Farm Subsidy information
Connecticut
Connecticut Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Connecticut, 2018
Connecticut Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Connecticut ranking: 46 of 50 States
- 96 percent of farms in Connecticut did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Connecticut, 2018:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2018 |
Subsidy Total 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 81 | $1,349,931 |
| 2 | Corn Subsidies | 95 | $426,171 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 15 | $311,617 |
| 4 | Livestock Subsidies | 3 | $94,609 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 3 | $1,892 |
| 6 | Wheat Subsidies | 3 | $421 |
| 7 | Oat Subsidies | 2 | $158 |
| 8 | Sorghum Subsidies | 1 | $41 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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