Farm Subsidy information
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2003
Total Subsidies, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2003
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Pennsylvania ranking: 30 of 50 States
- 80 percent of farms in Pennsylvania did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, 2003:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2003 |
Subsidy Total 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crop Disaster Assistance Program | 64 | $538,637 |
| 2 | Dairy Programs | 29 | $275,109 |
| 3 | Direct Payment Program | 134 | $255,229 |
| 4 | Conservation Reserve Program | 48 | $67,326 |
| 5 | Non-insured Disaster Assistance | 11 | $41,486 |
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