Farm Subsidy information
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2013
Total Subsidies, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 2013
Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 2013:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2013 |
Subsidy Total 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservation Reserve Program | 262 | $471,666 |
| 2 | Direct Payment Program | 189 | $450,247 |
| 3 | Dairy Programs | 28 | $140,922 |
| 4 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 3 | $23,143 |
| 5 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 2 | $16,000 |
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