Farm Subsidy information
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County, New Jersey Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2012
Total Subsidies, Somerset County, New Jersey, 2012
Somerset County, New Jersey Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- New Jersey ranking: 44 of 50 States
- 92 percent of farms in New Jersey did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Somerset County, New Jersey, 2012:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2012 |
Subsidy Total 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 24 | $91,473 |
| 2 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 3 | $82,963 |
| 3 | Conservation Reserve Program | 3 | $7,989 |
| 4 | Dairy Programs | 1 | $6,432 |
| 5 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 1 | $2,212 |
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