Farm Subsidy information
Somerset County, Maine
Somerset County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 1995-2023
Total Subsidies, Somerset County, Maine, 1995-2023
Somerset 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 Somerset County, Maine, 1995-2023:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 1995-2023 |
Subsidy Total 1995-2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Programs | 162 | $9,063,252 |
| 2 | Biomass Crop Assistance Program | 16 | $5,045,352 |
| 3 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 1 | 80 | $2,323,859 |
| 4 | Coronavirus Food Assistance Program - Round 2 | 146 | $2,264,677 |
| 5 | Loan Deficiency | 94 | $1,993,737 |
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