Farm Subsidy information
Penobscot County, Maine
Penobscot County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Penobscot County, Maine, 2012
Penobscot 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 Penobscot County, Maine, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 40 | $579,346 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 50 | $151,580 |
| 3 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 2 | $21,529 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 3 | $837 |
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