Farm Subsidy information
Litchfield County, Connecticut
Litchfield County, Connecticut Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Litchfield County, Connecticut, 2012
Litchfield 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 Litchfield County, Connecticut, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 27 | $257,939 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 50 | $134,119 |
| 3 | Emergency Conservation Program | 1 | $5,010 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 3 | $3,948 |
| 5 | Grasslands Reserve Program | 1 | $897 |
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