Farm Subsidy information
Maine
Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Maine, 1995-2023
Maine Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Maine ranking: 40 of 50 States
- 89 percent of farms in Maine did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Maine, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miscellaneous Farm Programs | 4,154 | $57,816,942 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 980 | $43,890,426 |
| 3 | Biomass Crop Assistance Program | 151 | $35,601,642 |
| 4 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 1,271 | $34,298,873 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 1,518 | $27,586,208 |
| 6 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 705 | $27,228,673 |
| 7 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 1,037 | $23,156,201 |
| 8 | Miscellaneous Disaster Programs | 844 | $22,921,786 |
| 9 | Environmental Quality Incentives Program | 973 | $13,168,301 |
| 10 | Loan Deficiency | 933 | $12,296,239 |
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