Farm Subsidy information
Connecticut
Connecticut Farm Subsidy Information
Total Subsidies, Connecticut, 2019‡
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, 2019‡:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2019‡ |
Subsidy Total 2019‡ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dairy Program Subsidies | 83 | $908,593 |
| 2 | Livestock Subsidies | 80 | $588,142 |
| 3 | Disaster Payments | 17 | $261,020 |
| 4 | Corn Subsidies | 0 | $60,591 |
| 5 | Price Loss Coverage Payments | 77 | $47,458 |
| 6 | Tree Subsidies | 1 | $12,555 |
| 7 | Conservation Reserve Program | 3 | $1,892 |
‡ Data for 2020 includes payments made by USDA through June 30, 2020 and does not include crop insurance premium subsidies.
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