Farm Subsidy information
Piscataquis County, Maine
Piscataquis County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Piscataquis County, Maine, 1995-2023
Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County, Maine, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biomass Crop Assistance Program | 9 | $3,149,915 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 41 | $1,484,300 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 23 | $587,215 |
| 4 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 33 | $564,097 |
| 5 | Environmental Quality Incentives Program | 61 | $491,320 |
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