 95 | $557,679 |
| 5 | Livestock Forage Disaster Program | 104 | $392,702 |
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