Farm Subsidy information
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2017
Total Subsidies, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 2017
Fairfield County, Connecticut Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Connecticut ranking: 48 of 50 States
- 96 percent of farms in Connecticut did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Fairfield County, Connecticut, 2017:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2017 |
Subsidy Total 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CCC Organic Programs | 2 | $1,185 |
| 2 | Grasslands Reserve Program | 1 | $860 |
| 3 | Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Program | 2 | $562 |
| 4 | Price Loss Coverage Program (PLC) | 1 | $349 |
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