Farm Subsidy information
Aroostook County, Maine
Aroostook County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Aroostook County, Maine, 1995-2023
Aroostook County, 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 Aroostook County, Maine, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 152 | $11,409,159 |
| 2 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 118 | $9,776,911 |
| 3 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 177 | $9,158,228 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 498 | $8,506,274 |
| 5 | Total Emergency Relief Program | 60 | $5,978,216 |
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