Farm Subsidy information
Androscoggin County, Maine
Androscoggin County, Maine Farm Subsidy Breakdown, 2011
Total Subsidies, Androscoggin County, Maine, 2011
Androscoggin County, Maine Farm Subsidy Quick Facts
- Maine ranking: 40 of 50 States
- 89 percent of farms in Maine did not collect subsidy payments - according to USDA.
Top programs in Androscoggin County, Maine, 2011:
| Rank | Program | Number of Recipients 2011 |
Subsidy Total 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct Payment Program | 34 | $53,242 |
| 2 | Biomass Crop Assistance Program | 2 | $15,514 |
| 3 | SURE - 2010 Recovery Act Program | 1 | $4,012 |
| 4 | Trade Adjustment Assistance for Farmers Program (TAAF) | 4 | $2,010 |
| 5 | Conservation Reserve Program | 3 | $277 |
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