Data on N.D. subsidies, programs
1995-2010: $12.9 billion (No. 7 nationwide)
1995-2010: $12.9 billion (No. 7 nationwide)
* 84 percent of farms collected subsidies
* 61 percent of subsidies went to the top 10 percent of farmers
* Most common subsidy: wheat, with 61,047 recipients
Top programs, 1995-2010
1. Wheat subsidies, $4.9 billion
2. Conservation Reserve Program, $1.7 billion
3. Disaster payments, $1.68 billion
4. Corn subsidies, $1.1 billion
5. Soybean subsidies, $843 million
Cass County details, 1995-2010:
1. Wheat: $175 million
2. Soybean: $149 million
3. Corn: $113 million
4. Disaster payments: $47 million
5. Barley: $31 million
Top individual recipients in North Dakota, 1995-2010:
1. Johnson Farms, Walhalla, $5.1 million
2. Dalrymple Farms, Casselton, $4 million
3. Kohler Farms Partnership, Valley City, $3.9 million
4. Weinreis Brothers, Golva, $3.6 million
5. Winter Farms Family Partner, Oriska, $3.5 million
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